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Shoecraft Fishing Reports

Shoecraft
By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/31/2019
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/31/2019
Hot Spots: 0
This launch has always been a bugger but man is it getting SKINNY! Lots of silt has settled in and it's not far from being impassable. Launched around 10am off at 2:30. Water temps were 53 to 57...
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Shoecraft
By: SnohomishFish13
Posted: 3/18/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/18/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the lake at about 7:30am and went out to the middle, by 8 we had 1 each. Caught and released. We caught 7 altogether. But only took pictures of our first ones of the mourning.
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Shoecraft
By: dutchman2858
Posted: 11/20/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/15/2017
Hot Spots: 0
This report is a few days late. Last Wednesday we went over to Shoecraft for the first time. To say the launch is a challenge is an understatement! It's situated in a stream about 25 yards from the la...
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Shoecraft
By: Chocolab8
Posted: 9/8/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/8/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at 8:00 am and launched my kayak. The lake water level is down a few feet and getting anything other than a kayak or small boat would be very difficult based on the low water level at the WDFW...
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Shoecraft
By: JoshH
Posted: 6/28/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/28/2017
Hot Spots: 1
I made an executive decision and took today off specifically to fish somewhere different. I didn't go too wild. In fact, I pretty much just went across the street from where I do the vast majority of ...
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Shoecraft
By: AdalynFarmer
Posted: 4/1/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/1/2017
Hot Spots: 2
Didn't start till about 0730, two of us trolling two rods each. We changed set up about every half hour with only one bump. Finally connected on a rooster tail, my partner got one about two minutes la...
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Shoecraft
By: cobrar543
Posted: 3/28/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/25/2017
Hot Spots: 2
Starting with the launch. Its always been a challange to get in and out of the tiny opening. But this is going to be a bad year. The lake is FULL of water right now and you have less then 18" of water...
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Shoecraft
By: FishingTenor
Posted: 7/6/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/4/2016
Hot Spots: 1
In May, I challenged myself to fish at a new lake every week. There are lots of lakes to explore! My go-to trout setup is trolling with Jack Loyd pop gear, 12-18” leader to a yellow-green woolly bugge...
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Shoecraft
By: Oldgoatgregg
Posted: 5/24/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/24/2016
Hot Spots: 3
Arrived at the lake about 930 am and headed out on the water. Began catching planter trout almost immediately. Between my buddy and me, we caught and released 25 trout in about 5 hours on the water....
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Shoecraft
By: fishn4fun49
Posted: 5/20/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/16/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the lake about 10 am. Launched the Kayak and paddled around. It was windy and slightly overcast. Got a couple of nice Crappie right out of the gate in about 10 feet of water right by the ent...
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Shoecraft
By: fishn4fun49
Posted: 5/20/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/17/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Got to Shoe Craft later than I had hoped. (23 year olds) Launched the Kayaks and headed to the North Cove. Used a Red Gulp egg with a real Salmon egg. Let the Kayaks drift, since the wind was blowin...
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Shoecraft
By: Jimbo
Posted: 4/21/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/20/2016
Hot Spots: 0
In about 6:00 dragging a black hairs ear. no luck. Went zig zag to other end of lake till I see fish rise. Switched to a small gold wicked willy with a red dot. FISH ON, about took my small pole out t...
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Shoecraft
By: riverhunter
Posted: 4/18/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/17/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Went out with my 4yr old daughter in the morning to try our luck at shoecraft. Caught fish consistently using Dodgers with wedding rings or wooly buggers. Went 10/12 with a few drive bys from 730-930....
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Shoecraft
By: tleeMV
Posted: 4/18/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/16/2016
Hot Spots: 3
Trolled dick nites and flatfish near the surface (only used a couple small split shot) and consistently caught small rainbows (8-11 inches), 6 total. We had more hits trolling right through the middle...
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Shoecraft
By: cobrar543
Posted: 5/11/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/2/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Had the whole day planned. But we know how well plans go. Told my wife that we were getting up early to go to Stevens and chase Kokonee's. She said she would rather not get up early so I decided we c...
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Shoecraft
By: cobrar543
Posted: 5/2/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/2/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Braved the Launch at Shoecraft today and it was not as bad as I though. Caught a good dozen of the plants but the fun was the left overs from last year that were more than happy to play. We kept 5 of...
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Shoecraft
By: LastCast
Posted: 7/15/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/14/2014
Hot Spots: 2
Launched about noon to an almost empty lake for some catch and release relaxation time. Thankfully nobody was water skiing as this lake is a little small to fish when the power boats are out. Started ...
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Shoecraft
By: cwentling
Posted: 7/8/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived with my kayak around 6am to test out a new spoon and the rasticle. I trolled those for 1-2 hours with nothing to show for it. I switched over to trolling powerbait and still nothing. I then...
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Shoecraft
By: deuely
Posted: 6/15/2014
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/15/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Made it to the lake about 8 am. Must've missed the morning bite because I got no hits what so ever. Started at the northern end of the lake and slowly worked my way down the eastern side until the str...
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Shoecraft
By: riverhunter
Posted: 4/26/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/26/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Was hoping to go out to lake ki for the opener but had a few delays and didn't get there until 830. By that time the parking lot was full and was to crowded so decided to head for shoecraft instead. W...
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Shoecraft
By: LastCast
Posted: 4/7/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/6/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Good time to shake the dust of the light weight tackle and test out your gear. Shoecraft is loaded with planter rainbows right now running in the 12" range or so. Nothing that will wow your socks off ...
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Shoecraft
By: mofishes
Posted: 4/1/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/1/2014
Hot Spots: 0
What a day on the lake! Went out with a buddy just after noon to test the waters for largemouth but after an hour nothing was happening so we decided to target planted rainbows. Tried trolling pop ge...
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Shoecraft
By: cohocrazy
Posted: 3/25/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/24/2014
Hot Spots: 1
I checked WDFW website and found the Lake Shoecraft was planted recently. With all the bad weather lately I was anxious to get out and do some fishing with my 6 year old son Miles. We started fishing ...
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Shoecraft
By: mitchard
Posted: 4/24/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/23/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Got out on the lake at around 5 pm. Mainly went out to run the motor a bit and get it good to go for opening weekend, but we managed to fit a couple hours of fishing in before the sun went behind the ...
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Shoecraft
By: Photobby
Posted: 3/11/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/9/2013
Hot Spots: 3
Early start, foggy and cold but nice and quite. Trolled for about an hour and a half, between myself and my buddy we got 3. TONS of chironomids coming off the water, so I think the fish were't all t...
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