Northwest Fishing Reports

I plan on fishing Lake Wahington. I want to know what will work for what. I mostly want to fish for cutts or crappie but Im open for anything any tips? Also about the crawdads.

Will you be fishing from a boat?
Where you plan on launching if you got a boat?
Lemme know and then I'll help you out from there...

Sam Kafelafish wrote:Will you be fishing from a boat?
Where you plan on launching if you got a boat?
Lemme know and then I'll help you out from there...

I have a small 11.5 footer with an electric trolling motor and I plan on launching from coulon

That's a good little setup for a lot of smaller lakes around here, but you should still be able to fish that thing really well on the big lake. I fish off a 12' Lund with a 15 hp yamaha and Minn Kota trolling motor. Works great for anything from small trout lakes to the big saltwater stuff.

Anyways, there is a lot of good cutthroat fishing down on the south end of the lake. There will be tons of sockeye smolt pouring out of the Cedar, so there will be a ton of baitfish for those cutts around there. Try any spinner or spoon or flatfish and I bet you'll get some hits. These cutthroats can get really hungry, so just try and put something in their face, and if they don't wack it, switch it up. I haven't done much trout fishing, but I've learned a lot about it from all these fishing forums. I will be out Saturday morning down there on the south end fishing for them, so maybe you'll see us if your out there. It will be two of us in a red Lund with those two motors.

Honestly, I can't help you out with the crappie. I have never fished for them, but I know that Lake Union is a popular spot for them. You also might wanna try all those pilings near I-405 just north of coulon on the east side of the lake. That might hold some, but again, I don't fish for them, so don't trust me on that.

Crawdads are really all over the place. Try and stick away from a muddy bottom, so just look for rocky bottoms on your fishfinder and drop a pot in about 20-30 feet of water. Best bait i've found: Perch. Catch a few, slice em up really good to get the scent slick going, then put em in the trap. I usually leave my pots overnight, I don't get many in daytime on that lake.

Anyways, good luck to you gpc. Look for us if your out there this saturday morning....

Thanks for the tips and Ill keep my eyes peeled for the red lund

cmon I know somebody has some more tips for me

I'll be able to help you out more after this saturday...

thats a start thank you