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Secret Spot Fishing Reports

By: 502300
Posted: 4/20/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/20/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Went to a high pressured lake in Pierce county. Decided boyscoutman and I would use the good weather to give the trout bite a go. Started off casting rooster tails and spinners, no luck on those. ...
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Posted: 4/2/2018
Species: Other
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/1/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Tried to catch some rock fish, but it was too windy and very low tide at the location I went. I did managed to catch a crab, looks like a king crab. One of the claws was broken. Hope it can grow back ...
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By: TMBob
Posted: 4/1/2018
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/31/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Was out testing some new plugs that I just got in the mail and was excited to see how they worked. Went to a place where I caught a few Cutt’s at and enjoy a nice calm full moon Fishing day. Start...
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Posted: 3/18/2018
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/18/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Well I decided today was the day to wet my line for the first time this year. I hit one of my early season puddles to see what was what and fished from 230pm to 5pm. I used a crappie jig tipped with w...
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By: TMBob
Posted: 2/27/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/25/2018
Hot Spots: 0
This report is my version of a day spent fishing with TheQuadFather . Chris and I crossed paths at Beaver Lake back in December 17. He did not know me nor me him, but we talked at the ramp after fi...
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Posted: 2/25/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/25/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I have been denied the opportunity to fish the past 3-4 weekends due to either major wind, or major rain, snow, or some domestic disaster. Anyway, reached out to fellow NWFR member, TMBob, and sugg...
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By: branweeds
Posted: 12/22/2017
Species: Dolly Varden
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/17/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I’ve been fishing several Puget Sound river systems over the past couple weeks looking for my first steelhead. Although I haven’t hooked into one yet, the fishing has been great. Lots of healthy bull ...
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By: football
Posted: 12/12/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/12/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Fished in Palm Springs, California. Went with my buddy after school. I caught 6 he caught 4. Used grubs in purple, yellow, and white. Very good day with even better results.
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By: PatrickC
Posted: 11/30/2017
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/30/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Well with it being the last day of the river being open I figured I would brave the rain and head to my spot. Started twitching a solid black twitching jig and after 10 or so casts boom, fish on, nic...
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By: PatrickC
Posted: 11/29/2017
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/29/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Well got to my spot late this morning, it was more of a “lets see how the river looks” trip. So I throw the rod in the truck, and leave my fishing bag, as I have an assortment of twitching jigs hangin...
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Posted: 10/25/2017
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/25/2017
Hot Spots: 0
While this river is no secret I'd rather not name it as it is already crowded. Maybe later in the year I might name it anyways started fishing at zero dark thirty upriver in a hole with three other gu...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/14/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/14/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Look at this report as a "conditions" report and not a fishing report with no gps coordinates and apply it to your own lakes and that should help keep any panties from bunching over the whole "secret"...
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By: 502300
Posted: 8/24/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/22/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Well I went to take pictures of this beautiful stream and brought my rod just in case. And boy did it pan out. I tried a fly then a spinner. But what really worked was a trout magnet. I caught 2-4 cut...
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By: ridgeratt
Posted: 8/20/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/18/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I fished my favorite lake. Took longer than expected to catch some kokanee. I threw everything I had in the tackle box at them. I fought the wind all morning. Usually I make some pretty concentric cir...
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By: jonb
Posted: 8/20/2017
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/20/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I fished today for a couple hours at a river i like and did really well. I hooked well over a hundred pinks and brought 80 or so to hand. Most fish were caught on my 6wt fiberglass fly rod, full float...
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By: branweeds
Posted: 8/6/2017
Species: Brook Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/6/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I took a short hike in to my favorite brook trout lake, and also bushwhacked to find another one. I had no luck on anything but a dry fly, but it was nonstop once I tied one on. Most of the brook tro...
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By: 8theB8
Posted: 7/28/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/27/2017
Hot Spots: 0
This lake missed a 5 rating by not giving up a fish over 3 lbs this trip. Everything under was very willing and I caught bass on just about whatever I threw. Bass Pro Shops Humpin' Toads were 'my go...
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Posted: 7/25/2017
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/24/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I had out of state guests on the boat for the last two days fishing for Chinook on the Upper Columbia River. We did ok on Sunday but it wasn't until mid day Monday that I realized the fish wanted brad...
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Posted: 7/11/2017
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/8/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I had fun this weekend chasing Chinook. This time of year I focus on waters between Priest Rapids and Chief Joseph Dams. I had guests both am and pm and had good success all weekend. We retained 10 ke...
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Posted: 7/1/2017
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/1/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Well we started my Columbia River Salmon Season off with a bang. I was joined by my father and an ex-neighbor. Shortly after our 4:30 launch my dad boated our first hatchery Chinook. My neighbor weed...
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By: spamel
Posted: 6/19/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/17/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Beautiful day. Not many people on the lake. Caught this hog on a topwater heddon lure.
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By: jonb
Posted: 6/11/2017
Species: Lingcod
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/10/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I went out with a friend for lingcod yesterday. It was a good day. We started off by dropping traps, then we went to a nearby island and jigged over an underwater pinacle. Immediately started hitting ...
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By: 502300
Posted: 5/21/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/21/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Went to a small lake that I have never fished before. Launched the kayak and started working docks and Lilly pads for some LMB but nothing switched it up to a worm under a bober and caught 2 small per...
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By: Amx
Posted: 5/9/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/9/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Did ok today. Only 4 fish, for 3 hours on the lake, but one Largie at 4.43. It kept getting bigger and bigger, the longer the fight lasted. lol
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Posted: 5/1/2017
Species: Crappie
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/1/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Today has to be the best day of my life . Although fishing was slow and got 1 fish but i scored big time today. The fish measured at 16 3/4 inches. I didn't have a scale to weigh, but felt like 3lbs.
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