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By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/13/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/1/2006
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Great day on the lake! Wind was bad, but did great off the dock. I fished 2 hours and caught 27 fish. 25 Bass from 1.5 lbs - 3 lbs. 2 of the fish were monster perch. 0ne was almost 2 lbs. I look forwa...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/12/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 6/6/2006
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Once again first trip of the year and me and my wife got grandma to watch our 1 year son and we gone fishing! The weather was to be bad all week but it didn't matter just wanted to set the tent up. We...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/30/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/28/2006
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Well I did it again. The annual memorial day weekend DOWNS trip. I got to take my son and grandson this year what a great time. Camp was not to crowded, normal weather, wind and rain. It's just that...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/1/2006
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Rating: 2
Fished: 4/28/2006
Hot Spots: 0
On a happy note, there was a lot of sunshine. Only one small perch and a small rainbow after six hours of fishing. Good to get out though.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/30/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/29/2006
Hot Spots: 0
I gave this lake a 4 for its lack of a crowd on opening day. I like the little resort and the potential for big bass. However on this windy day with low pressure moving in, the fish weren't cooperat...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/23/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 3/23/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Every year we go to Downs as a tradition by my father Willie J Stewart Sr. "Big Willie" I was jolted the first time my dad and my uncle floyd came home and I looked at these steriod crappies. I never ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 1/6/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 1/6/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Downs Lake closed with a bang in 05.Several boats would come in with 100 plus perch catches.Most folks release any perch less than 1/2 pound during Aug. and Sept.Two folks from Levenworth (one fishing...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/28/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 8/22/2005
Hot Spots: 0
overcast day until about noon. fishing for bass and perch was awesome. quite a few slot size bass and a dozen supersized perch. could not ask for a better trip.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/26/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 7/18/2005
Hot Spots: 0
i fished with my brother and nephew from 6am until 10:30 and we caught about a dozen or so bass. ranging from 8" to 15"(2 1/2#). no perch were biting, but the fight from the bass made the trip worth...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/14/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 7/1/2005
Hot Spots: 0
No yellow perch or crappie to be found. I tried different methods... jig & worm under a cigar float, fishing directly off the bottom, small spinnerbait. There were tons of 12" rainbows to make the 7...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/24/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 7/24/2004
Hot Spots: 0
The perch have really picked up. We had three boats sitting in a circle and from 10:00am to 2:00pm we caught almost one hundred perch. Not the biggest perch we caught but nice keeper size. Perch ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/27/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/27/2004
Hot Spots: 0
FISHING OK ,, WEATHER GOOD (THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE) AND AS NORMAL PEOPLE AND CAMP WAS GREAT A FEW WEEKS AGO A MAN WAS ASKING ABOUT THE 'TENCH FISH ' WE HAVE AT THE LAKE. HE DID NOT BELIEVE U...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/28/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/28/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Well, I don't fish but I drink a lot of beer and like to watch! I am the best shoreline coach you will meet. To my amazement there were a LOT of people coming in with multiple fish ranging in the 12...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/27/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/27/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Downs Lake today with my father-in-law and grandfather-in-law for the second time ever. The weather was windy and cloudy with sporadic rain, but the trip was already planned so we went in sear...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/10/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/10/2004
Hot Spots: 0
MY BROTHER, NEPHEW AND I WENT TO DOWNS MONDAY MORNING, AND HAD THE LAKE TO OURSELVES. OF COURSE THE WIND AND IMPENDING RAIN MAY HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT. WE GOT ADVISE TO TROLL FOR THE PER...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/16/2003
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Rating: 4
Fished: 8/16/2003
Hot Spots: 0
The weeds are getting thick, It is hard to back your boat off the launch because the weeds trap the motor. Nevertheless, it is worth the trip and the weeds. The LMB are not hitting top water very we...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/3/2003
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Rating: 5
Fished: 8/3/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Went fishing on Sunday evening. Downs Lake had a nice day, weather was cloudy but warm. No wind. We caught 32 fish. Perch, catfish, bass. The perch were nice size, 12 to 15 inches. We caught them ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/2/2003
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Rating: 5
Fished: 8/2/2003
Hot Spots: 0
The large perch finally started!!!!!!!!!!! Sunday afternoon three friends of ours fished in the lily pads for about 3 hours and came in with 35 fish (one bass and a couple catfish). The rest were 12-1...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/19/2003
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Rating: 4
Fished: 7/19/2003
Hot Spots: 0
The Bass did not want topwater lures at any time of the day. They did take spinnerbaits for awhile. The Crappie were not to be found by my party, but the perch are starting to show. We fished the e...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/12/2003
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/12/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Perch still have lock jaw, trout still active and getting fatter, crappie still have super lock jaw. Bass are tough, but I got about an hour of hot action early. The bass ran from one 10" up to one ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/12/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 7/12/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Perch still have lock jaw, trout still active and getting fatter, crappie still have super lock jaw. Bass are tough, but I got about an hour of hot action early. The bass ran from one 10" up to one ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/5/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 7/5/2003
Hot Spots: 0
To catch the trout, set a small bobber about 5' above a lightly weighted worm; I found 1/2 or 1/3 of a nightcrawler to be best. Go to the deeper end of the lake, cast out and relax. Let the wind dri...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/20/2003
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Rating: 5
Fished: 6/20/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Drove from Seattle Friday night. fished fri. caught some snags from dock. sat. weather was windy with some rain during the day. mid morning fishing partner [mike] trys chartreuse beetle spin and right...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/14/2003
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/14/2003
Hot Spots: 0
There are sure a lot of trout in this lake right now. They are not real big, but they are getting very fat very fast. If you did not catch the trout this weekend, you were not trying. I did loose a...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/9/2003
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Rating: 5
Fished: 6/9/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Once again the water has warmed up and the fishing is turning on. This past week we had a good friend from Leavenworth camping at the resort, he brought in close to 50 crappie in the 13-15 inch range ...