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By: gcban
Posted: 5/17/2020
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/14/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to hit Lake WA on Friday. Got onto the water about 8:30am and slow rolled towards to the S end of Mercer Island. Put the FishHawk temp probe down to the bottom in 100 ft of water to get a read...
By: gcban
Posted: 6/30/2019
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/24/2019
Hot Spots: 0
All I know is next time I head out on Lake Washington I'm going to target trout, then maybe I can catch some kokanee. After seeing a few reports on the kokanee bite on Lake WA (Thanks DJ) decided to g...
By: gcban
Posted: 7/14/2018
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/13/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Hit lake Washington on Friday July 13th. Launched from the Coulon boat ramp at 8:15 am. After reading Salmonbarry's fishing report experience mine was the polar opposite. That's because he's a better ...
By: gcban
Posted: 5/26/2018
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/25/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Lake Washington on Friday. Arrived and launched from Gene Coulon at 8:30 a.m. Went halfway between Mercer Island and Cedar River and started my troll North. Since I had such good luck with the ...
By: gcban
Posted: 5/19/2018
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/18/2018
Hot Spots: 1
So today I thought I would hit Lake Washington again. After my last couple of outings, which were a total bust, I did not have high expectations. Headed off towards the south end of Mercer Island from...
By: gcban
Posted: 4/25/2018
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/24/2018
Hot Spots: 0
This report will be sweet and simple. Fished Lake Washington 4/24 from 8:30am to 5pm. There were actually 4 other boats out there around the S end of Mercer Island area when I arrived, so that was en...
By: gcban
Posted: 4/20/2018
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/19/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Had planned on being in Phoenix AZ Thursday but I'm dealing with an ear infection and getting on a plane with my ear like this will not go well for me. So since it was going to be such a great day I f...
By: gcban
Posted: 4/7/2018
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/3/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Sorry for the late report, been too busy to post. Hit Lake Washington Tuesday April 3rd. Launched out of Coulon Park boat ramp at 8:30am and was literally the only truck and trailer in the entire park...
By: gcban
Posted: 11/4/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/31/2017
Hot Spots: 1
Sorry for the delayed report, have just been too busy to post. Decided to hit Lake Washington last Tuesday 10/31. Launched from Gene Coulon at 8:30am and heading to the S end of Mercer Island area. Wa...
By: gcban
Posted: 10/10/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/9/2017
Hot Spots: 1
Since it was going to be the last sunny day for a while figured I would hook up the boat and hit the water Monday. Toss up between going down to Pt. Defiance for salmon or Lake WA for trout and maybe ...
By: gcban
Posted: 10/6/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/5/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Hit lake Washington yesterday (Thursday 10/5) since it was going to be such a nice sunny day. Didn't feel like making the run from Coulon boat launch to the I-520 area to target coho since reports of ...
By: gcban
Posted: 9/26/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/26/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Well after my utter demoralizing defeat fishing lake Washington last Saturday and then seeing salmonbarry's great report I had to go hit it again, and I did today. Got to the Gene Coulon boat launch a...
By: gcban
Posted: 9/9/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/8/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Lake WA on Friday 9/8. Launched out of Coulon about 8:30am and headed to the center of the lake at the South end of Mercer Island. Sent the Fish Hawk temp probe down to the bottom to get a tempera...
By: gcban
Posted: 8/4/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/3/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Lake Washington yesterday to get one last trip in fresh water before I head to Area 11 and the saltwater fishery. Trolled around South end of lake in search of kokanee. Had great success with 4 ni...
By: gcban
Posted: 7/4/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/3/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Well my daughter came up to get out of the Arizona heat so we took the boat out fishing. Started out slow, but after about an hour it picked up.
The sonar was lit up with fish most of the time. Tri...
By: gcban
Posted: 6/29/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/28/2017
Hot Spots: 1
Fished Lake Washington Wednesday with my son. Launched to Coulon boat ramp and headed to south end of the lake between Boeing plant and Mercer Island. Ran the fish hawk down to the bottom on the downr...
By: gcban
Posted: 6/1/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/31/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Lake Washington again on Wednesday from 8am to 5pm. It was a perfect day weather wise and around the South end of the lake it was pretty much deserted all day. Only saw 1 other boat out fishing an...
By: gcban
Posted: 5/20/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/19/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Figured it was going to be absolutely nuts boatwise on Lake Washington this weekend so I went out on Friday to spend the day fishing. Launched at Coulon Park and headed to S end of Mercer island area....
By: gcban
Posted: 5/11/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/10/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Lake Washington for another go at it and was almost a repeat of my last outing a couple weeks ago. It wasn't pretty. Got skunked except for 3 perch that we picked up while trolling, which were rel...
By: gcban
Posted: 4/30/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/29/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Lake WA Saturday morning about 8am. Spent the entire day till 6pm working around Mercer Island area from the I-90 in both channels and all the way down to the Cedar River. Not as much as a single ...
By: gcban
Posted: 9/5/2016
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/3/2016
Hot Spots: 1
Even thought there was a forecast of rain I decided to hit Lake WA on Saturday to see how things were going. Water was calm so I headed out from Gene Coulon Park boat launch to the South side of Merce...
By: gcban
Posted: 7/16/2014
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/16/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Fished Lake Washington today (Wednesday) from 9am to 2pm. Better trip than last weeks trip. This time at least I saw lots of bait balls and fish on the sonar today. Last week I saw practically nothing...
By: gcban
Posted: 6/26/2014
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/25/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Lake Washington Wednesday from noon till about 6pm. Hit the south end of Mercer Island, the channel up to the top of Seward Park and worked my way down the east/south edge all the way to the Ce...
By: gcban
Posted: 10/16/2011
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/16/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the Green River Saturday in Kent by the 228th Bridge. Fished for 4 hours, threw jigs, Dick Nites, and Spin and Glows. Not a single strike or nibbble. Saw lots of really beat up pinks swimming d...
By: gcban
Posted: 8/2/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/1/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Lake WA yesterday around noon. Windy and choppy so hid behind Mercer Island from the wind and trolled. No luck. Headed to catch some perch in the east channel, no luck there either. The wind final...