Northwest Fishing Reports

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa153/texasstewart/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_9114.jpg Took my nephew and daughter out to Silver Lake in Spokane Co. for a few hours after work Friday night. I landed this 2.10 lb LMB on a hula grub. Let my nephew hold the fish for the picture. He wasn't real thrilled a...

4.12 LMB caught Long Lake, Spokane







2.8 SMB caught Long Lake, Spokane

I heard they dropped the water level 3 feet this week and are looking at dropping another foot by Friday. Its making the Nine Mile launch very tough with alot of current, and the
Nine Mile resort will be unlaunchable at that level. The DNR never opened last year, not sure if it will open this year.

The one area you hear the most is people feel they get better mileage with the diesel compared to the gas, especially when towing. Although that may be true it is such a small difference, usually 4-5 mpg that it is offset with the cost of diesel compared to gas. The diesel truck initial cost is high...

skeeter bassin wrote:Nice fish smoke14!! What were you getting for water temps out there?

The morning started out at 49 and it warmed up to 53.

Here is a smallie I picked up this weekend at Moses Lake. Finally had somewhat decent
weather to fish in.

kzoo wrote:

smoke14 wrote:I just changed mine this is the test post to see if it works

Yep it works

GBR!

I think you need to change your's back. Didn't know there were any huskers on the site.

Cant wait till September!!!

I just changed mine this is the test post to see if it works

Yep it works

GBR!

I like bacon! Bacon is good for me!

The Pend Orielle River has both LMB and SMB bass. The river is most fun in the spring after run off when it drops down and the slews are still full of water.
As previously mentioned the Columbia and Snake both have LMB and SMB.

The biggest difference for me is the over size and weight of the reel. The low profile reels are smaller and lighter. If your fishing all day casting being a couple of ounces lighter is less wear and tear on the arm, and wrist. It comes down to personal preference so if you get the chance try them b...

I like fried chicken, with a powerade, I always have a supply of cracked pepper sunflower seeds near by to keep me held over if Im fishin hard.

Wanted to get the boat out for the maiden voyage on the new to me lower unit I installed. Is Liberty Ice free yet?

I think all the water in Spokane is still hard. I'm looking at getting the boat out on Potholes or Moses Lake, in the next few weeks make sure everything is in good working order, this cold weather later this week is gonna make any soft water very hard [angry] :-" :-" I need to go out to both of th...

As I recall you can get into 1B - 4- 5 but thats it. 5 has produced some fish. no luck in the 1B or 4 area. On the west side of the lake just above the works CLEAR are some nice flats that Bass spawn on and furher north on that same side I have pulled fish off a boat ramps, and rock piles. At the ve...

I think all the water in Spokane is still hard. I'm looking at getting the boat out on Potholes or Moses Lake, in the next few weeks make sure everything is in good working order, this cold weather later this week is gonna make any soft water very hard

two guys had 28lb bags today, that is phenomenal. Congrats to KVD on his 4th BMC

I personally like to launch out of Cusick and fish North and South in any of the slews. I just bass fish and catch plenty of pike. Check the regulations I believe you cant fish on the east side of the river from Usk to just above Cusick, its reservation and off limits.

I have caught alot of crappie during the summer with my kids. Usually on the east side of the lake about 1/2 way down.
where the stumps stick out of water past the rock point. Might be worth trying if the ice is good.

I was hoping the ice would be deteriorating faster . hard to bass fish with hard water