Float Tube/Regular In/Near Vancouver

[cbaillo]

My thread got moved to the intro thread (which is fine), but I want to make sure my question in it is answered, since that thread doesn't look too active with responses, sorry if this qualifies as a double post:

I live in Vancouver, and am really trying hard to know the waters around me, find out what the fish want (have been unlucky thus far), and basically just enjoying the outdoors again, being forced to live in an area without it for the past year.

I don't have a boat, can't afford one right now, but I DID just go out and bought a float tube yesterday, and am very excited to use it. I already know about Battle Ground, and will hit that lake up on my furlough day this coming Friday, but what other lakes can you float tube on, that might offer good fishing?

I'm up for anything that bites, I'm not picky..trout, bass,catfish, perch, walleye, etc...


Can you float tube on Lacamas Lake? If so, at any point, or special areas? Any other lakes closeby I can practice and get to know the waters at, near me? My neighbor pointed me to Goose Lake, but thats about 60 miles away, so I'll have to save that for a "morning to myself" trip, and not when I have the kids.

[cbaillo]

Nobody at all? Or is it because I'm new. Well had a furlough day yesterday, and float tubed battle ground, with no fish, and a couple bites.

[moto]

i don't live down there but if you ever feel like driving to olympia i can take you to some good lakes what you like fishing for

[Marc Martyn]

It's not because you are new. There may not be that many site members from that area.

I've never fished in that part of the state, but Battleground looks like your best bet for fishing. Here is the lake index for Clark County.

http://www.washingtonlakes.com/CountyLakeList.aspx?id=6

Skamania County to the east looks like it has some nice little lakes for a float tube also.

http://www.washingtonlakes.com/CountyLa ... aspx?id=29

Send a PM to Bob Johansen and ask him for some info. He wrote several of the lake descriptions for that area. He most likely knows a lot about those lakes.

http://www.washingtonlakes.com/forum/yaf_profile4.aspx

Hope that is some help:)

[BassDood]

I'm a float tubing fiend, but I don't fish that area. I can tell you what has worked for me in my neck of the woods. PM if you like. I read some info about some Columbia sloughs a while back that sounded promising for largemouth. If nothing else, google your area. To me, any lake is fishable in a tube.