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By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/14/2018
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/8/2018
Hot Spots: 0
In trying to scratch off Island County from my list I took the Jon Boat over to this lake to give it a go. I've heard there are bass in here but I only found one 10" specimen and he didn't make it to...
By: awchowie
Posted: 7/10/2015
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/3/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Good times fishing for largemouth bass. Intended on fishing for trout (trolling) but hooked a small largemouth bass instead. I used a jointed Rapalla and the small largemouth bass were attacking it ...
By: shyork
Posted: 7/17/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/15/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to take the kids out to Deer lake just a bit past 1030 Monday morning. When we first arrived a few folks were swimming to the left of the boat launch, so I decided to bait up two lines and ha...
By: salmonator_1228
Posted: 5/30/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/30/2011
Hot Spots: 1
VERY GOOD DAY! everyone was catching fish. I caught my limit. and the biggest was a 15 inch rainbow trout.
By: ShyceTasian
Posted: 5/18/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/18/2010
Hot Spots: 1
Me and 4 of my friends pulled an all nighter and ran the ferry to Deer Lake. Started the morning off with 1st cast about 6:15AM I cought 14" Rainbow, Throughout the morning caught a fish about every ...
By: Joshlb28fishalot
Posted: 4/29/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/29/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Started fishing around 10:00a.m. around some of the docks on the lake. I moved my way over a huge stump in the water and BAM this hog had it's way with my jig. I didn't have a scale on me but I'm gu...
By: axldance3000
Posted: 7/29/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/26/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Well a couple of my friends and I decided to head out to Deer Lake after a hot day. Typically, people stop swimming around five and the "Swimming" area that we fishermen paid for as it is supposed to ...
By: clam man
Posted: 5/3/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/3/2009
Hot Spots: 0
WOW.
Great day on lake. I watched two gents pull a 6.5 lb largemouth out of the water on a jighead and purple worm. I WAS fishing for trout, but switched over to largemouth...I didn't think the w...
By: SharkBoy
Posted: 10/2/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/2/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Spent most of the day at the lake - weather was cool, overcast, with light rain. Fished from pontoon boats with no luck at all, but did have a few bites. Most of our luck was had at the boat launch do...
By: clam man
Posted: 5/2/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/1/2008
Hot Spots: 3
Another great day on Deer Lake. Little spinner baits and small minnow baits (rapala) trolled and cast work great. Some nice holdovers, but a few are starting to show up with that fish lice on them. ...
By: clam man
Posted: 4/30/2007
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/28/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Fished deer lake on opening day from 400pm till 645 pm and next day about same time. Was casting/trolling a Basspro shops XPS lazer eye micro spinner bait "shad color" (really black rooster tail ty...
By: Easy Limits
Posted: 4/28/2007
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/28/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Mike and I met Barry at Deer Lake for Opening Day. We fished from the dock at the retreat located across the lake from the WDFW access. All in all a pretty good day. There were two groups of two gu...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/2/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 10/2/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Eleven of us went on a mens retreat to the Bible camp on the west side of the lake. We took home 48 rainbows ranging in size from 10 inches to 15 inches. We caught and released many more rainbows an...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/2/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 8/2/2006
Hot Spots: 0
In response to the previous report regarding the parasites: I caught a nice (15") hold-over in May. While cleaning it I discovered a tape-worm (planarian) in it. I ended up throwing the fish away. I'v...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/28/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 7/15/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Pretty good fishing at Deer lake. Sam and I fished off the public beach and caught about 7 rainbow trout ranging from about 12-15 inches. All of the fish had gross parasitic organisms on them that mad...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/29/2006
Species:
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/29/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Deer wasn't as productive this morning from 8:30 to 10:30....I did manage to scrap out one nice 13 inch bow and they were being caught around me but nothing really special or anything everyone was usi...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/28/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/28/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Went out on a rainy Sunday morning from the park at Deer today...I stayed dry for the most part, and I did pretty well in terms of fishing. Caught a nice 13 inch bow in 2 mins of powerbait fishing, th...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/17/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/16/2006
Hot Spots: 0
The weather is good and the bigger fish are picky...Fly-fishing streamers (slowly) produced a nice 17" hold-over...I was suprised...Lots of good-sized hatchery trout...Nice little lake, I'll be back.....
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/1/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 7/25/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Took my son and pumped up the rubber raft and floated to the south end of the lake. We caught our limit of average sized fish (10 - 12 inch) on rainbow power bait in about three hours. Fishing was pre...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/23/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/22/2005
Hot Spots: 0
My dad and I were up at Whidbey Island to clean up the family beach cabin, and decided that when the work was completed, we would reward ourselves with some fishing. Finished working, and went up to D...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/29/2004
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/29/2004
Hot Spots: 0
I know this report is a little late but their haven't been too many reports lately so here mine is. I went fishing with my Grandpa on his friends dock. It is in the southwest bay in the bottom-left ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/1/2002
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/1/2002
Hot Spots: 0
I recently moved to Deer Lake and I have fished it sever times a week, both from shore and boat with great success. I have lost count of the number of fish caught.
I have had the most success wi...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/28/2002
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/28/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Using power bait from shore I caught several nice sized trout. Even though it was windy I stuck with it and did pretty good.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/27/2002
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/27/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Saturday (opening day) I went to Deer with my cousin Mike and friend Blair.
Anticipation was high because last year fishing Deer Lake was a "slam dunk" on opening day.
When we arrived about 0830 the...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 11/10/2000
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Rating: 2
Fished: 11/10/2000
Hot Spots: 0
We were having a little luck out there. I was wondering if
anybody knows about the lake. Caught
3 fish in 4 hours.