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By: BentRod
Posted: 9/6/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the Duamish this morning with a friend. We drifted eggs from 6am to 10am on the outgoing. Between 6am and 9am we hooked two jack Kings not more than 16" long with zero other action besides sc...
By: BentRod
Posted: 8/24/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/24/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Was looking for an excuse to go test out a 15hp outboard my brother loaned me and decided that the Lake Samm. Chinook would be a good reason. Invited forum member Realfisherman to go drag some gear a...
By: BentRod
Posted: 8/13/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/12/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Got a rare chance to go target Chinook in PS with a friend. Usually it's closed by the time we can get out. Decided to go try Midchannel to see what might be there. Hit the launch at 4:30am and wer...
By: BentRod
Posted: 7/2/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 0
Fished: 7/2/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I don't typically write secret lake reports, but this is more about how this fish was caught than where. My family and my wife's brother's family met at a local lake to hang out for the afternoon and...
By: BentRod
Posted: 6/14/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Started the day in search of Chinook with plans to switch to Steelhead as the day wore on. A friend and I started at 5am and fished multiple locations from Monroe to Reiter. We both took two rods, o...
By: BentRod
Posted: 6/1/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/1/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I'd hoped today was going to be at last "as good" or better than yesterday. Unfortunately that wasn't the case. I met my brother-in-law and nephew's at the launch at 10am. Overcast and cool. We st...
By: BentRod
Posted: 5/31/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/31/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Finally got a chance to go hit up Pine Lake. First trip there of the season. Took the family up after breakfast. It wasn't too crowded and the weather was fantastic with a light breeze. Launched a...
By: BentRod
Posted: 5/10/2014
Species: Halibut
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/10/2014
Hot Spots: 0
2 of 2. Got up at 4am to go find our halibut. My buddy's dad joined us, so the three of us headed to Cornet Bay to launch and meet up with a friend who was also launching there. Of course the weath...
By: BentRod
Posted: 5/10/2014
Species: Halibut
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/9/2014
Hot Spots: 0
1 of 2. Took Friday off work to attempt getting out for the halibut opener with the intent of fishing both Friday and Saturday. The morning weather was crummy and too much for our 19' boat, so held ...
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/12/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/12/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Took the family to Beaver again for a family fishing trip. I arrived ahead of time to launch the boat. I got on the water about 11:40. Started trolling a joined Rapala right off the launch. Caught...
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/2/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/2/2014
Hot Spots: 0
My 4yo has been wanting to go fishing for the last couple of months, so decided to take the afternoon off, scrape the pine needles off the boat, and take the family to Beaver Lake. We got the boat in...
By: BentRod
Posted: 12/6/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/6/2013
Hot Spots: 0
My first trip out for Steel this season. Fished from about 8:30 to 9:20. Didn't expect much action in the short time I had, but wanted to test my gear in the sub-freezing temps. A few guys fishing ...
By: BentRod
Posted: 11/27/2013
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/27/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Before heading out of town for the Thanksgiving holiday I had a little time this morning, so decided I was going to go cross a Chum off my list as I've yet to hook one of these reportedly great fighte...
By: BentRod
Posted: 11/17/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/17/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Spent some time today checking out new spots on the Snoqualmie and Skykomish with another forum member. Tried floating a jig through a few holes at various locations. Were not many people out and ab...
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/26/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/26/2013
Hot Spots: 0
My friend and I decided to see if we could pick up some late Coho or maybe some early Chum on the Duamish. Started at O'dark-thirty down low on the incoming tide. Tried drifting/floating eggs as wel...
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/14/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/14/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Had the day off work, so after getting the kids off to school and hemming and hawing over where to go cast a line I figured I'd try some place besides the Duamish. Drove north to the Skykomish. Fou...
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/13/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/13/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Got a chance to go fishing with a friend this morning. Thought between the improving water clarity and early morning low tide that we had a good chance to get some Coho. Not so. Fished from first l...
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/11/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Ran down to 112th at lunch. Water was calm and dropping. Started casting a Dick Nite. After a bit it got hung up and broke it off. Had seen one moldy humpy swim by, but nothing jumping. Switched ...
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/5/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/5/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Didn't think I'd get a chance to go fishing today, but change of family plans gave me a few hours to run to the river. Hit the water about 12:30p. Started drifting eggs, but lost a couple setups to ...
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/4/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
It's been a ridiculously long time coming, but finally popped my first Coho of the season today. Ran down to the water at lunch and took my eggs with me. Yes, I've resorted to eggs in my desperate s...
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/27/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/27/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Spent another fruitless hour and half trying to find my first Coho today on the outgoing tide. Decided to stick to DNs the whole time thinking the law of averages would eventually win out. A few fis...
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/26/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/26/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Slow day, so took a couple hours off work to see if I could find my first Coho. Fished from 12:30 to 2:30. Started casting Dick Nites for a while with no hits. Switched to jigs and spent about 45 m...
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/24/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/24/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Tried for 30 minutes before work and for 30 minutes at lunch today. Spent most of the time dragging DNs and tried a couple jigs for kicks towards the end of the lunch run without any hits. A few fi...
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/23/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/23/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fished for 45 minutes this morning at high tide. Some fish jumping here and there, but didn't get even a hit. Tried multiple DNs and a couple twitching jig patterns.
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/20/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/20/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Ran down to 112th for an early lunch. Water was low and tide was still dropping. Quite a few people up and down the banks and saw a few hooking up here and there, but reports was that it was pretty ...