For the camping, boating fisherman. September and October in eastern Washington can be a camping fisherman's dream come true. The weather is often ideal with temperatures in the low seventies. The wind, which can be such a nuisance in the spring, has usually calmed to a light breeze and sometimes there is no wind at all. In addition to the pleasant weather, fall is the time of ...

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Fall brings with it a great many changes to the lakes we fish in up here with the Pacific Northwest. Even complete amateurs can see these changes, but how to fish them becomes the really hard part. The lake’s water temperature drops steadily down from the 70’s to the 60, and then to the 50’s and finally the 40’s. This cooling has a charging effect on the bass. The days become shorter and the le...

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Man's best friend can also be a great fishing buddy and an avid camping and boating companion. During life's journey, on Planet Earth, we meet many people. Some become good friends and for anglers, a few become special fishing buddies. I have been blessed with many very special fishing partners from the human race. I have also had a very special fishing buddy,...

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One of my dreams has been to fish the Columbia River for sturgeon. I got that opportunity recently when I went out with Louis McMinds, owner of EZ Marine. Louis holds the patent on a remarkable device which allows you to pull an anchor (or shrimp/crab pot) up with the power of your boat’s motor. No pulling by hand. More importantly, the system he has devised increases your safety on big water such...

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Warm weather and predictable bass make for easy fishing… I love bass fishing in the summer. I usually start out the morning wearing a light jacket and a shirt but as the morning progresses I soon shed the jacket and then the shirt and end up fishing with just a Tee shirt on. And by 10:00 or so I am searching in the ice chest for something cold to drink because it is that warm out. This is ...

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As August rolls towards September, salmon anglers throughout the state head to their local sporting goods stores to buy all things pink. The reason – its humpy time! According to the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife the fishing for pink salmon should be outstanding this year. In their own words, “About 3.3 million pink salmon are expected to come back to Puget Sound streams this summer, ne...

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I am no expert by any stretch of the imagination, but I have grown fond of the Drop Shot technique in my short, four-season fishing journey. I have been using it for just over a season’s time. This is a very productive method to catch fish in a variety of states. In my first outing for smallies this season, I hooked and caught 3 smallies on three consecutive casts. It is the only method that ha...

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Thought trout season was over? Well guess again with our unseasonably cooler weather trout fishing has been good all over the western half of Washington and Lake Ki is no exception. This small Snohomish County Lake is still kicking out 3, 4, and even 5-pound hold over Bow’s every weekend. Although only 98 acres it’s crystal clear water reaches depths of 70 feet a...

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Horseshoe Lake in Stevens County has a storied history which has included Department of Wildlife fry and fish production and at one point being drained and the land used to raise hay. Owners Mike and Ron Matney had quite a journey to turn this former hayfield, former production lake into the private trophy destination lake it is today. Twelve years and dozens of permits later, Horseshoe Lake was ...

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URBAN LAKES SOUTH OF SEATTLE PROVIDE EXCELLENT ANGLING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LARGEMOUTH BASS, RAINBOW TROUT, YELLOW PERCH, BROWN BULLHEAD CATFISH AND MORE. The canoe glided silently across the mirror smooth surface of the lake. Dawn was only a promise from the faint light emerging from the east. All was quiet as I shared the early morning with only a few ducks. I finished the hot cup of coffee ...

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There are some big bass out there that feed only at night… I have heard and read a lot about night fishing for big bass for years and years now but until just recently I’ve never given it a chance. Well all that changed just a few months ago when I finally went out on my first couple of night bass fishing excursions. And let me tell you, it was a real eye opener. Firstly, don’t go on one ...

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Concrete- Lake Shannon doesn’t get the recognition that it’s sister lake to the north gets (Baker Lake), and seems to be a well kept secret that only a few in the know share with each other. To be honest with you I discovered her secret by accident, we were in search of native cutthroats and worked this 2,148 acre lake quite th...

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