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Merwin Fishing Reports

Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/8/2006
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Rating: 5
Fished: 7/29/2006
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Mike Nielsen of Ariel, Tony Welch of Portland, and I took advantage of cloudy weather to fish Merwin Lake for tiger muskies on July 29 - August 1. They were pretty active; we saw numerous fish, boate...
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/12/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 7/10/2006
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Thought I'd treat my Dad (58) and nephew (11) to a day on the lake fishing for Kokanee. Since they're both from Alaska and haven't fished on a lake for trout in a very long time, I thought it would b...
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/12/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/10/2006
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marla, ish our pomeranian, and i arrived at merwin on the tenth. we trolled for an hour and a half, and got mostly cookie cutter kokanee of 13". a few smaller ones of 11". we fished yale later in the ...
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/16/2006
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Rating: 3
Fished: 10/4/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Don and Mike retrieve a tiger musky lure from a tree at Merwin Lake in October 2005. Photo by Tony Welch.
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/7/2005
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/6/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Well, first time at Merwin. Fished muskies with quite a few lures and presentations but no takers, not even a follow to my knowledge. Did see a mid 30's fish. Am thinking that the muskies gorged thems...
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/3/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 10/3/2005
Hot Spots: 0
I have a new system for rinsing musky slime out of my boat -- leave the drain plug in overnight to keep rainwater in, then pull the plug before launching so the bilge can drain into the lake. We were...
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/2/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 10/2/2005
Hot Spots: 0
It was cold and rainy today, and after malingering all day, Mike and I only fished from 4 to 6 PM. I caught and released a spunky 37-incher, while Mike raised two fish (one follow, one bumped his lur...
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/2/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 10/1/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Tony was supposed to attend a wedding today but couldn't make it because of a fishing emergency -- he caught two tiger muskies! (39 and 42 inches) Added to Don's 42-inch, 22-lb. fish, that's three b...
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/1/2005
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/30/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing in inclement weather today (we parked the boat under an overhanging tree for 2 hours during the worst of the deluge), Mike Nielsen and Tony Welch each caught a tiger musky, so all three of us ...
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/30/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 9/29/2005
Hot Spots: 0
If you spent today working in an office, don't read this report, because it may cause you to quit your job! Merwin Lake was magical today. Not because we caught lots of fish -- we didn't, we only go...
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/21/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 9/18/2005
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This photo goes with my last Merwin Lake report. Mike Nielsen displays his 31.15-lb. tiger musky that missed breaking the state record by only 2 ounces. *Editor's Note: WOW!
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/18/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 9/18/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Mike Nielsen and I wrapped up our 6 1/2 day tiger musky expedition today. We caught and released 4 muskies from 16 lbs. to 31 lbs. Yesterday, the cloudy weather and cold water discouraged the fish, ...
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/17/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 9/17/2005
Hot Spots: 0
I’m still fishing for tiger muskies at Merwin Lake with Mike Nielsen of Ariel. Yesterday was very slow with no fish boated, but when the sun came out this afternoon, we raised several fish and Mike c...
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/15/2005
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/14/2005
Hot Spots: 0
This week I'm fishing for tiger muskies at Merwin Lake with Mike Nielsen of Ariel, and today was our third day on the lake. Water temperatures are 66 to 69 degrees, and many muskies are actively feed...
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/13/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 9/12/2005
Hot Spots: 0
September is tiger musky time on this big Cowlitz County impoundment! This is my first fishing trip since June, as I've been ill this summer, and it's great to be back on the water again. I arrive t...
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/21/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/19/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Merwin for the first time this year. The boat launches were busy, but we were able to find parking at Speelyai Bay. I hear the kokanee fishermen are doing well, and there were plenty of troll...
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/3/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/1/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Out for a late afternoon spin..............using 3oz kidney weight, flasher, snubber and red/black kok killers. Two rods brought down seven fish (hooked and lost at least 20) in two and a half hours....
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/22/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/22/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Got on the lake at around 8:30 am fished tell around 3:00. Hooked alot of fish but was only able to boat two in the 14 inch range. (Need better net). Saw lots of other people cathing fish also. I was ...
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/7/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/6/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Water is cold (57) but the fishing is hot!! Three rods produced 12 Kok's in 4 hours. Average size is 14 inches and 1 to 2 pounders. Used 2 OZ followed by flashers and single hook green/red wedding ...
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/15/2004
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Rating: 5
Fished: 9/15/2004
Hot Spots: 0
I returned to Merwin Lake to find the tiger musky action is still red-hot. Fishing with Ariel resident Mike Nielsen (pictured above), we raised 10 fish, hooked 5, and boated 2. The water surface tem...
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/2/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 9/2/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Date:: 9/2/2004 Thanks-to:: Don Most people fish this lake for kokanee, and Merwin's tiger muskies are all but ignored. This lake is twice as big as Mayfield Lake, and has lots of ...
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/21/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 8/21/2004
Hot Spots: 0
The family and I spent the day trolling with downriggers at 60 feet today. We were using a combination of flashers with worms and white corn. The lake was unusually calm with a weather front moving ...
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/22/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 7/22/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Great Lake. Caught 4 nice size kokanee. A lot of boaters! Busy for a Thursday. Still had fun and caught fish.
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/9/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/9/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Fished late AM and early PM saw lots of fish at 30 and 45 feet. Landed one Koke and 4 squawfish (ugh).
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Merwin
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/22/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 3/22/2004
Hot Spots: 0
We got into the water about 10am and is was windy. Caught a couple of fish during the next 2 hours. The wind died down about 1pm and the fishing pickup. 3 limits finished by 2 pm. Just your basic,...
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