After striking out at Coho fishing in the sound, I decided to hit up Lake Washington for some cutthroat action. Also to check out the Moss Bay area to see how it was looking for coho coming in. I started just south of Juanita bay and trolled south along the shoreline. I was staying in about 55 - 80 ft of water using the usual brads cutplug. I picked up my first cutthroat abeam the Kirkland marina. It was about 18" long. After circling around and resetting my gear, I picked up my second cutthroad about 5 minutes later. This one was only anout 14" long. I trolled for a while longer before getting my third hit. This one made it to the side of the boat before rolling and doing a self release, then slowly swiming back to the depths. It looked to be around the 18" size. I tried for another 40 minutes working my way toward Evergreen point and only had one other release from the downrigger, but no fish. I called it a day around 2pm and headed home to clean the boat. It was very warm out there with almost no wind.

slabman

9/30/2015 8:59:00 AM

Adam, when you say you are using "brads" are you referring to the super bait that can be opened and loaded with scent, herring or whatever? And are you fishing it by itself? Thanks.

Adam B.

9/30/2015 3:21:00 PM

Yes, the Brad's Super Bait Mini Cut Plug. I typically just run that without a flasher, but will put a flasher on if I don't seem to get any hits after a while. I just prefer the fight of the fish without the drag of the flasher. I just put a dab of scent on the outside of the outside verses using the scent pad on the inside. Just easier to clean afterwards.

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