Northwest Fishing Reports

I would reccomend Bob Adkinson, http://adkinsonbass.com/ He is out of Kennewick, but does guide on Banks. I have been out with him several times and is the best guide experience I have ever had. Give him a shout, he will do you right and you will have agood time and learn a few things too.

When we were kids we used to use white bread balled up on a bait hook to catch panfish in our local pond.
Worked like a charm. I also tied up some flies that look like the pellets they use at the hatcheries and the worked OK but not very durable.

I live in Cherokee Bay and there is no public access in that development. You must have a Cherokee Bay parking sticker to launch or park from Cherokee Bay. It is patrolled and enforced. There is another access on the southwest end on that is private with a dock and another on the south end that is a...

When fishing with bait if it is legal to do so you must keep your catch. Check the reg's. If you release a trout you have caught using bait and then release it that is a violation and you can be cited. It does not matter what you do to make it less invasive to the fish. I have seen this behavior bef...

Could it be a Burbot (fresh water ling cod). Weird looking either way.

I chave caught catfish from Tanwax. Worms on the bottom towards the south end in the middle of the lake has work for me in the past. Not real big, but nice fish and tasty too.

[quote="Derrick-k"]When are they gonna let fly fisherman fish for cutts behind sockeyes in there spawning beds. A nice ege fly will be a killer.quote]

Well I would say, NEVER!!!!
Would be fun though.

There is a reason they got that big. And you discoverd it. They are smart, reluctant to bite, and fussy. I have spent 45 minutes targeting big bass to bite. Sometimes they bite but most times they just turn up their nose and swim away. Better luck next time, and at least you know where they live and...

Last saturday was Idaho's fish for free day, so I headed the 5 miles east of my normal Newman Lake stomping grounds to Hauser. WOW what a differance 5 miles makes. Unlike the liberals in Olympia who say they care about animals and the eviroment, Idaho actually cares! Before you boat can enter the w...