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By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/11/2006
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Rating: 2
Fished: 6/11/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 8:00 AM till 12:00 PM. One 10" fish caught on black wooley bugger.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/1/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/29/2006
Hot Spots: 0
My dad and I decided to give Rapjohn a try for Opening Day after reading the fishing article in the Seattle Times that said there were 1000 trout planted in the lake that were 14 inches or larger. We ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/1/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/30/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Took my first trip to this lake--lots of folks out for the opener, but had to test out my new Lami fly rod. Was pretty slow fishing for most others, but I caught and released about 7-8 bows in 2 hours...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/3/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/2/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Got to lake 10AM. 3 boats on lake, 2 people fishing from launch.
A light wind from the south.
Trolled Carey Special. Had fish within half hour. Lot of fish showing 10 to 20 feet out from lilly pads...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/30/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/29/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Got on the water a little after noon water is in low 70's fishing in middle of the day was really slow for everyone. The launch is really shallow had to put the rear tires in the lake up to the axle. ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/28/2005
Species: Bluegill
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/27/2005
Hot Spots: 0
I went to Rapjohn. It would have been too much work to load up my canoe, so I just fished from the shore at the boat launch. There were no real fish around, but I managed to catch three sunfish and ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/2/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/30/2005
Hot Spots: 0
My buddy and I got to the lake around 6 a.m. and started trolling a small half and half Dick Nite and chrome triple teaser. Caught first fish 10 minutes into it. A nice 16.5 inch Trip. We soon foun...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/28/2004
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Rating: 2
Fished: 8/28/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Report:: A Fisherman's Lake
I finally had a chance to fish this lake for a prolonged time period. I did not have a lot of success - but I did enjoy the ambience. There is only 1 house on this lak...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/24/2004
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/24/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the lake at 6:45 a.m. Not a sole on the water and no bank fishing either?? That should have been my first clue?? Trolled this small 50+ acre lake from all directions. Water temp at 70 degrees. Not...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/12/2004
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Rating: 1
Fished: 6/12/2004
Hot Spots: 0
I was banking from about 8 til 1:30. Only one bite about 11:30. Tried just about everything from bobber/worm to powerbait. Boats were on the lake but slow for them too. One or 2 per boat if they st...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/19/2004
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Rating: 1
Fished: 5/19/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Hit it for the first time this year only caught one bass heard some but they were behind the cover unreachable to me saw one huge fish tough lake to get the big ones in but they are there good luck
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/16/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/16/2004
Hot Spots: 0
We hit the lake trolling at 6:15am caught a small trout in about 30 min. Not soon after I pulled in a three or four pound catfish! I looked everywhere and can't find a place that says Rapjohn has catf...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/24/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/24/2004
Hot Spots: 0
We started fishing at about 2:30 n the afternoon. Started slow but picked up at about 3:30. We wound up with 10 fish for 3 of us, all triploids that were very nice.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/18/2003
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Rating: 2
Fished: 10/18/2003
Hot Spots: 0
First time to fish this lake. Water temp was 69 degrees, weather was super and the wind was calm. Fishing very slow for me and those on the lake. Only 4 other people all in boats. The day lasted 5...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/3/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 8/3/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Rapjohn ,nice sunny day not to hot. got one small bass in pads on a white sinko, he had a mouth full of little brown lizards so I switched to a big brown rattle tube with 1/2 oz lead carolina ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/15/2003
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/15/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Got on the lake around 6 pm trolled around the lake one time using a brass spoon and worm had a couple bites so we move into the lily pads and caught 3 nice Bass and 1 Crappie using a bobber and worm
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/1/2003
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Rating: 1
Fished: 6/1/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Got on the lake at around 4pm and circled around the entire lake looking for largemouth bass and didn't get a single bite. Put on a red and white micro jig and got a few bites, probably crappie. Didn'...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/27/2003
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Rating: 5
Fished: 4/27/2003
Hot Spots: 0
Got on the lake at 7:30 am. Started off slow changed position on lake tossed jigs white in color. Trout had a good day tasting those jigs. Limited out on trout. Also caught a few crappies on same jigs...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/18/2002
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/18/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 3pm till dusk and hooked over twenty fish between four of us. Anchored using power paint on long leader attached to a barrel swivel or slow trolled with electric motor using same setup. ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/3/2002
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/3/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Fished for about 20 min caught 3 nice sized trout. It was too windy to fish any longer.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/27/2001
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Rating: 5
Fished: 8/27/2001
Hot Spots: 0
When I go to rapjohn, my prey are the panfish. Monday I caught a freezer bag full of sunfish, bluegill,and a few crappie. I fished from the bank right at the boat launching area, about 30 yards from s...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/11/2001
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Rating: 1
Fished: 8/11/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at 0700. Trolled for trout with spinner, dick night, frisky fly, wedding band behind pop gear and nothing. Tried power bait, worms, eggs on the top and bottom. Did witness local citizens ba...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/14/2001
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Rating: 1
Fished: 6/14/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the lake from 2:30 to 8:30 without any action. I used
blood worms, chironomid pupas, woolly buggers, leaches,
scuds and nymphs. I tried a variety of colors, sizes and presentations
but not...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/9/2001
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Rating: 1
Fished: 6/9/2001
Hot Spots: 0
I have good news and bad news. The good news is, there are fish at Rapjohn. The bad news is, I did not catch any of them. I've always found Rapjohn to be a tough fish and Saturday proved to be no e...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/24/2000
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Rating: 5
Fished: 7/24/2000
Hot Spots: 0
I WAS FISHIN FOR SOME BASS AND I STARTED WITH A WORM AND THAT WASN'T WORKING SO I WENT AND TALKED TO A NICE GUY ON THE NORTH END OF THE LAKE AND HE WAS CATCHING SOME FISH SOP I ASKED HIM WHAT HE WAS U...