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By: rseas
Posted: 3/22/2020
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/22/2020
Hot Spots: 0
For a change of pace, we decided to head for Lake Cavanaugh. We figured the calm unpopulated waters would be an excellent escape from today realities. Well, that and the fact that I wouldn’t have to d...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/18/2020
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/15/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Had an awesome morning trip on Cavanaugh! Both the scenery and fish quality is hard to beat! Started off launching the boat around 7:00am. Talked to a couple guys before I launched, and they to forget...
By: salmonkiller
Posted: 8/27/2018
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/25/2018
Hot Spots: 0
My girlfriend’s grandparents own a cabin on Lake Cavanaugh and I was able to fish the lake for the 1st time this weekend!
I fished solo both days and I was able to find fish but WOW!!! These fish ar...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/14/2018
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/14/2018
Hot Spots: 0
The original plan was to fish lake Roesiger however, when JoAnn and I arrived we found the lake down about a foot and after givign it some thought I decided to pass tring to launch my 20 foot Thunderj...
By: Jimbo
Posted: 7/4/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/4/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Plan was to get the boat out so we headed to samish Lake. We were a bit shocked when they wanted to do a seaweed inspection and then we had to pay to use the lake so we turned around and headed for Ca...
By: ElginFishing
Posted: 6/11/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/10/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Joined my nephew and headed to Cavanaugh. Started fishing about 6am and finished at 8:30am. God blessed with limits of fish for both of us. I used the Elgin Fishing God's Tooth spoon kokanee trolli...
By: Rocketvet
Posted: 3/21/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/20/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Took a friend out to Lake Cavanaugh for my first trip to this lake. Had lines in the water by 9 am. Trolled various Kokanee gear all day and didn't hook a single Kokanee. Caught 10 cutthroat, relea...
By: jonb
Posted: 6/16/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/16/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I arrived at little Cavanaugh lake (southeast of gold bar, not skagit Cavanaugh) at about 8:00, what a mess the lake is, beer cans, broken glass, nails everywhere on the boatlaunch, looks like a bunch...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 1/17/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/17/2010
Hot Spots: 0
After a bust at Lake Goodwin, "Datsun"-- MIchael and I went over to Cavenaugh to see what we could stir up. I must say that this is a really beautiful lake. There is one launch which is gravel and n...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/8/2001
Species:
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/8/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the lake around 10:30 am it was cold and starting to snow! A lot of trash at this lake which is really sad as it was really pristine. Anyway got in the water and tied on a size 18 bead head chr...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/4/2001
Species:
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/4/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Thanks-to:: Ken J. McLeod (a Trail Blazer Club member)
Contary to the two incorrect postings, this little lake is open year round as per the WDFW Regs, as it is "not specified under special r...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/29/2001
Species:
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/29/2001
Hot Spots: 0
To Stephan, Cavanaugh Lake review!!! The lake is actually Little Cavanaugh. It does not open until end of April. I fly fish it also. The lake is full of small really small shrimp size36 . Please cat...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/15/2001
Species:
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/15/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Cavanaugh with a bunch of my friends from school. Bitter cold, and windy too. Not too many guys on the lake, but they didn't seem to be having much in the way of luck. I went with a fly fi...