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Curlew Lake Report
Ferry County, WA

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09/07/2007
Bottom Fishing From Boat
Largemouth Bass
None
Black
Jig
All Day
09/10/2007
4
875

Got to the lake late at night and tried fishing off the dock at the Sate Park to no avial. Next day I started jigging my 4" black curly-tail worm from the same dock and was met with success. Then my parents and I took our 12' boat out and tried fishing along the bank. While I and my little worm would have limited out very quickly had I kept the bass I was hauling in, my parents (using a little crankbait and a wedding-ring) had no bites. The story was the same the next day as well.
We also fished around the beginning of August. This was a different story, as spinners of all sorts were very effective. I was jigging a trout worm (unorthodox, but effective) and caught a musky that was about a foot and a half or so. I also tried still fishing off the dock with a wad of powerbait for 'bows. I caught two nice 16"+ fish (which was substandard, judging by the six other people with pole in the water at that time). Didn't do that this time, but there were plenty of others who were more interested in trout than bass.
I was surprised when reading the other reports for this lake, for the lack of musky sightings. There is one Tiger Muskallunge that patrols the Eastern side of the lake and often comes out from under the dock to investigate the trout people are catching. What makes it note-worthy is its length of over three feet. Perhaps that isn't so large, relative to musky, but to a bass/trout fisherman it seems excessive.
A word of caution to all the fisherman that desire coming here in the summer: the lake will be infested with power-boaters. Jet-skiers and inner-tubers will have you constantly turning you boat to quarter their wakes. After Labor Day this crowd has thinned or become non-existant, but should be considered when planning a summer-time trip.


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