flyfisherguy
4/7/2021 8:01:22 AMThanks Randy, great report! Hoping to hit Sammamish in the next week or so, just wish it were a little closer to Olympia. Hey just a question: if you park in the launch area but don't actually use the ramp for launching do you know if you are required to pay a launch fee there? I have a cartopper that I don't trailer and can launch by hand but I don't know if I'm required to pay the launch fee there. Thanks!
rmrauscher
4/7/2021 9:38:07 AMI really dont know but the launch fee is only $7 so its not a bank breaker like some others. To me its worth paying to be able to launch in a nice facility safe secure area.
snatchinglips
4/7/2021 5:21:34 PMI don't want to see you get a ticket on a technicality, so you should pay the fee, because you are launching a craft without a trailer you can get ticketed. Also make sure you have all the required permits to use and park.
spade
4/13/2021 9:37:22 AMIf you're not coming till after May 5th and don't mind the 200yrd haul, you can go to the State Park just to the South (actually closer to the Freeway than the launch) and launch from either Tibbets or Sunset beach without a launch fee.
You'll need a Discover Pass to park at either the State Park or the Boat Launch so keep that in mind.
You'll need a Discover Pass to park at either the State Park or the Boat Launch so keep that in mind.
Maltby
4/7/2021 8:50:01 AMI’ve seen your “little out of the box” thinking pay off many times and has made a slow day of fishing turn good. Great report as usual!
cwbraue
4/8/2021 9:14:56 AMThere would probably but more cutties if people didn't keep all of them.
RainShadow
4/10/2021 12:34:00 PMThere are tons of cutthroat in the lake. More than people think. Fishing can be a bit tricky at times but not because of lack of fish.
TMBob
4/11/2021 5:26:55 PMI would agree, but the south end is super slow and I have only seen one riser a day the past 4 trips. Just don’t seem to be in the area right now.
RiverSteward
4/14/2021 3:39:46 AMYou are a grown man maybe reflect on why you clearly feel shame killing native fish stocks that won’t recover. If you think the stocks are doing well explain why
Sideburns
4/11/2021 5:18:58 AMHmm.... I guess there would technically be more fish in the lake if less were kept. Lol. Thanks for pointing that out. I wonder if that works for all lakes?
TMBob
4/11/2021 5:25:27 PMNice to see someone get in to them....past two weeks have been so far the opposite of the norm for me. I did see Smolt last weekend but only in one area and not far from the launch. About 3 boat lengths of them and that was it far from the normal release. This weekend I did not see them but there were boats looking for them based on your report. Lots of perch around and full of eggs. I only got one fish all weekend trolling a Crankbait, going fast out towards Greenwood point. Hope it picks back up as it’s been stellar from Oct up until last weekend. Do you have a Maroon stripe on your boat?
rmrauscher
4/11/2021 6:42:45 PMNo maroon stripe. Just a well traveled Customweld, blk canopy, blue Yamaha power. I really think it should pick up in the next couple weeks. Judging by past reports, from the end of Jan thru the middle of April have been slow Sammamish months for me and this year has been no exception. A fish here and a fish there. May has been gangbusters. See what happens.
RiverSteward
4/26/2021 3:21:38 PMMaybe in your next post you can show photos of the fish in the water being released and not yourself smiling for attention while you kill something beautiful?
Chinook->Coho->Steelhead->Cutthroat soon all the natives will be gone when you just believe the WDFW on appropriate fishing limits and pretend the great lakes and rivers produce infinite resources...
Chinook->Coho->Steelhead->Cutthroat soon all the natives will be gone when you just believe the WDFW on appropriate fishing limits and pretend the great lakes and rivers produce infinite resources...