sunfighter
9/30/2018 11:34:27 AMWow...nice cutts.My biggest was 25" caught and released out of lake crescent in clallam county.caught it trolling a red tailed woolly bugger along the railroad trail. Same day I got an 8 lb beardsley trout on the same fly.
sunfighter
9/30/2018 11:37:55 AMfor got to mention that was 6 years ago when I was able to fish. Due to my health this site is my only release.
DjButler
9/30/2018 2:35:20 PMThat sounds like a lot of fun. Hope you can get back on the water soon!
Markin' Fish
9/30/2018 12:32:45 PMGreat report DJ. Thanks for the insight. Will be hitting the big lake tomorrow morning.
gcban
9/30/2018 12:49:19 PMNice job DJ! Hit the South end of the lake Saturday myself. Using pretty much the same lure setup in your picture but had several strikes come off, nothing made it to the boat. Switched to an 8" green rotating flasher and a cop car coho killer with a 2/0 hook and a pink maggot on it, that was the ticket. 75 to 85 ft down in over 100ft of water, 1.8 to 2.2 mph. SE corner of Seward park area to Cedar river was my troll. All nice and fat also. All of them 18" to 20". Guess that bigger hook kept the smaller ones away. Kept 4 cutts. Thought about heading up N. of the 520 but didn't see any great reports from up there so decided to save the gas. Maybe Friday.
DjButler
9/30/2018 2:38:41 PMNice man, I think the coho fishing has slowed down the Cutt reports for the north end. The Cutt fishing has been phenomenal. Sorry I havnt posted much. I’ve been hitting it hard the past month and having great success.
Ben Eggertsen
9/30/2018 2:06:32 PMGreat report! I struck out on coho in the same location. I cycled through a lot of gear including herring strips and was finally trying a deadly venom spinner with beads when a big cutt hit. It was not my target but a lot of fun all the same.
Fish on!
Fish on!
DjButler
9/30/2018 2:39:30 PMThese coho kicked my butt this year again. I did land two of them when I was trolling for Cutts which was interesting. Hit a wedding ring and all.
herefishy
9/30/2018 9:01:56 PMGreat report and some real good looking cutts. My husband and I were out on Lake WA on Saturday and got no love from the coho either.
Sideburns
9/30/2018 10:11:35 PMNice! Ive noticed the cutts in the smaller lakes around the area are hungry too! What size sling blade do you prefer for cutts, and what length leader? Seems like the Lake Sawyer cutthroat wont bite if the dodger is too big or too close... Ive resorted to fst salmon fishing spoons for attraction, or no dodger at all.
DjButler
10/1/2018 7:41:25 PMSide burns, I’m running a 6 inch dodger with 18 inch leaders on most of my lures for the lake. Seems to be the ticket.
goldfish crackers
10/1/2018 7:26:01 AMDJ, your reports are always awesome!
I've always fished on the south end, not necessarily killin em, but holding my own. With work getting in the way it's been a couple of years. Taking our new boat out this am to just check it out and I'm thinking about heading north to give it shot. Thanks for all of your great reports. Not being able to fish much, at least I can read about it,lol.
I've always fished on the south end, not necessarily killin em, but holding my own. With work getting in the way it's been a couple of years. Taking our new boat out this am to just check it out and I'm thinking about heading north to give it shot. Thanks for all of your great reports. Not being able to fish much, at least I can read about it,lol.
DjButler
10/1/2018 7:43:23 PMThe north end will not disappoint. Lots of fish in the Kirkland area. Not many fishing boats, and bonus size Cutts! I’ve put in a lot of time figuring out this fishery. Still not excellent at it but I seem to do pretty good year round.
King me
10/3/2018 7:39:32 PMNice work man!! I’m the guy with the Black Northriver Commander. I’ve seen you out there quite a few times. We have had a pretty solid year out there for Coho this year. I haven’t been out for over a week though because of deer hunting, but am hoping to make it out again real soon. Nice cutties. We will be after those and bass next time out. Tight lines!!
ballardbrad
10/4/2018 8:40:48 AMGreat report DJ. Glad to hear you are still slaying them. May head over there today with the Hobie. :)