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Sprague
Sprague
By: murph
Posted: 4/20/2015
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/18/2015
Hot Spots: 0
It's no secret the fishing is hot on Sprague. Tons of boats and even more shore fisherman. The wind got a little nasty for about an hour but otherwise not too bad. We ended with 11. 2 were about 12 in...
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Deer
Deer
By: murph
Posted: 4/28/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/26/2014
Hot Spots: 0
After the Camelot yard sale in Spokane, we hit Deer Lake around 1 pm. Tried trolling some Wedding Rings for about 20 minutes and then decided to throw spinners at the bank. The weather was constantly...
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Deer
Deer
By: murph
Posted: 3/3/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/2/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Fished for about 6 hours. I got skunked. My buddy caught 2. Threw everything at them and it seemed like just a worm worked best. One was a real good looking 20". Should have taken a picture but we did...
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Eloika
Eloika
By: murph
Posted: 5/16/2013
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/12/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Took my brother up to Eloika on Sunday. We launched the boat and noticed that their were already 4 boats on the South end so we headed North. I stopped in a spot that always has Crappie and we start...
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Sprague
Sprague
By: murph
Posted: 5/7/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/4/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Got on the water about 7 and the wind was already howling. A quick bumpy ride and we were trolling with wind to save my batteries. Had my second pole in my hand but got lazy and set it down pinning i...
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Deer
Deer
By: murph
Posted: 3/5/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/2/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Got on the ice at 8:15 or so and started drilling holes. After setup we thought it would be funny to call one of the neighbors and order breakfast. We promptly got the expected answer plus a few cuss ...
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Sprague
Sprague
By: murph
Posted: 8/27/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/25/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Trying to patch things up with my girlfriend and what better thing to do than go fishing. Her idea by the way. Took her out to Sprague and found that it was windy with white caps. Trolled my usual tr...
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Loon
Loon
By: murph
Posted: 7/31/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/28/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Had another great day on Loon. Found a lot of fish on the points going into the bays. The biggest one was caught under an old crusty dock. My friend had thrown to one dock and I to the old one. As my ...
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Loon
Loon
By: murph
Posted: 7/21/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/21/2012
Hot Spots: 0
After seeing all the nice bass coming out of Loon I decided it was time to get in on that. Caught fish everywhere from deep water to super shallow lillies. Docks produced the best. Caught a total of ...
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Sprague
Sprague
By: murph
Posted: 7/5/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/4/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Trolled Sprague from 6 - 11 am. Caught 2 lost 3 at the boat. These rainbows are great fighters. All did some sort of aerial display, the first one came out of the water 5 times. Fish were jumping eve...
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Sprague
Sprague
By: murph
Posted: 6/29/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/28/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went out to Sprague two weeks ago and got skunked. Well, I don't like to get skunked. So I did some research and talked to some people and figured to it was time to try again. We hit the water about 7...
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Deer
Deer
By: murph
Posted: 5/31/2012
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/26/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Windy as hell. In fact I told my buddies it was fast enough to wind troll and that's exactly what I did. While they were throwing spinners toward the shore, I dumped my lure over the side and trolled ...
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Eloika
Eloika
By: murph
Posted: 5/21/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/19/2012
Hot Spots: 0
My brother said he'd never gone bass fishing before so I said, "Were going to Eloika." He wasn't real good with a senko so he switched up to a tiny little spinner and proceeded to catch a ton of cr...
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Eloika
Eloika
By: murph
Posted: 5/15/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/12/2012
Hot Spots: 0
What a great day on Eloika. Weather was good, fishing was good and the beer was cold. Caught nine largies with the biggest in the picture. Highlight of the day was watching a 4 lb bass jump 2 feet out...
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Deer
Deer
By: murph
Posted: 4/30/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/28/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Didn't get on the water till about one. Hit the usual spots with only one fish. Then we found all the latest trout plants and had a blast. Every cast had 5 to 50 fish following the lure back to the b...
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Priest
Priest
By: murph
Posted: 6/14/2011
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Priest for the weekend and tried drop shotting for the first time. It was a learning experience to say the least. Fished anywhere from 35 to 110 ft of water. Missed a few bites but at least o...
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Deer
Deer
By: murph
Posted: 6/10/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/5/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the water about 7:30. Had my sweatshirt on till 8. Used some of that spray on sunscreen, yeah that stuff is junk. We all got burned. Had lots of followers, but nothing would hit till about 10. Th...
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Deer
Deer
By: murph
Posted: 5/20/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/13/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Yeah, so I am a little late. Hit the lake about 7 and went to our favorite stretch. My friend caught the one in the picture (cost me 5 bucks) right out of the gate in about a foot of water under a run...
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Deer
Deer
By: murph
Posted: 4/26/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the water early and thought we must be on a different planet cuz the weather was so nice. We decided to do the first fish, most fish, biggest fish for five bucks a piece. I finally beat him and s...
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Deer
Deer
By: murph
Posted: 4/11/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
It was nice to finally get out of the house and get on the water. Lots of wind. Tried trolling for macks for a couple hours with no luck. Decided to go in shallow and do some casting for rainbows. To...
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