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By: Malottguy
Posted: 1/4/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/1/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Got out finally to fish a couple hours with my daughter. We tried Island Lake in Mason county and it was a cool day for this side of the mountains. Other than the crisp air there was little wind and w...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 12/23/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
My daughter Carrie and I had the priviledge of ridin along with Blufin Loui one again. As always it was an awesome time. He knows how to have fun. My daughter loves going for that long ride and when c...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 7/9/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/7/2011
Hot Spots: 0
My daughter and I got to fish Rufus again with our good friend BluFin Loui and it was a great time.
Weather was nice until the wind picked up at he end of the day. We fished mostly jigs but also tr...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 6/28/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/25/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I haven't posted a report in a long time so figured I would make my Rufus report for the last three days. To start it seems it does not matter the color of bait or artificial you use as these fish are...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 4/3/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Had a friend up from Arizona so took him to my normal spot on Rufus. Fishing was not hot, but I lost one and he caught one. It was his largest ever rainbow at 8.77 pounds so he was estatic about that ...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 1/17/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/17/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Was a good day and a long day, just wasn't great for fishing. Finally got to meet up with the Jigmiester. He is one awesome dude and along with him he brought his sweet lady who is about as polite as ...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 1/15/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/15/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Was a breezing start to the morning but wind calmed down. It was rather warm with temps in mid 30s. Had good water movement from 7am to about 10am. Was a nice little benefit the current and wind fough...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 1/9/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
WOW is all I have to say about today. Only got in about three casts before we decided Mother Nature won today. The three casts were out in fromt of the Tribal/ Corps dock behind the dam. I fished blue...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 12/30/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/30/2010
Hot Spots: 0
My daughter and I had the privilege to fish with Blu Fin again and it was a great time being out with such a great guy. We made a run to the lower pens from the Corps launch and started off very cold ...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 12/21/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/21/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Was a great day today overall. Decided since kid and I both had the time off we would hit Rufus. Left in a decent snow fall and got to our spot behind the dam and got the fire going and then coffee fo...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 12/18/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/18/2010
Hot Spots: 0
We hit our normal hole behind the dam again today and started out real slow and a little wind and snow made for a cold couple hours to the start. We used a float with shrinp on a size 1 hook. The lead...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 12/4/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/4/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Today was a break through. My buddy and I finally each caught a fish. Though not huge, well barely even small, they were 11 inches and 8 inches but big enough to fry up and at least they were fish. Ou...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 11/20/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/20/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Day was a bust but we did get a few bites and I lost one, so things are improving. We also thried bobber and jig tipped with shirmp, but the wind was just to much.
As for the wind a word of caution...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 10/30/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/30/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Did a early season trip to fish behind Cheif Joseph Dam and only had a couple bites. Tried different powerbait colors and the bites came one Fl Red nuggets with Charteause eggs.
Was good to sit and...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 10/2/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/1/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to try the opener for Metalheads today on the Okanogan and it wasn't has hot as last years but had four hookups with two Steelhead landed and one nice smallmouth( was first fish of the day and...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 7/9/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/9/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Was just a nice day to hit thew lake so good ole BluFin Loui took my daughter and I up to the lower pens on Rufus Woods. Day started off cool and comfortable. We used a couple different jigs and BluFi...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 4/25/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/25/2010
Hot Spots: 2
Took my daughter, my best friend and his step son and spent the morning on Conconully Lake.
We started on the east side of the lake using our normal power egggs with a powerbait nugget. We used vario...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 1/17/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/17/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Well what to say. Was very slow and heard of no one even getting bites. Listened to people talking that even in the boats it was a no go. They are marking fish but no bites and talked to a creel check...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 1/8/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/8/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Well finally got to fish with the famous or infamous blufin loui. I tell you what he not only is a great fisherman but on great guy too.
We got on the water a sometime after 8am and was a cold morn...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 1/2/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/2/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Was very slow fishing on the Lower lake. Was nice to get out for a few ours and get some fresh air. Only fish we seen caught where from a boat along the barrels. Two Triploids and one really nice silv...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 5/10/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/10/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Was another great day, We used ever color of powerbait we had and everyone would have limited out but we kept missing them. I lost one about 20 inches right next to shore. Weather was great in mid to ...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 3/9/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/9/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Well was a dang slow day only one caught and that was right before we left about a 2 pound native rainbow. My buddy did a good job hooking it right in the corner of the mouth for a easy release to ge...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 2/24/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/24/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Was a warmer day but still cold as temps in the lower 30s. Water was still cold not sure of temp but I am sure in the low to mid 30s like it has been. It should start warming soon as the weather warms...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 1/17/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/17/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Great day on the lake a little slow at times but well worth the cold wind blowing straight down the river. Daughter caught two trips about pound and a half each and I caught two one trip right at five...
By: Malottguy
Posted: 12/7/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/6/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Fun but slow day with my kid at Rufus Woods. With a normal morning bite.
As for bait we where using Chartreuse Power Eggs(2) up on the line just touching the eye of the hook (we use size 4 ...