Northwest Fishing Reports

Spent a couple hours on Wednesday, the 22nd, and Thursday, the 23rd, slinging at PNP. No action on the 22nd. Thursday morning just seconds after stepping into the water a large fish (all I saw was the belly) jumped entirely out of the water about 10-15' away. Caught a shaker that shook the hook a co...

Buck Lake, in North Kitsap, has three spots for shore fishing. One is a swim area that probably isn't too popular now that school is back in session. The swim area is next to a play area - swings, slide, etc. I ship my kids off there if they get bored. There's a boat launch on the north-ish end of t...

Put the kayak in at Eglon around 10:30-11:00. Herring were jumping all over. Hit the rips with just about everything I had including drifting and casting a BuzzBomb. Nada. Probably not the best time of day/tide/etc. But I have to take the opportunity to fish when it's available.

Name: Greg F Age: 40 Location: Kingston Hobbies: Reading, family, fishing What You Do: IT Favorite Species To Fish For: All of them, because each requires a different technique Where You Fish The Most: So far, Puget Sound and the very frustrating Island and Buck Lakes How Long You Have Been Fishing...

Yeah, you could say I'm fishing shallow as I can see the lake bottom out to 30 - 40 feet. My understanding of bass is that they like to be near/under lily pads and the logs that run at various angles from the shore, so I try to cast to those areas or parallel with the reeds at Buck Lake. Someone tol...

I've fished Buck Lake for the past three Fridays (after 9am until about noon) using a worm, a Texas rigged 4" and 5" super grub (3/8 oz. weight), and a spinner bait without any strikes. My retrieval is slow with occasional bursts and twitches of the rod. I was at Island Lake this morning (7am to 10a...