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By: Toni
Posted: 4/5/2026
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/3/2026
Hot Spots: 1
We started around 10am launching just to find out that the steering was frozen. The steering wheel wouldn’t turn at all. My son got it working so we were able to launch.
Went out a way from the lau...
By: Toni
Posted: 1/14/2026
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/13/2026
Hot Spots: 1
First trip of the year and my son is still out catching me. It was a great day to be out. Still waters, mostly sunny and temperatures in the 50’s. The water Temperature was 48. We didn’t start until...
By: Toni
Posted: 12/31/2025
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/29/2025
Hot Spots: 0
We arrived at the lake at 11:30am staying until 4pm. It was a cold day with only a little bit of sun to warm us. I did use my Mr. Heater which was nice.
The water temperature was 48 degrees which was...
By: Toni
Posted: 11/21/2025
Species: Squid
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/18/2025
Hot Spots: 1
It was partly cloudy when we launched at 10:30am. My son caught 3 right off in our first spot. Then it died down. We moved about 3 more times and I caught 3 octopi. The last place was the key to our s...
By: Toni
Posted: 11/16/2025
Species: Squid
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/11/2025
Hot Spots: 0
Point Defiance Nov 11 2025
I caught the first creature. But it wasn’t the target creature, squid. It was an octopus. My son got the first squid. When he told me how he was catching his I got my first...
By: Toni
Posted: 10/24/2025
Species: Squid
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/21/2025
Hot Spots: 0
We were on the water from 11-3:30 trying to get squid. There few boats out.
The weather was cold, cloudy, and breezy when we got there but it burned off and was in the 60’s for the afternoon.
My son...
By: Toni
Posted: 9/30/2025
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/28/2025
Hot Spots: 1
We fished from 9am-12. Coming in early because the outboard was not peeing like it should.
My son got a nice coho at 11am which was about high tide. It was our fantastic net job again. One hook, not ...
By: Toni
Posted: 9/25/2025
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/24/2025
Hot Spots: 1
We started fishing about 9:30am on the outgoing tide high was 7:23am 10.7 feet and low would be at 1:06pm. We trolled from the Clay Banks to the boat at Point Ruston. We tried to keep the speed at 2.8...
By: Toni
Posted: 8/31/2025
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/28/2025
Hot Spots: 1
We launched at the Point just before 9am and saw jumping salmon as we rounded the rocks that are below the yacht club. We stopped and caught a few. But within the hour it slowed. We stayed for a while...
By: Toni
Posted: 8/20/2025
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/19/2025
Hot Spots: 1
We were fishing from about 10am to 2pm. It was going to be a nice day. Sunny and mid 70’s. The low tide was at 8:22am at -1.3 and high was going to come at 4:34pm 11.4 feet. We went over to the Owens ...
By: Toni
Posted: 8/16/2025
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/14/2025
Hot Spots: 1
I told my son that we were going to troll until we saw fish jumping and as soon as we rounded the slag pile, looking toward Vashon, there were fish jumping. So, we went out toward them at about 350 fe...
By: Toni
Posted: 8/5/2025
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/4/2025
Hot Spots: 0
My son and I tried crabbing and trolling for salmon. Along Owens beach and the Slag Pile. Only caught 2 under sized Chinook and 3 undersized red rock. First time in the salt this year. On the water fr...
By: Toni
Posted: 8/5/2025
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/31/2025
Hot Spots: 0
The water temp was 73. The weather was mostly sunny. It was hot until 10:15am when the wind and clouds came in. Our time there was 8am-12pm.
Our downriggers went from 17 to 39 feet. But there was mor...
By: Toni
Posted: 7/27/2025
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/26/2025
Hot Spots: 1
There were a lot of people fishing. We fished 8:30 to 11:15 am. With the level at 1,187.21feet there wasn’t much of a dock to use so launch and taking out was slow.
The water temperature was 72 degre...
By: Toni
Posted: 7/22/2025
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/20/2025
Hot Spots: 2
It was going to be the coolest day of the month. 60’s, cloudy, and barely any breeze. We were on the water from 8am-12pm. The water level was at 1,188.81 feet of elevation which left little dock space...
By: Toni
Posted: 6/3/2025
Species: Other
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/30/2025
Hot Spots: 1
I put my line in the water at 8:50am. My son had already got a bite. He forgot his water so we left as it started to get warmer. We stopped fishing at 11:30pm.
In a week the water temperature had gon...
By: Toni
Posted: 5/26/2025
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/23/2025
Hot Spots: 1
We were on the lake from 9am to 1pm. The water temperature was 60 degrees. It was sunny with clouds that blocked the mountain from view. The water level was 1192.47 with full pool level at 1207.
I we...
By: Toni
Posted: 5/2/2025
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/1/2025
Hot Spots: 0
My son and I fished from 8-11am and we had less bites than the previous Sunday but I did get one in the boat. Thanks to my sons netting job.
It was going to be the hottest day so far in the year. But...
By: Toni
Posted: 4/30/2025
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/27/2025
Hot Spots: 0
It was the day after opening for the lowland lakes. 12 vehicles were in the parking lot. We were both fishing by 8am. We quit after 11:30am but it took a long time to get the boat on the trailer with ...
By: Toni
Posted: 4/7/2025
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/5/2025
Hot Spots: 1
We fished 9:30 to just after noon. The weather was beautiful. The water temp was 50-51 degrees.
I had zero bites and my son had 2 with a trout in the boat. From watching the videos, I can see that t...
By: Toni
Posted: 11/9/2024
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/8/2024
Hot Spots: 1
We were at the lake from 11:00am to 3:00pm. The weather was cloudy with periods of sun. It was a very nice day of catching. The water temp was 56.
Nightcrawler pieces on a drop shot type setup with 2...
By: Toni
Posted: 10/6/2024
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/8/2024
Hot Spots: 0
My son and I fished out of Point Defiance from about 8am to 12 pm. The tides were high 9:15am at 9.8 feet with low at 5.8 feet 2:40pm. Water temp was 57 degrees. It was mostly cloudy around 70 degrees...
By: Toni
Posted: 8/20/2024
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/17/2024
Hot Spots: 0
There was a big storm brewing down by Oregon that was reported to be coming to our area about 7-8pm. Interesting to me was, if it would affect the bite. As per usual, I had lots of bites I didn’t see...
By: Toni
Posted: 7/26/2024
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/21/2024
Hot Spots: 0
My son and I started fishing around 8:30 and we stopped at 11am. It was a bit breezy from time to time which got the speed up to 1.7 or down to .9 mpg. We even had a sprinkle or two. I did apply sunsc...
By: Toni
Posted: 6/24/2024
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/23/2024
Hot Spots: 0
No fish on my line BUT watch the video:
My son came down to take me fishing. It was a cold morning of clouds in the 50’s with a breeze and gusts that made it feel even colder.
The water temperature ...