Northwest Fishing Reports

On May 7 I trolled past 4 or 5 randomly scattered dead perch floating belly up in the southerly end, south of Silcox. And at one time, seven eagles were circling that area, and an unknown number were perched in the trees. They would periodically pick up something from the surface but I could not tel...

If you get stuck and have to troll with the 115 Merc, consider tipping it up a little so the prop wash is aimed somewhat up toward the surface. That will slow you down a some. Just be sure the water intake is well submerged and that the motor is always pumping a full flow. A kokanee fishing TV show ...

How important was water temperature in 2014? The 2014 American Lake posts show that kokanee were reported caught starting February 1st: - - tmib said 7 kokanee were landed in his boat Feb 1. - - jd39 reported landing 8 kokanee on Feb. 1. He also reported that the fish checker (maybe Katrina?) said s...

Kokanee catches are reported in Meridian, Merwin, Stevens, Chelan, Roosevelt and maybe others at this time of year. Salmonberry noted this, too. If water temperature is the key, then all these other waters are warmer than American. Are they, really?

Toni, what do you think causes a “hard year?”

In a book written by a tournament-fishing pro, the author writes about driving his boat through pad fields, using the main engine to cut up the pads. A couple of hours later, he returns and fishes those cut-up areas. One pad field in a Thurston County lake has a 2-foot wide slot in it, straight as a...

Has anyone been catching smallmouth this winter in western Washington lakes? What's your opinion about trying American Lake for them in March?