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04/11/2008
Trolling
Rainbow Trout
None
Other
Spoons
Afternoon
04/11/2008
4
380

Fished LW from 11am to 2pm with Uncle Jimbo. Jimbo did well, catching and landing 3 pretty nice fish. I fared well, too, managing 4 cutts all around 17." I let all my fish go; my freezer is jammed pack with these beauts already. Jimbo had a blast, loved every minute of it, and took his 6 fillets home for dinner to feed the fam. I can't complain one bit - I might be out there tomorrow, not sure yet. The bite came on at 1:15pm. Other than that is was pretty cold (fishing wise). Water temp was an encouraging 51F so I think the bass might be moving up a bit...I did mark some on the finder along with pretty good schools of long-fin smelt. Great day for fishing, that's for sure.


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Derrick-k
4/11/2008 7:48:00 PM
Nice job guys! Sounds like a blast!
bsharp321
4/11/2008 9:18:00 PM
Very nice fish. Hey, I've only tried for cutts in Lake WA once (last January). Can I ask you what speed you usually troll? I might have been moving a bit too fast with my leaded line and double whammys.

Thanks,

Tim
fishcounter
4/11/2008 9:48:00 PM
I often catch fresh fish for my family but the fish your taking home "to feed the fam" have a consumption advisory by DOH. Lake Wa. Cutthroat are specifically listed as fish to avoid. They also recommend that if you eat them to limit your consumption to fish <12". Just thought you might want to know. Nice fish.

DOH Advisory Location: Lake Washington
Nearest Community: Seattle
Chemicals of Concern: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Species Affected: Northern pikeminnow, yellow perch, cutthroat trout
Issued by: Washington State Department of Health
Advisory Method: Press release, fact sheet, report
Recommendations: Northern pikeminnow - DO NOT EAT
Yellow perch greater than 10 ½” eat no more than 1 meal per month, less than 10 ½” eat no more than 4 meals per month.
Cutthroat trout greater than 12” eat no more than 1 meal per month, less than 12” eat no more than 3 meals per month. This advice is for the general public especially women who might become pregnant or are pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children.
Contact: Washington State Department of Health, Office of Environmental Health Assessments, 1.877.485.7316
kutthroatkilla
4/11/2008 9:56:00 PM
fishcounter: Sweet, thanks for that info...already knew it...they're great smoked :) gotta try it man...

Tim - aim for 1-2mph. Anything faster is too fast. PM me if you need more detail.
fisherdane
4/12/2008 3:35:00 AM
Nice fish. I need to learn this fishery at some point, since I live right on LW.
cant sleep
4/12/2008 1:22:00 PM
kk does it again!..... KK what are you going to school for? you can start your own fishing show... nice fish!
kutthroatkilla
4/13/2008 7:20:00 PM
Na, keep the school going strong. Once fishing turns into a job, it's not fishing anymore...I'll stick to being a student :)
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