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Horseshoe Fishing Reports

By: obryan214
Posted: 5/21/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/21/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the lake again this morning trying out the new trolling motor setup. Trolled flies and released 2 rainbows and about a bazillion bluegill. Nice weather out. Followed around the lake by 3 duckling...
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By: obryan214
Posted: 10/26/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/26/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Trolled for about 3 hours for trout, caught about a dozen bass instead from 6 to 15 inches. 2 rods, one with silver mepps and a gold on the other. One double header with a 10 and 13 inch fish. Was a b...
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By: obryan214
Posted: 9/14/2017
Species: Other
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/14/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Fished horseshoe for the 2nd time this year. Did a mix of trolling, casting and fly fishing. Most action came while trolling mepps spinners in gold or silver, size 1 aglias btw. Released at least 2 ...
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Posted: 8/14/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/14/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The weather was Goldie Locks - not too hot and not too cold. Fishing solo, I launched my small boat onto Horseshoe Lake. A bit windy. Plenty of baby bass but no big ones. No one else on the lake o...
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Posted: 7/27/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/27/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Up early for an old Geezer of 88. Out of bed at 04:00 and fishing by 05:15. Windy and very Misty as I launched my small boat. My Co-Author, Dave Shorett showed up about an hour and a half later wit...
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Posted: 5/4/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/4/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing solo, I launched my small boat onto Horseshoe Lake to see if any bass wanted to play. I fished almost the entire lake without a strike. I saw only one bass cruising the shoreline - Probably ...
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Posted: 5/31/2015
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/31/2015
Hot Spots: 2
Got a new fishing kayak recently so I took it to Horseshoe lake for the maiden voyage. Got on the water at about 8am and left at 12pm. There was one other boat on the water when I got there trolling f...
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Posted: 5/20/2015
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/20/2015
Hot Spots: 3
It was overcast, cool, a light drizzle, but very light wind as I arrived at Horseshoe Lake about 9:00 am. Four Kayakers were putting their craft onto the pickup as I arrived. The outdoor temp was a...
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By: Mattdango
Posted: 5/12/2015
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/10/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Went out with a buddy who I'm teaching the ropes of bass fishing. It was warm out but a bit windy and hard to control my pontoon and his kayak. Spent about an hour roaming around hitting various dock...
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Posted: 4/30/2015
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/30/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Fishing solo, I launched my small boat onto Horseshoe Lake. The skies were cloudy, temperature quite cool, a little mist and some breeze. Not ideal for bass fishing from a small boat. Only one othe...
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Posted: 10/3/2014
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/3/2014
Hot Spots: 1
The weatherman had promised no rain, temps in the mid-60s and very little wind. Fishing solo, I launched my small boat onto Horseshoe Lake. Mine was the only rig in the parking lot and the only boat...
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By: obryan214
Posted: 9/15/2013
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/15/2013
Hot Spots: 0
stopped by here after first going to carney lake on my way back from hood canal. casting off shore at the ramp landed one small largemouth on a size 4 mepps spinner. lost another a few casts later. sa...
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Posted: 5/1/2013
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/30/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing solo, I launched my small boat onto Horseshoe Lake. The weather was cold. overcast and a little windy. No other boats or anglers were there. I fished a couple hours without a single hit or ...
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Posted: 10/4/2012
Species: Bluegill
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/4/2012
Hot Spots: 1
Went out to Horseshoe to prospect the Bluegill fishing from shore. One other person there caught nothing as well. I fished a size 10 Eagle Claw with a 14" leader. Tried Night Crawlers, Eggs, all the u...
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Posted: 9/15/2012
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/15/2012
Hot Spots: 2
I fished Horseshoe today for the first time since 2010. Caught 2 LMB, 9 BG, and 9 Yellow Perch. I has not previously caught perch here, but say a posting about a Walleye, so believed that there were...
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Posted: 9/8/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/8/2012
Hot Spots: 3
Fishing solo, I launched my small boat onto Horseshoe Lake - Not so much because its such a great bass lake but because it is close by. Only one person in the access area as I launched and she was bo...
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Posted: 5/27/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/26/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Started fishing at 6:00 am, did'nt get any bites till mid morning , caught 3 biggest only at 15"on a brush hog. Really nice day on the water.
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Posted: 5/25/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/25/2012
Hot Spots: 1
Fishing solo, I launched my small boat on Horseshoe Lake in mid-morning. Started right off catching bass - the best about 3 1/2 pounds (19) inches. One trout angler named "Joe" was quitting at the s...
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By: narrows11
Posted: 4/30/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/28/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Hit up Horseshoe on opening day with my pontoon boat with a little trolling motor on it! Great fishing! Caught 9 fish in roughly 2 hours but lost a lot more at the boat I trolled a green wedding ring ...
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Posted: 8/28/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/28/2011
Hot Spots: 0
So I went to Horseshoe again since it's right down the road from my house and again didn't haven't much luck. Caught a few largemouth that were only about 5 inches long. I let those go but then I got ...
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Posted: 8/4/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/4/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I arrived at the lake fairly early - the sun was just coming up and it was already starting to get warmer. Yeah, I know, Horseshoe Lake is not many bass anglers favorite lake (nor is it mine) but it ...
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Posted: 5/4/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/4/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Dusted off the Ol' Blue Boat, charged the battery and lubed the hubs. Launched at Horseshoe Lake in search of some largemouth bass. Did not see a bass or get a hit. Didn't see any spawning nests or...
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Posted: 7/14/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/13/2010
Hot Spots: 0
My 2nd time targeting bucketmouths. I started with throwing a white curlytailed grub, and my uncle used the same except in black. He immediately got hits and caught a few dinks. I got my first fish by...
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Posted: 6/7/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/7/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fished this small lk today with water temps at 64.5 the fish were easy to get if they didn't see you. When they see ya hang it up and move on to another spot. Blue gill are bedding all over the lk. I ...
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Posted: 4/30/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/30/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing solo, I launched my small boat onto Horseshoe Lake. Parking lot was quite crowded and about 7 or 8 boats were already fishing. Two anglers were fishing from the shoreline. Fortunately most ...
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