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Merwin Fishing Reports

Posted: 6/25/2007
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/23/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Went Kokanee fishing on Saturday, Caught 10 fish between two people. trolling 1 mph or so, 4 oz at 60 pulls. using ford fenders with a little silver dick nite type spoon with red on one end white corn...
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By: dlt074
Posted: 6/5/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/2/2007
Hot Spots: 0
wow! what a difference a week makes. spent all day trying to see a tiger musky and we only saw one! it was hot(80's) and sunny, the water temp was slightly above really cold. there was a little chop d...
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Posted: 5/31/2007
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/31/2007
Hot Spots: 0
I was at Lacamas tryin for some bass. I wasn't set up for it because all I had for um was a jig. I was fishing in the side pond next to round lake, I saw plenty of good size bass maybe 1-2 pounds. The...
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By: dlt074
Posted: 5/30/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/29/2007
Hot Spots: 0
So muskyhunter28 and I went back to see if we could duplicate Saturdays success. Long story short, nope. It was sunny and warm in the 80's. the wind was blowing pretty hard and the water was choppy an...
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By: dlt074
Posted: 5/27/2007
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/26/2007
Hot Spots: 0
we went out the after noon (2pm on the water) of may 26th, not expecting to see any musky yet, let alone catch any. about 30mins later muskyhunter28 had his 41" hooked up with a small black and red bu...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/12/2007
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/8/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the lake at 930 in the morning. Caught some Kokes right off slow trolling about 1 ounce of weight and 6 pulls of the line. By noon the fish had moved deeper and I added another ounce to 2 ounces o...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/3/2007
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/25/2007
Hot Spots: 0
The kokanee fishing was great, We used 2 oz. sinkers, Ford Finders type A with a Rim Rock spinner, we tipped the hook with a maggot The fish were biting at 20 feet. Boat speed 1.2 MPH
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/30/2007
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/28/2007
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Hit Merwin for about six hours on Sat. morning, we tried a new spot for about an hour and caught nothin'. Moved around and ended up with 16 kokes kept, one little guy released and lost around six at ...
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By: Rick Buck
Posted: 4/30/2007
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/30/2007
Hot Spots: 0
I caught my limit of Kokenee at Merwin today. The water is really clear so use only 1 ounce of lead, or none at all infront of a Ford Fender. Be sure to use a rubber snubber before your Wedding Ring L...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/27/2007
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/27/2007
Hot Spots: 0
On the lake and fishing by 8am. Father caught 1st fish about 8:45 or so. Dad caught his limit. I caught 3 for a total of 8 fish. Great weather overcast and warmer. Using the typical koke gear. Can't w...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/21/2007
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/21/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Was in the water by 7:30 or so and caught our first one befor 8. Then sister had another one in the boat a couple minutes later. Didnt catch another one until about 11:30. Pretty windy and cut it shor...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/20/2007
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/20/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Was in the water by 7am and my father and I caught two before 8am. Had another up to the boat but lost it before we could net it. Did not have much luck after that, and was out of the water by 11:30am...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/16/2007
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/16/2007
Hot Spots: 0
On the lake with lines in by 7:15 a.m. with first Koke in the boat by 7:30. Very cool with rain showers, but we stayed until about 12:30 or so. Total of 4 in the boat, lost another 4 at the boat. Bes...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/15/2007
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/14/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Got on the water around 7:30 a.m. and headed down toward Merwin dam. Fished the usual patterns and had decent results trolling the usual flash gear and red wedding ring w/corn. We were out 30 pulls on...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/13/2007
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Rating: 2
Fished: 4/11/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Merwin today, no bites. Probably too cold yet. Only saw a few fish on depth finder. Talked with a couple of other fisherman. They had the same to say. Will try lake again when weather impr...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/9/2007
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/1/2007
Hot Spots: 0
COLD morning, but not raining. Tried to put in at Camper's Hide-away, but water too low, so had to drive around and put in at Speelyai. Only 6 or 8 other boats out trolling the usual spots for Kokes. ...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 11/14/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 11/14/2006
Hot Spots: 0
My family and I got on the lake about 12:00 or so and fished for 2 or 3 hours. We then fished by the dock and caught a trout but we couldn't keep it because the sign said that you had to throw them ba...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/29/2006
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Rating: 2
Fished: 10/29/2006
Hot Spots: 0
A friend of ours has been trolling Merwin Lake in late October for tiger muskies and reports no catches. He thinks he saw a few on sonar, laying near the bottom in 80 to 90 feet of water. That's con...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/15/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 10/15/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Our 2006 Merwin Lake Fall Musky Camp ended yesterday. The last fish in my boat was caught by Tony Welch on Sunday, Oct. 8, but Merwin's tiger muskies are still marginally fishable. Mike and I had go...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/6/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 10/6/2006
Hot Spots: 0
I've caught two more tiger muskies since my last report, and lost another at the net. Right now, I'm in Seattle for a few days tending to a sick wife, but Mike and Tony continued fishing, and Tony ha...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/26/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 9/26/2006
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Our party of three fishermen has caught 6 tiger muskies since Sept. 6, ranging in size from 35 to 43 inches (not counting a 21-inch juvenile we caught twice). We've also hooked and The pattern that...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/18/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 9/18/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Merwin on Friday Sept. 15 and again on Sunday for Tiger-Muskies. had a great day on Friday, although I didn't see or land a fish till about 2:00 pm. Fished shallow water in cover and changed ...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/17/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 9/17/2006
Hot Spots: 0
This is a summary report of our 2006 Merwin Lake Fall Musky Camp. Normally the tiger muskies are in the shallows and can be caught off the shoreline logs and stumps this time of year. That has not b...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/12/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 9/11/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Where are the tiger muskies? Very few are up on the shorelines right now, and musky action has been very slow. It's not completely dead, though. I lost one last week that I should have caught, beca...
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By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/28/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 7/29/2006
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This is from Don W's July 29 report. Nice Fish! Mike, Editor
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