Northwest Fishing Reports

Holy buckets. I fish that lake as well in my kayak quite a bit in winter. i wear my life vest in winter only. I grew up on Lake Washington and have been thrown in, pushed in, punched into the winter water many times by my brothers. Dang, it's cold. I felt the seize multiple times. Luckily it was sha...

Folks are still catching carp out of Blackmans Lake, in Snohomish, as well. I've not caught one. I don't specifically fish for carp only due to lack of experience.

Long live Bob Johanson!

There are Squawfish in the Sammamish Slough.

Done

I'm ready to hit my fav regulated lake come sun-up Sat.

Try Chain Lake. It's in a hole. It gets some, but I see several people frequent the lake with pontoons. I use a kayak. Yes, wind can be annoying to a kayaker, but I've been parking myself while fishing leaving the wind to annoy others.

Thank you very much. I live just a couple of miles from the lake. It just seems dead all the time. I never see surface activity, even after they stock.

Consider a small weedless rig as well. It could get you that larger fish holding onto it's territory around some bottom structure and cover.

Anyone have tips on how to catch these guys during the winter on the west side? Can't seem to figure it out, going to try dropshotting more with jigs and artificial baits, seems like it should be effective in deeper water. The go to worm on a hook has been striking out in the cold. try a white roos...

If you can, buy a cheap 10foot kayak, a PFD ( where it please ). You can find one for about $300. Nothing, I repeat, nothing will help you catch more bass than that kayak...hands down. If you have money, a better choice is an Old Town Pack Canoe. They are a little, but they are so light weight that ...

Please. Are you taking a watercraft? If so, I would be interested in understanding how best to get your watercraft to the lake. They didn't do a very good job providing facilities for watercraft.

I live close to this lake. I drive by it almost everyday thinking I'm going to hitup this lake soon.
I rarely see anyone on the lake. I have seen and heard of people catching perch. It is stocked with trout...where are all the trout?

I plan to hit this lake come spring.

Did you buy one? I have an aqua-vue. But mine is the old style. I love it. I use it in small lakes to locate schools of perch. It's silly when you see the perch coming up to the camera to check it out...chuckle....I love that. I've seen schools of hundreds in Blackmans lake. I was so engulfed in wat...

Interesting. I was in partial-attention mode when the fella asked me. I was answering him as I was unhooking and releasing the fish when I had just noticed the fish looked a little different than the pile of largies I caught before that. I didn't think - or wasn't paying enough attention to trigger ...

Anyone been to these lakes. It looks like there would be a few miles of trails to get there. Any tips or help getting on there safely is welcome.

Pretty soon nobody can afford justice, and then what?

Holy heck that is scary.

Has anyone visited Lost Lake near Lake Chaplain lately and can provide any hints and tips as to how to safely and legally get out there?

...bowing my head in respect for the man ( or lady for that matter ) who can remain cool headed in these socially overwelming situations.

Thanks for the inspiration.