Northwest Fishing Reports

Thanks for the kind words! No plans to add to this at the moment, but I am happy to discuss specific questions if anyone has something they would like to discuss.

Found it with a quick google: http://www.ci.bonney-lake.wa.us/section_community/parks_recreation/city_parks.shtml#allanyorke Boat Launch - Lake Tapps During the boating season, the boat launch at Allan Yorke Park requires payment of fees or a Boat Launch Pass card. View the Boating page for more inf...

The other launch is actually on the south end of the lake in Allan Yorke Park, but I thought I heard it had closed. IIRC, it was run by the city. There is a Lake Tapps info line I think.

https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/washington/169/

That was an awesome fish Mark! Congrats on the C&R record! I thought you had screwed up and left a clue in that first pic in the report about where you caught that fish. You can see your fish finder screen with the chart view. Its not very clear, but I thought I could figure out where you were with ...

Well, the creel reports on the WDFW site suck everywhere except Hoodsport. Thats probably;y where we will try unless I hear from someone who has recent data.

Im surprised no one has gotten back to you. Im also considering trying for chum in the Sound again - its been many years. One famous location is the hatchery near Hoodsport on the Hood Canal. Thats where I first caught some chum. They fight great but taste like crap if they have turned dark. Check o...

Thanks! We have been meaning to go to Merwin for ages but never got around to it. This may push us to give it a shot

It finally showed up for me.

Any details you care to add - locations, depths, lures, bait etc?

I dont see the report?

Hi Mark, Yeah, I started to get suspicious about that shortly after I started using the internet to search for fishing reports several years ago. It soon became clear that most of the reports coming from guides and resorts seemed to be 5 start reports. Some of them were always 5 star. It was confirm...

I called the Fins & Feathers guy in Coeur d'Alene today. He said the salmon fishing has been "ok" lately, and that the fish still seem to be mostly on the surface. Keep in mind this is info coming from a tackle supply/fishing guide guy. I have NEVER in my 65 years ever ever heard a tackle supply guy...

Most of that video looks to me like it was shot in the north end of the lake. If you look closely at the shoreline images, at one point you can see a large building in the Coeur d'alene marina in the back ground. That one looks like they are pretty much due south of the city. At another point they l...

Thanks Mike. I'll see if I can look him up.

Mike, or anyone else who might know...what do you call those treble hook bait rigs you guys were using in the video? They are basically a salmon slip tie rig but with treble hooks. Also - where can you buy them or do you have to make them up yourself? Ive spent the last hours trying to Google someth...

Im looking forward to hearing how you do and Im going to wish you the best of luck!

Thanks Mark!

We will be up there the second week in May. Thats probably a bit early, but its when my brother could get vacation time. We plan to hit all the spots you showed us plus maybe try trolling for some salmon in the main lake.

Hows the fishing been so far this year?

Mark,
My brother payed the fee on-line. If we pay on-line, or get one from Cabellas, does that mean we DON'T need to stop for the inspection when we cross into Idaho?

Thanks guys. I found another link on the parks website that said where they were. The closest one on the Wa side is at the Huetter rest stop just past Post Falls on I90. Im still not clear on if we need to apply ahead of time, but to be safe, I did the on-line form and they are going to mail a stick...

Glad you are finding it useful. Thanks for the feed back!

We fished Coeur d'alene two year ago and stopped on a freeway off ramp somewhere close to Coeur d'alene and got the sticker. But, I am suffering from CRS and cant remember where that was or if we needed to apply ahead of time. I just spent the last hour trying to find info on the Idaho fish and game...