Why so few secret lake reports?
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Why so few secret lake reports?
Okay, I know lot's of you have your own zipperlip lake(s). So I know you guys fish it somewhat often. Where are all the secret lake reports? I love to see the fish people pull out of the lakes, especially the non-typical lakes.
RE:Why so few secret lake reports?
sorry mikey i will post some more soon
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RE:Why so few secret lake reports?
Some people think the Secret lake Reports section is lame (past feedback). I enjoy those reports, although I like them better when we are given a few hints to try to figure them out.
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RE:Why so few secret lake reports?
Yeah, me too. It's kind of fun just even trying to find them. I've got a few places I have my eye on, just need to figure out who owns the water and get permission.Mike Carey wrote:Some people think the Secret lake Reports section is lame (past feedback). I enjoy those reports, although I like them better when we are given a few hints to try to figure them out.
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RE:Why so few secret lake reports?
Mikey wrote:Yeah, me too. It's kind of fun just even trying to find them. I've got a few places I have my eye on, just need to figure out who owns the water and get permission.Mike Carey wrote:Some people think the Secret lake Reports section is lame (past feedback). I enjoy those reports, although I like them better when we are given a few hints to try to figure them out.
Just be careful out there Mikey some of these property owners can be real but holes ..i know a guy who was shot at before for fishing on private property ..
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RE:Why so few secret lake reports?
yeah i agree be very careful. when i lived in NC it was common for people to knock on your door if you had a lake or pond on your property.
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RE:Why so few secret lake reports?
Some of my secret bass lakes are those with public access. They are not fished for bass as far as I know.
A nice bass is too valuable a resource to enjoy catching only once.
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RE:Why so few secret lake reports?
Makes sense to me. I'd be pretty ticked for someone tresspassing. In any case, I'll make sure I talk to the property owners first.Bigbass Dez wrote:Just be careful out there Mikey some of these property owners can be real but holes ..i know a guy who was shot at before for fishing on private property ..Mikey wrote:Yeah, me too. It's kind of fun just even trying to find them. I've got a few places I have my eye on, just need to figure out who owns the water and get permission.Mike Carey wrote:Some people think the Secret lake Reports section is lame (past feedback). I enjoy those reports, although I like them better when we are given a few hints to try to figure them out.
RE:Why so few secret lake reports?
Okay Mikey,
I'll give you a secret report, but it's a river, not a lake. Salmon Creek near Vancouver has a bunch of largemouth bass!!!
During the floods of 1996, Klineline Ponds all fllooded over. The high water scrubbed the ponds severely sending bunches of fish into the creek. Since then, a couple guys and I started wading (swimming) downstream with a light spinning rig and downsized lures. It's easy to catch a bunch of bass. Have never caught one over 2 pounds, but it's still a hoot. I usually wait until August so I can wear shorts and old sneakers.
I'll give you a secret report, but it's a river, not a lake. Salmon Creek near Vancouver has a bunch of largemouth bass!!!
During the floods of 1996, Klineline Ponds all fllooded over. The high water scrubbed the ponds severely sending bunches of fish into the creek. Since then, a couple guys and I started wading (swimming) downstream with a light spinning rig and downsized lures. It's easy to catch a bunch of bass. Have never caught one over 2 pounds, but it's still a hoot. I usually wait until August so I can wear shorts and old sneakers.
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RE:Why so few secret lake reports?
i can back up past feedback rec'd by our supreme overlord... personally, i never understood the point of a secret report. for all i know the report could be complete fiction, and my primary reason for visiting sites like this one is i'd like to take a shot at duplicating your success. heck, i'm even OK with feeling dejected when i've had no luck at the same lake. that's fishing!Mike Carey wrote:Some people think the Secret lake Reports section is lame (past feedback). I enjoy those reports, although I like them better when we are given a few hints to try to figure them out.
however, like mike, i would tend to read these more if some clues where left so i could a) guess what lake you were on, and/or b) where on that lake you were fishing, and/or c) what lure/bait/method you were using.
in particular, i love stories about non-typical fishing locations, like the pond at the local gravel pit, or the shallow creek running through some farmland. i'm typically a C & R guy anyway, so i have no qualms about fighting a monster carp out of a irrigation ditch!
so... how about some clues in those secret reports? a page # out of the washington atlas? GPS #'s? the intersection of two roads? "left at the red barn, right at the forked tree, over the rickety bridge..."
share 'em and i'll read 'em! :thumright
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RE:Why so few secret lake reports?
Shshshshshshsh secret lakes are a secret. If ya post about them, guess what? No more secret.
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RE:Why so few secret lake reports?
My guess is that while most of have our "old standby" lakes, most don't have secret lakes either. I'm also guessing that lakes that folks consider secret are well off the beaten patch and are difficult to get to, and are not fished often by those who even know of them. For those that do, they probably don't want to risk talking about it or even giving hints as to its' whereabouts. I used to have a secret Washington lake until I found out there's an access through private land that some folks are privileged to travel! It's still a great lake (pond actually), though, and I enjoy the beautiful 3-mile hike in with packs, tubes and gear but I can no longer consider it secret when other folks are driving up to within a couple hundred yards of it.
RE:Why so few secret lake reports?
i have a few that i have to postMikey wrote:Okay, I know lot's of you have your own zipperlip lake(s). So I know you guys fish it somewhat often. Where are all the secret lake reports? I love to see the fish people pull out of the lakes, especially the non-typical lakes.
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i have just been too lazy. sometimes report feels like too much work.
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RE:Why so few secret lake reports?
Mike Carey wrote:... I enjoy those reports, although I like them better when we are given a few hints to try to figure them out.
i have figure out some of the locations where people have fished in the secret reports already.TroutCowboy wrote:... however, like mike, i would tend to read these more if some clues where left so i could a) guess what lake you were on, and/or b) where on that lake you were fishing, and/or c) what lure/bait/method you were using.
so... how about some clues in those secret reports? a page # out of the washington atlas? GPS #'s? the intersection of two roads? "left at the red barn, right at the forked tree, over the rickety bridge..."
share 'em and i'll read 'em! :thumright
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i have a few to post, but im not sure how many clues i will leave, or if i will leave any at all
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