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By: arniejl
Posted: 6/2/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well, hit American at daylight. My buddy and I boated 10 smallmouth throughout the morning. Nothing big, by any means. Wind was a challenge but the more that I do it, the less it bothers me.
I ha...
By: arniejl
Posted: 5/30/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/30/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Started around 1:00 p.m., or so. Flipping a green pumpkin tube under and around docks. Picked up a couple of smallies (pictured). Got to one dock and looked down and about 5' from the dock I see this...
By: arniejl
Posted: 5/29/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/29/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Was gonna hit up St. Clair for some LMB but on my way out there decided to try Lawrence because I have never fished it before. Launched around 2:00 p.m.. Not knowing the lake, at all, I was set to t...
By: arniejl
Posted: 5/1/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/1/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well, I've been having an excellent season, so far. My wife had to study for her state RN's license exam and was working. I have been trying to get her out to enjoy some of the nice fish that I have ...
By: arniejl
Posted: 4/22/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Started at daylight this morning just in case the wind decided to be a pill. Hit a few docks for 1/2 an hour or so then headed for the dock that I lost the big one at yesterday. First cast in the sam...
By: arniejl
Posted: 4/21/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/21/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Trusted the weather report of winds to 6-8mph. Put in on American around 10:30 or so. Wind was howling. Found some promising looking docks, second dock fished hooked up with a smallie. Fish came righ...
By: arniejl
Posted: 4/10/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Moved over to St. Clair to try to get out of the wind that I encountered at Chambers. I swear that place is centered in a vortex or wind tunnel or something, lol.
Started fishing around 1:30 or...
By: arniejl
Posted: 4/10/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
To Chambers at 10:00, off at noon. No fish, too windy. Moved to St. Clair.
Surface temp. 50
By: arniejl
Posted: 4/8/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/8/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Steilacoom again (fished here yesterday). Started around 11:00 a.m. or so and at 11:50 I caught a 3 pound 5 ounce Largie on a blue/black jig with a Netbait Paca chunk in pumpkin green. Fish wa...
By: arniejl
Posted: 4/7/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/7/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Never fished this lake before so thought I would get out there and check it out and get a water temp., which was 50.
I did pitch some jigs around and thought I had one bite, could be mistaken. Th...
By: arniejl
Posted: 4/1/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/1/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Chambers to try out my new to me BassTracker. Ran it once early this week but wanted to try to fish out of it, so rain or more rain or shine, we went.
I had one good bite on a jig, and th...
By: arniejl
Posted: 3/20/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well, trying to build on my 4 pound 10 ounce LMB that I caught here on Feb. 6th (Secret Lake Report), we tried again. Thought the weather was supposed to be good but it was borderline miserable. Huge...
By: arniejl
Posted: 3/19/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well, it was time to get my little 12 footer going. Got my motor out of storage and changed the gear oil, loaded up and headed to Alder, mainly just to get out, but I fished while I was there.
Pitc...
By: arniejl
Posted: 2/10/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well, still kind of high on my fluke from last Sunday, was hoping to duplicate, but to no avail.
Fished from 11:00a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Fished mostly jigs with trailer, but tried a little panfish ac...
By: arniejl
Posted: 2/6/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 0
Fished: 2/6/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Sorry this has to be secret, my buddy, who took me, made me promise:(
Elijah knows where I went;)
Sometimes ratings are more reflective of the days outcome in relation to the expectations wh...
By: arniejl
Posted: 1/23/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
My son has never caught a Steelhead so I headed back to my home town of Forks for some high water, winter run fishing. Usually have very good luck plunking the Quillayute, but failed this week.
F...
By: arniejl
Posted: 9/6/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/6/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Took a boat ride with two friends in search of deer, archery style. After an early morning hunt, put on the crankbaits and went after the Smallies. We ended up catching a dozen or so but nothing big....
By: arniejl
Posted: 8/28/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/28/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Actually, started out targeting LMB, and got one very early on a crankbait, and then switched more to SMB areas with no luck:(
By: arniejl
Posted: 8/21/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/21/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Well, thought I was finished fishing for the summer as I bowhunt and it is coming up fast, but, managed to get away for the morning with the wife for her first trip of the year, and only her third ba...
By: arniejl
Posted: 6/27/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/27/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Well, had no plan to fish today but my other stuff fell through. Been getting some pressure from Fiancee's 15 year old daughter to take her fishing, so, I finally did.
We trolled out front of Vet...
By: arniejl
Posted: 6/25/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/25/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Well, the good news is that my 0 for 6 in Alder is over. The better news is that it is not 0 for 7. I actually caught a fish, today, in Alder Lake. I am still in awe.
Have afternoon appointments ...
By: arniejl
Posted: 6/19/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/19/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Been awhile in this lake for a skunk, but I got one today:( Only fished 4 hours but that was enough to know that it wasn't my day.
By: arniejl
Posted: 6/14/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/14/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Well, when things seem the worse, it is always a possibility that things happen for a reason.
Fished Kapowsin today, again. I only went because it always seems like I can catch two bass every tri...
By: arniejl
Posted: 6/12/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/12/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Should have taken it as a bad sign, lol.
My buddy and I had planned a trip to Silver Lake. He bought a new camper and was to go set up yesterday (Friday), but became ill, too ill to fish. So, I had...
By: arniejl
Posted: 6/5/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/5/2010
Hot Spots: 0
My 0 for Alder continues!
6 trips, ZERO bites, ZERO fish, ZERO patience remaining, ZERO humor!
Nice day, though. Saw 6 bass in the flooded grass shallows.
Highlight of the day: Was fishing a...