Northwest Fishing Reports

thanks Mallard the information is great and keep it coming. i am going to plan several trips to that area i heard that keechelus lake and the other one near by has good ice in the winter so im going to spend alot of time on the ice. can you ride a snowmachine on the lakes? is there any rule prohibi...

Getting closer. How have those temps been over there? I know I've hit 29* a couple times now on the back porch. Any eastside winter/ice seasons predictions yet? It seems pretty cold to me so far.......(maybe a little dry lately too...:-" ) I had about a 1/4" skim on the dog dish the other night.......

Just a quick note, most of the Bass ponds around Ellensburg and Yakima are starting to get there first skin of winter ice on them. I myself can't wait for Elton Pond in Selah to freeze over solid so I can get some ice fishing in myself. This pond is only open from Dec. 1st - March 1st and has some b...

I too, am looking for some place cooler to camp and fish at next week. Am considering Black Lake near Olympia,WA. I've read that the cutthroats should be out this time of year. Anyone with firsthand experience? If you're looking for a higher lake that doesn't see a whole lot of attention and has de...

big fish lite line wrote:wait are dolly varden different then bull trout?

Dolly Varden are the sea-run version of the Bull Trout

Please, someone tell me that we are not using Wikipedia as an expert reference source now.

Sorry, it wasn't Triploids, it was regular rainbows in the 8" to 14" size and the exact number according to WDFW is 25,700 regular Bow's. Like I said before, thats only 1 Lake, and yet in Yakima County no less!

The triploid program isn't being dropped, just cut back. I tried to find what was in the e-mail, but can't locate it. I believe some/all of the state funding was cut off? I know WDFW cut back on the numbers of triploids stocked this year by about 25,000 over previous years. I'll do some more diggin...

I sent mine in last month. Does anyone know what happens if you fail to submit a catch record card when summoned to do so? One of my better fishing buddies has no clue where his is, and I'm not sure what to tell him. I'm glad I put mine in with my license...when summoned, always respond :) KTK he/s...

stampie wrote:Here is a link that will take you thru the backdoor. http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regs_seasons.html

Thanks, for some reason that did the trick!!

stampie wrote:Here is a link that will take you thru the backdoor. http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regs_seasons.html

I'm on it, thank you!

Yeah, but at least there is one concilatory note. Clear Lake looks fairly decent. :money: My buddy was just up there on saturday and he said they were catching 16" kokes (fishing stories, not sure?). Yet we know that Clear is always good for bows and browns as well!!! Hope to run into you up there t...

For some reason I can't access the WDFW website. Everytime i try logging on, it tells me I don't have access to the server. Odd, cause I've never had problems in the past#-o

Hey beerman, I was just up there 2 days ago and dog is still under about 6' of snow and ice. The campground is still closed and blocked off by all the snow, too. I was hoping that it would be fishable by Memorial Day, but it doesn't look too good for the home team. Which really sucks because thats w...

Already done, Dude!!!

Thats why you take an auger or an axe. Drill or hack a hole in the ice and keep on fishing, just like we do here on the east side! Don't let a little ice and or snow scare you. Just make sure to take a buddy along, misery loves company!

Keechelus, Kachess, Lake Cle Elum, Rimrock, Bumping, and even Clear Lake all hold good populations of kokanee. like bearman says a wedding ring tipped with a maggot trolled slow at about 35-40 ft is perfect. They have very, very soft jaws, and will tear and rip easily, so set the hook very gently.

Hi, my name is David as you may have guessed, I am 33 yrs old and live in Yakima, WA. I have always enjoyed fishing (obviously), artistry (pen and ink), and airbrushing. I am a Professional Driver (read : truck driver... Haney rules). My favorite fish to get on the line is a Chinook, followed by Sma...

Cough, Cough!!:-#

That is a nice stinkin' fish.