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By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/10/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/9/2011
Hot Spots: 1
Had a great time fishing with guide Shelby Ross of Ross Outdoor Adventures (a guide sponsor on this site, 509.750.7763 ). Shelby took Aaron and myself out to some of the backwater dunes that are only ...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/10/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/8/2011
Hot Spots: 2
Aaron and I got to the Potholes in the late afternoon and took his boat out for a few hours of trolling for rainbows. We were running four rods and using a variety of set ups. We fished across from th...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/24/2011
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Ed Iman’s Fish Camp 2011 was winding down for Aaron and me with a two day salmon-fest at the mouth of the White Salmon River on the Columbia River. This location can consistently put out lots of salmo...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/23/2011
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/20/2011
Hot Spots: 3
OK, this was a trip I jumped at when I found out it was being offered at our annual "Fish Camp" put on by Ed Iman. I have never fished Merwin Reservoir before but like many of you I have seen the pict...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/23/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Our first day of fishing at Ed Iman's yearly "Fish Camp", a gathering for guides, outdoor product reps, and writers. Aaron and I fished with Nolan Morgan, an Oregon tournament bass angler. Nolan knows...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/13/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/13/2011
Hot Spots: 3
Wow, great fishing on the Snohomish continues!
I met up with Gringo Pescador at 6am at the Cady boat launch in Snohomish. Today HT was 6am (Everett) and LT was 1:30pm. Weather conditions were calm...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/5/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/5/2011
Hot Spots: 2
Went fishing with my son James. We launched out of Langus Park at 6:15am, still parking spaces in the lot. Nice launch, even at low tide. Motored to a location just past the float plane recommended by...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/29/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/29/2011
Hot Spots: 0
OK, I haven’t read today’s reports yet and may well embarrass myself, but it was tough for us today. What a total change from two days ago. My son James and I had lines in the water at 6:45, working j...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/27/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/27/2011
Hot Spots: 2
My wife JoAnn and I had the pleasure of fishing with Toni from WannaFishaLure for pink salmon. We had determined that today we would only jig, as I wanted to do a pink salmon jigging video and field t...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/22/2011
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/22/2011
Hot Spots: 1
Part 1 - got up and went to lake Samm with my wife JoAnn to target chinook salmon. We arrived and had lines in the water by about 6:45. My plan was to switch up gear every half hour or so, cycle throu...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/17/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/17/2011
Hot Spots: 2
Hit the water at 6:45 after the gate got opened (thanks King County Parks). I had high hopes and expectations as I started kicking along in my pontoon. Worked counter-clockwise to the far end of the l...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/15/2011
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/15/2011
Hot Spots: 2
Ah, false morning arrived and I had the kicker up and running. We left anchorage and rods down at 5:30am. Conditions - slight chop, scattered sprinkles/on off, which cleared as the morning progressed ...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/15/2011
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/14/2011
Hot Spots: 0
My wife JoAnn and I arrived at Baker around 4:30pm and fished until 8:30pm. Three rods, traditional gear, trolling, varied depths. Maybe a half dozen of us out there. Zip, nothing, nada. Marked fish b...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/7/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/6/2011
Hot Spots: 3
The hike to this Alpine lake starts out in clear cut switchbacks but once you reach the crest it's a pleasant stroll in 2nd growth. There's snow on the ground (patchy) except when you head down into t...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/1/2011
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/1/2011
Hot Spots: 3
BAMM! Got your attention? OK, 4;45am I awoke a minute before my alarm and warmed up the boat motor, idled out of the anchorage my wife JoAnn and I set up at Noisy Creek (amazing spot, BTW) and headed ...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/1/2011
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/31/2011
Hot Spots: 2
OK, my wife JoAnn and I arrived around 6pm at the lake and launched (at Horseshoe Cove) with the plan to fish for a couple hours and then find an anchorage for the next morning's fishing. So that gave...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/30/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/30/2011
Hot Spots: 2
Had the pleasure of fishing with Basser90 and Big Bass Dez before today's WL.com picnic on Basser90's boat. We did a once around the lake and then a bit more, fishing combinations of dock/structure/we...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/25/2011
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/25/2011
Hot Spots: 2
wow. This had to be one of the more bizzare fishing trips I've ever had. Started off yesterday. Had my 18 ft cuddy cabin boat all ready. Plan was to put the boat in with my son James, find a nice anch...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/20/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/19/2011
Hot Spots: 3
Hiked up with my son James to check out this close in mountain lake. At 2.4 miles and 250 ft of elevation gain, 2,400 up, it is snow-free unlike a lot of Alpine lakes this year.
The lake hold rainb...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/17/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/16/2011
Hot Spots: 3
wow, I love this lake! Coming up here is a treat. I fished with Big Bass Dez and Tyler Walker on a wet/clear/wet kind of day. We started the day off by being solicited in the parking lot by a man and ...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/11/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/11/2011
Hot Spots: 1
Got to fish with bassin' buddy Bob Johansen today on American lake. We hit the lake at 0600 and ran to the north end near the boat launch up there and started fishing. Conditions were initally a bit b...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/5/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/5/2011
Hot Spots: 0
OK, so I got my first summer hike in to Wallace lake, which was nice enough and my body survived (but required Ibuprofen back at the truck!). The fishing, however, was cut short after a dozen casts as...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/3/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/3/2011
Hot Spots: 3
My skunk continues. Fished with my wife along (just for the boat ride) which was nice. It was a good day to be out, except this lake has way more waterskiers than I expected, and must all be home owne...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/27/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/27/2011
Hot Spots: 0
My son James and I fished Cassidy today. I was excited to fish this lake as I know it has some quality fish and lot's of great bass habitat, so I had high hopes of getting James into a quality fish.
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By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/20/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Angle lake has once again skunked me. Went out with my son James and hit the water at 6am (thank you Sea Tac police officer for unlocking the gate!, the web site says "open dawn to dusk" but the gated...