Northwest Fishing Reports

I grew up on a small lake in Federal Way and always had a blast using small Rapalas. We would just twitch them on the surface for bluegills and small bass, loads of fun! If the lure was close enough to the boat, we could see bass hovering below the lure. Would wiggle the rod tip so the plug kind of ...

I think it would be cheap and easy to do one out of PVC pipe and tees. Just glue the tees in series with a little pipe in between and add a piece of pipe ti the outlet of the tee for a little length. I searched PVC rod holder on the internet and there was a bunch of different types. Some freestandin...

This makes my heart ache, I am so sorry for your loss. Payers for all your family.

I am pondering going up to Lake Roosevelt next Friday for the Sturgeon opener and I am looking at the Kettle Falls area. Curious if anyone has any insight on what section of the lake to try for Sturgeon? I do not need specific spots or tactics, just general vicinity where I could locate some. I cons...

looks like there is a resort on both North and South Twin Lakes. I have only fished South so not sure if North Twin is any good or not. Rainbow Beach on North and Hartmans on South if you want to look them up. I think they are connected by a canal and if the boat is not too big, you can travel betwe...

I have fished a couple up there but has been a while. Buffalo was okay but the fish were on the small side, 8"-10" rainbows and a few small largemouth. Twin lakes was a blast but more for quantities of fish rather than quality. We could catch 50-60 largemouth a day but largest was about 2lbs. Caught...

I also built my own and use the downriggers for a mast. We use shower curtain hooks with mini clips to get our lines attached to the cable. I have a bunch of clips so no need to pull in the boards after catching a fish. Just hook another shower curtain hook with line clipped into the release and sen...

Not sure how far you want to travel but found a pretty good deal in Moses Lake.
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Sorry Quadfather, I misunderstood. My father actually built the turning machine for me, nothing fancy but gets the job done. TrackerPro - Anglers Workshop has an excellent selection of blanks and components for anything you would like to build.

I have built several rods and prefer buying separate components rather than a kit. The reason is I can get exactly what I want for guides, thread color, and handle options. The kit may be a bit less expensive to purchase. The last one I built was a 7 foot, 1-4lb test St Croix spinning rod. It is bla...

There is a pretty new launch on the Vantage side of the river below Wanapum. Nice concrete launch with a dock, plenty of parking and a restroom. The only issue I see is a big shallow bar heading to the main river. Looks like if you go downstream around it, should be fine. If I were to fish that sect...

I have not done it but really like this pattern of fly to imitate candlefish and herring.

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Another good yet easy one is campers stew. Take ground beef, potatoes, and whatever veggies and spices you want. mix all together in a doubled tinfoil pouch and throw on the rack. The kids can make their own, that is half the fun. No limit to what you want to add, I usually throw in some A-1 and che...

Do you know what model it is and how old? I am going to be in Federal Way this weekend and could meet up in Kent.

Where are you located?

I have a question in regards to fishing near Priest Rapids on the Columbia. It states in the regs that you can fish with two poles except for sturgeon. My question is can you use one pole for sturgeon and another rod for say walleye or whitefish?

I looked online and found a couple suggestions. First one stated to obtain a syringe that would hold enough epoxy to reset the seat. Work the needle in behind the real seat and inject. Another suggestion was to drill a few small holes in the seat itself and inject epoxy through them. It was suggeste...

Can you say if these two lake are better fished via a boat, or would a float tube be sufficient? I am not oppossed to tubing fairly good size lakes. Boat launch available? boat would be best but float tube would be fine. There are a couple launches on each of the lakes. I could see catching bass on ...

There are twin lakes directly east of Omak. It has been a while since I fished there but should be loaded with rainbows, brook trout, and plenty of largemouth. Tons of small bass, we had to work to get anything over a pound but they are thick. Always fished south twin, never been in the north one.