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Banks
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/28/2001
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/28/2001
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I hit the launch at Coulee Playland about 0600 by myself. I started fishing for walleye right away. I was using a red wedding ring with a yellow blade and a worm chaser. I did not catch any thing...
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Banks
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/27/2001
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/27/2001
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My brother Ed and I were staying at our dad's on Blue Lake. We went to try out Banks. We launched at 0600 from Coulee Playland and proceeded straight across the lake towards the other side. I rig...
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Banks
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/27/2001
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Rating: 2
Fished: 5/27/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Myself and my son fished at Banks Lake for 4 hours and we caught 1 lousy Carp. We did not see anybody catch a fish except us.
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Banks
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/20/2001
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/20/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Banks as we always do in Mid-May and had better luck than ever. Five of us, fishing catch and release, caught about 25-30 bass on Friday and Saturday. The majority were over a pound, and 6 we...
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Banks
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/13/2001
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/13/2001
Hot Spots: 0
We fished Banks lake last Sunday and this Saturday. Both days we got on the water at 6:am. Last weekend right off the bat I caught a 19" 4 pound rainbow. We then went after bass. Fished for abou...
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Banks
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/24/2000
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Rating: 5
Fished: 7/24/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Banks Lake for the first time and had a great time. Will definitely be back. The fishing was awesome. Lots of bass if you know where to look. (Hint: Big Rocks!) Didn't do to well with the w...
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Banks
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/18/2000
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Rating: 1
Fished: 6/18/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Drove over to Banks on Sunday, set up camp and let the kids swim all afternoon. The water sure felt cold to me! We went out in the evening to the ledge on the south point of Steamboat and started fish...
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Banks
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/8/2000
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/8/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing great, catching so,so. Fished Osborne Bay first daimio DAY! Sluggo's brown or Ten. shad. Fished in the reeds. Used "J" hook center hooked lost first 3 bass. Changed to gamagatsu wide gap ...
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Banks
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/4/2000
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/4/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at Banks on Sunday and fished for smallys did fairly well. They aggressively were hitting on topwater rapala's and grubs, pumpkinseed were favorable. Averaged about 1 walleye a day with one...
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Banks
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/21/2000
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/21/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 7 a.m. to noon, catching many Smallmouth and 1 Largemouth bass up to 2 lbs. Most fish were shallow, within 6 feet of water or shallower, in rocky areas/beds. Largemouth was caught on a C...
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Banks
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/22/2000
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Rating: 4
Fished: 4/22/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Water temp. 54d. very high winds on sat. only high winds on sun. Sat. my son and I caught 3 largemouth over 12 in. - 3smallmouth over 12 and 2 smaller smallys. On sun. we caught 2 large smallmouth ...
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Banks
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/10/1999
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Rating: 4
Fished: 7/10/1999
Hot Spots: 0
Fished mid-lake again. Straight out from launch on other side of lake. Caught 4-5 nice sized bass in about 2-3 hours. Fished from 6-9 pm. Used top water gear. No wind, nice temp, great time. ...
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Banks
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/1/1999
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Rating: 2
Fished: 7/1/1999
Hot Spots: 0
Headed out to Banks on Thursday before the long weekend. Caught two bass the first night in about 2 hours. The rest of the weekend was lousy for fishing. In many hours of fishing the next 3 days, ...
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Banks
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/25/1999
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/25/1999
Hot Spots: 0
My long anticipated trip to Banks Lake was great. After leaving rainy Seattle behind, my sons and I arrived to mild (70's) sunny weather. We set camp and hit the water in search of walleye and bass. W...
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Banks
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/6/1999
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/6/1999
Hot Spots: 0
Sorry if I repeat!First day Osborn bay two l pound bass . 2nd. day, Devils punchbowl.White spinner bates.11 bass.to 2-1/4lbs.outside rocks.3 day Slug!! in Osborn. reeds. 6 l pound bass. 4th day Bark...
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Banks
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/31/1999
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/31/1999
Hot Spots: 0
Myself and my brother arrived at Banks at noon for our first outing on that lake. Instantly my brother landed a beautiful 16 inch rainbow followed by a 3 pound smallmouth trolling a gold colored rap...
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Banks
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/27/1999
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/27/1999
Hot Spots: 0
Went to mid lake and fished the pigeon hole. Caught 5 nice sized bass in about 3 hours, only got 2 in the boat. Biggest was 3-3 1/2 pounds. They hit on a floating lure, one was brownish the other o...
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Banks
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/22/1999
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Rating: 2
Fished: 5/22/1999
Hot Spots: 0
Day trip to Banks Lake, Beautiful weather, lake pretty much to ourselves -- I think we saw about 6 or 7 other boats all afternoon. Fished north east side for walleye early. Caught one nice one in...
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Banks
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/24/1998
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Rating: 4
Fished: 9/24/1998
Hot Spots: 0
Stayed in Electric City on our yearly fall trip to Banks, and launched at the Rest Area launch on Thursday. Beautiful weather, lake pretty much to ourselves -- I think we saw about 3 or 4 other bo...
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Banks
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/13/1997
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Rating: 1
Fished: 7/13/1997
Hot Spots: 0
Every time I travel to Eastern Washington I am struck by the barren landscape that greets me, and yet I am drawn to it at the same time. I took my two boys on a weekend trip of fishing, swimming, and ...
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Banks
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/24/1997
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Rating: 1
Fished: 6/24/1997
Hot Spots: 0
We camped on the south shores of this lake Friday and Saturday nights. There were a lot of fish jumping but I could not tell what they were (definitely not trout). I cast some of my bass and other war...
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