Where to Go For Trout This Weekend?

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Where to Go For Trout This Weekend?

Post by No_Bad_Skunks » Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:55 am

Any suggestions? ( I'm in the PDX area )

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RE:Where to Go For Trout This Weekend?

Post by skhan » Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:50 pm

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?
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RE:Where to Go For Trout This Weekend?

Post by Lotech Joe » Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:24 am

If I had my druthers, I'd be camped at Big Hank on the North Fork of the Coeur d' Alene. Or Tin Can Flats on the St. Joe. Fly rod in one hand and Bug-Off in the other.
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RE:Where to Go For Trout This Weekend?

Post by BassinBomber » Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:06 am

Hey Skunks,..Battleground near Vancouver has been lightin up with RBT,..camping is good too,..check it out,..not too far from you either! BB
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Post by Alfredosauce » Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:37 am

ive seen fish caught all week at BG lake, but havent been able to pull any in myself, do you have a boat or are you bank bound like me? if you have a boat your chances are alot better at battleground
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RE:Where to Go For Trout This Weekend?

Post by zen leecher aka Bill W » Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:18 am

If it was me I'd pick one of the local lowland lakes where the weather is hot and troll rapalas about 20 feet deep. :thumright

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RE:Where to Go For Trout This Weekend?

Post by Bruce Nelson » Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:09 am

I've heard Swift Reservoir above Merwin is finally kicking out rainbows.

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Post by Jordan » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:09 pm

if you are willing to go to the East side of the state Rufus Woods is doing well! sinking fly line with woolly buggers.. from a boat... Bridgeport state park is and excellent place to camp
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Post by Dillpepsi123 » Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:54 pm

hey i just caught two nice ones at BGL. I would advise it though unless you have a boat or some floatation device. Now if your up for it swift reservoir is the place to go in skamania county about 20 or more miles past woodland. Oh man its great fishing just off the dam, you can use anything. They stock it with over 60,000 RB every year so its always loaded!

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RE:Where to Go For Trout This Weekend?

Post by TheOne » Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:48 pm

Dillpepsi123 wrote:hey i just caught two nice ones at BGL. I would advise it though unless you have a boat or some floatation device. Now if your up for it swift reservoir is the place to go in skamania county about 20 or more miles past woodland. Oh man its great fishing just off the dam, you can use anything. They stock it with over 60,000 RB every year so its always loaded!
60,000 rainbow trout ....dang dude thats a bunch of fish.allright im going to be headed up to BGL next month b4 summer ends to get some camping/fishing time in.ive been lacking l8ly
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RE:Where to Go For Trout This Weekend?

Post by Kokonuts » Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:05 am

Never Fished at Swift but I am going to take the boat up soon. Whats the hot set up?
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RE:Where to Go For Trout This Weekend?

Post by David Hert » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:37 am

skhan wrote: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 decent fishing in it, give Bear Lake in Yakima County. It's an alpine lake on the East Slope of the Central Cascades. I would definately stop by the Naches Ranger Station and pick up a Forest Service map though, it's a pretty rough drive up 14 miles of forest service road.

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