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Posted: 7/12/2020
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/12/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Normally Hicks is a slam dunk, but I haven’t been there in a year. It looks like the lake has been poisoned out. The lily pads are pretty much gone anywhere there is a house. Water level seemed pre...
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By: Andy
Posted: 9/30/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/28/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Last time I was at Hicks was about 15 years ago. Had my truck broken into back then but gave it another shot. Wa. Temp 64*, Clarity 5'-6'. Really nice day. Hardly any wind. Started out deep looking fo...
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By: Dan360
Posted: 5/27/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/27/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Got my butt kicked on American Lake during the morning and I couldn't end the day that way, so I went to Hicks Lake around 2PM. I've never fished this lake but it looks like every other lake in this ...
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By: Rocketvet
Posted: 5/19/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/18/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Still haven't caught any of the larger trout in Hicks but had another nice day trolling. Caught 4 on bait, kept 3 and released a 10 in. Took the bait off and trolled another hour without a hit. Th...
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By: Rocketvet
Posted: 5/11/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/10/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Caught 5 cookie-cutter 12 in Rainbows on a beautiful, calm day at Hicks. Lost more at the boat than I'm used to for some reason. All the bigger fish eluded me but I could see some fatties on the Gar...
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By: Rocketvet
Posted: 6/17/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/11/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Melissa and I put the top up and fished in the rain Saturday. We limited out in 2 hrs trolling her homemade wedding rings tipped with earthworms behind dodgers. Trolled 1.3-1.4 mph. 80 to 100 ft ba...
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By: Rocketvet
Posted: 5/6/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/5/2016
Hot Spots: 2
Headed to Hicks Lake to redeem myself after being skunked at Lake Stevens Wednesday. Trout were biting well from shore and from boat. I trolled my wiggle fin tube fly with an added smile blade tippe...
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By: Mmbacon
Posted: 6/14/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/14/2015
Hot Spots: 3
Trolled on the right side of the lake with 1oz weight and 65 pulls behind a lamiglass kokanee rod with rig tipped with worm and garlic
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Posted: 5/7/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/6/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Just couldn't resist the great weather that I took my 3 year old daughter out fishing. After about 30 minutes of no action, I finally got a small 10" planter. No more action for the next 20 minutes ...
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By: joebutz
Posted: 6/10/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/9/2012
Hot Spots: 3
Got on the lake at around 3:30, found fish right away trolling luhr jensen willow leaf pop gear. All fish found over the 35' hole in the center of the lake. Got five, copper gear worked the best they ...
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By: c17hydro
Posted: 6/7/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/7/2012
Hot Spots: 3
Well, it's a 5 star because of the trout. I only caught 2 small LMB, released both. Rained all damn morning, wind REALLY kicked up at 11 am and that's when I left. Caught 12 'bows lost about 10 kept o...
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Posted: 5/13/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/13/2012
Hot Spots: 0
First of all I would like to say that the washington state largemouth is the most finicky fish ever ! Atleast right now . I got on the water around 8 and started fishing willow tail weeds with a booya...
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By: Jwest60
Posted: 6/30/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/27/2011
Hot Spots: 0
This trout was about 30 inches long, beautiful fish, fought great too. I caught it about 10:30AM, had about a 3 foot leader on.
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By: c17hydro
Posted: 6/9/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/8/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Hicks Lake yesterday...4-9 p.m.....we started out with crank baits and pumpkin colored plastics....nothing.....I casted out 2 feet from the shoreline into some submerged lilys...hooked and landed ...
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By: c17hydro
Posted: 6/7/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/6/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Hicks for the first time yesterday morning...very nice little lake! Me and my buddy went out starting the day for largemouth...I caught a squealer weighing about a pound and hooked 4 trout...1 ...
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By: Zoso
Posted: 10/19/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/18/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the water just after daylight, hooked this guy and nothing else, but one good fish is a fine day by me. Watermelon red swimsenko, Texas rigged.
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By: Ganno
Posted: 5/9/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/9/2009
Hot Spots: 0
With a couple of hours to spend the choice was yardwork or to fish. No contest. Arrived at Hicks Lake at 1:00 p.m. with belly boat and flyrod in hand. Fished to the left of the boat launch with flo...
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Posted: 8/14/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/14/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Went to hicks lake this morning. Water temp was 69. Caught a few dinks but nothing with any size. I did manage allot of crappie in the 7-11 in. range. It's been awhile since I caught a crappie so ...
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Posted: 6/20/2007
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/20/2007
Hot Spots: 0
beautiful day fished for 4 hours. landed 4lb bass on Texas rig right in-front of the park next to the launch. I was using a bright green lizard. lots of traffic with the skiers and the jet skies. ...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/29/2007
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Rating: 2
Fished: 4/29/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Hicks sucks for Trout. Fished here all day 1 day after the opener and I got not one bite. I did everything from power bait to worm and bobber, I even fished every spinner in my box ( and i have a rea...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/6/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 8/3/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Fished in a tube from about 3:30 - 6 pm. Caught a 4.5 lbr and a 3 lbr on brown/gold culprit 7" worm near rock sea wall and under a dock. An avid bass angler from Arizona I 've been having a hard tim...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/17/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 10/16/2005
Hot Spots: 0
SLICK RICK and I hit Hicks Lake Sunday morning at 7:40 am. As Rick was pushing us off from the boat ramp I throw out a green/pink senko worm. On my second cast the LUNKER hit and it was fish on. R...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/25/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/25/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Had a great day on the lake and came home with 15" trout and a couple of 12" trout.
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Posted: 6/20/2005
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Rating: 1
Fished: 6/20/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 5:30am to 7:30am with Bob Johansen. We didn't touch a fish, didn't see anything other than a few babies no bigger than our rapalas. So it was off to Long lake for hopefully better hunting....
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/19/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 9/19/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Well me and a couple of my buds went fishing at hicks lake in lacey. we got there about 10:30 and left at 1:30. we heard it was a good bass lake so we decided based on the overcast sky that the bass ...
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