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King County, WA

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02/20/2009
Trolling
Rainbow Trout
Other
Other
Hook & Bait
Noon
02/20/2009
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Took out the new boat today and tried some cutthroat fishing. No luck. Fished around Juanita and Hunts points trolling firecracker herring with 2 and 3 oz weights. Heard these fish are shy so I used 12ft of 8lb fluorocarbon leader. No downriggers yet but I noticed the several boats that were out... everybody had downriggers. Are downriggers a must for cutthroat fishing or was I just not on the fish? New to the cutthroat thing.


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SlimySlab
2/21/2009 3:49:00 PM
You definately do not need downriggers. Many times of the year the fish will be in the top 20 feet of surface. Just last week we hooked a nice rainbow that was about 3 inches down from the surface. Use 2 oz now and go up to 5 ounces later on in the summer. Also go in and out of gear, like motoor mooching.
Leaded line from 4 - 7 colors out works extremely well as well. Downriggers work well, especvially for trout in the 55 foot range and definately with Sockeye.
Wait for the water to warm up another 5 degrees and fish the way you are in 35-60 feet of water along the bouy line. You'll do well!
Hooky
2/21/2009 7:51:00 PM
Hey thanks for the post. New style of fishing like I said in the report so until I put something in the boat I have that uneasy feeling like I may be wasting my time if I'm not doing something right. I'll keep at it.
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