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By: Gonefishing
Posted: 9/20/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/17/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from the beach at Mukilteo Lighthouse Park on Wednesday. Brought two rods with intentions to float herring and or cast small buzz bombs for a couple hours. I forgot that they have the Farmers...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 9/20/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/19/2014
Hot Spots: 0
What a difference 5 days make.... (see Seahawk Sunday why did we even launch the boat in that rough water and putz about for 5 hours and not even a flounder). As we launch the boat out of Shilshole M...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 4/14/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/14/2014
Hot Spots: 3
I know I know I know..... knot er not my favorite lake but I went again. Friend calls says he can only go out for a couple hours and it is Off Day gotta Go Fishing Monday.
He arrives at Ballinger ...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 4/10/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/10/2014
Hot Spots: 0
After leaving Ballinger I took my wife to a doctors appointment near Greenlake. So while the doctors were doing their thing, I decided to do mine. Off the Greenlake. I head to my safe spot near the...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 4/10/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/10/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This report covers 4/7/2014 and 4/10/2014. First off Lake Ballinger is not my favorite lake in the county but it is one of the open all year lakes near my house and is within a stones trow or so of ...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 12/25/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/24/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Friend calls me the on the 23rd and says you want to go Christmas eve. And I say why not. I meet him at Shilshole and we launch. Water is like glass, temp is around 50, no real wind. Rods go into ...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 12/16/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/16/2013
Hot Spots: 0
My friend with the boat (well one of my friends with a boat) calls me Friday and asks "How does Monday on the Sound sound." I eventually let him know that Monday would be fine. He finally caved and go...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 11/28/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/25/2013
Hot Spots: 0
This is a combo report for 11/24/2013 and 11/25/2013.
Fishing times: Early morning and afternoon (both days)
Winds: 5mph to 12mph gusts to maybe 15 mph
Temp: Too darned cold on Sunday, got ...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 11/5/2013
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Launched out of Shilshole about 11:30, an hour later than intended. Goal, score a blackmouth. Weather was nice, no rain, no wind, no falling trees, no neighbors crying about the tree on their car!
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By: Gonefishing
Posted: 10/27/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/27/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Wind killed a day on the sound so after chickening out I did chores instead. Later in the day I wandered out of the way over to Greenlake as I keep hearing people say the fishing is good with the rec...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 10/20/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/20/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Launched out of Everett shortly after 11. Goal not hit anything in the fog and start fishing just after the ferry dock. I realize at this point we are in area 8-2 but that is where the adventure wi...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 10/13/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/13/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well we launched the boat out from the Everett marina before noon as I had decided to sleep in and headed to Shipwreck. For once I was going to be prepared but as luck would have it not only did I ov...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 9/11/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I'm calling this a 4 star day not because I caught a ga-jillion pinks on the river today. Just give me a second. On the river I could be around a dozen or so people, either on shore, or boats, using...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 9/9/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/9/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Its once again fishing Monday. Didn't get to go Sunday as friend took his brother out and harassed Pinks all afternoon instead.
Friend wanted to go to Everett I said Shilshole, my insane reasoning...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 9/2/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/2/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well after limiting out Sunday I didn't think I could ever top that one. Wrong on all accounts. I got home last night and my wife who has that look of disgust goes... a.) where the bleep have you be...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 9/1/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/1/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Well I got a new trolling rod and today was the first day I could use it. My first Shimano rod. I'm normally old school on rods so I'm not thrilled with the foam handle but enough on that. We chang...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 8/26/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/25/2013
Hot Spots: 0
I don't know why I'm calling this a 4+ considering all the little and some big things that went wrong.
We got to Shilshole Bay Marina around 12:15, originally intended to be on the water about an h...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 8/11/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing in hell
Livin' easy
Fishin' free
Looking to mark my card on a easy ride
Boat has gas
Just leave me be
Takin' the sites along with the ride
Got no reason
Got no rhyme
Ain't nothing I...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 6/12/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/11/2012
Hot Spots: 0
The original plan was to go to Skagit County and fish McMurray however due to last hour plans and a very late start that was put aside and Blackmans Lake became the "option" of the day.
My friend a...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 6/7/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/6/2012
Hot Spots: 3
My friend called me around 3:30 P.M. asking if I wanted to go fishing at Lake Ballinger on his boat. Not being of sound mind or body I said "Sure but I got to go get worms first" which was way better...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 5/8/2011
Species: Lingcod
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/8/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went to the pier with my pole today for really the first time this year. Didn't expect anything to happen except get blown off the dock and whine about the cold and the wind. But it was going to be ...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 4/21/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/21/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Released my wife for her afternoon appointment and went down to Greenlake right afterwards. I didn't see nearly as many fisherman today as I did last week, maybe they were all on the dock I was at :D...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 4/18/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Ballinger around 3:45 or so. 1 regular was at the lake showing off some applet on his Iphone that predicts the best time to fish. I don't have an Iphone.... but it was interesting to see. T...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 4/18/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/17/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Ballinger this afternoon to participate in the Sunday circus. Six rods and no fish on the dock when I first arrive. Only a few regulars were at the lake this time around. Had 2 hits in the ...
By: Gonefishing
Posted: 4/11/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I went to Lake Ballinger mid morning for maybe a half hour but couldn't buy a bite if it had been up for sale. Went home and received an email from somebody here telling me that birdies were telling ...