Search

yooper_fisher's Reports

Michigan
Michigan
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 3/15/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/20/2015
Hot Spots: 0
This is a multiple day report, fishing Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. I ice fished Munising Bay from 2/10 - 2/12 and 2/18 - 2/21 for Splake (a lake trout/brook trout hybrid) and Lake ...
Full Report »
Fish
Fish
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 8/26/2012
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/25/2012
Hot Spots: 2
With my new job I haven't been able to fish as much as I used to, but I made it out last weekend and yesterday looking for some perch. Last weekend I did pretty well so I had high hopes. I arrived...
Full Report »
Riffe
Riffe
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 6/14/2012
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/14/2012
Hot Spots: 1
The Slaughter Continues!!! I slept in again, despite my alarm going off twice before 0500, and didn't arrive at Riffe (the fishing bridge) until 1010. At 1025 I was walking out with my limit of coh...
Full Report »
Riffe
Riffe
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 6/11/2012
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/11/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Too much action!!! I decided to sleep in today and didn't get to the fishing bridge until 1000. I arrived to sunny skies and a crowded parking lot. I saw a few fish caught while walking to an open ...
Full Report »
01 - Buoy 1 to Buoy 10
01 - Buoy 1 to Buoy 10
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 6/11/2012
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/7/2012
Hot Spots: 0
My parents made the trek from Michigan to visit me for the first time in Washington and my dad really wanted to fish sturgeon. I booked a charter with pacific salmon charters out of Ilwaco for June 7....
Full Report »
Riffe
Riffe
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 6/2/2012
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/2/2012
Hot Spots: 1
I met up with a buddy in Morton about 0545 and headed to Tad Park to fish at the fishing bridge. I'd never fished this spot before so I wasn't exactly sure what to expect. We got there right as the...
Full Report »
Riffe
Riffe
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 6/1/2012
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/1/2012
Hot Spots: 1
I arrived at the dam off U.S. 12 at 0700 with landlocked coho on the brain. There were only 3 other people there, which I thought was bad news, but while I took a quick walk I saw 2 bites. I settled i...
Full Report »
Wilderness
Wilderness
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 5/27/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/26/2012
Hot Spots: 1
I arrived at wilderness around 1800 to partly cloudy skies, and a little wind. I was surprised at how few people were out for a nice Saturday afternoon, but I'm not complaining. I started trolling acr...
Full Report »
Walker
Walker
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 5/27/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/25/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I had the pleasure of taking a friend that hadn't fished in over a decade out to walker on Friday. He wanted to get some practice in so he could show his son's some things when he took them to the Bla...
Full Report »
Wilderness
Wilderness
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 5/24/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/24/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at wilderness around 0900. Started fishing with my 4/0 dodger and silver wedding ring tipped with shoepeg corn and pink fire corn in around 20' of water straight out from the launch. While I w...
Full Report »
Wilderness
Wilderness
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 5/22/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/22/2012
Hot Spots: 1
Hit up Wilderness again after doing some more reading on kok fishing. I arrived a little before 1400 and left a little before 1700. I was fishing with a 4/0 silver UV dodger with a red wedding ring wi...
Full Report »
Wilderness
Wilderness
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 5/18/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/18/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Finally! I got a Kok! I arrived at the lake around 0700 and went out to meet WA Lake member Lou Smith (who was already fishing). We talked for a bit and he gave me advice on kokanee fishing that re...
Full Report »
Wilderness
Wilderness
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 5/17/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/17/2012
Hot Spots: 1
I headed to wilderness this morning in hopes of getting a kokanee or two, no luck! But the trout were a little too cooperative. I fished from the surface down to 19' with a 4/0 silver UV dodger with e...
Full Report »
Wilderness
Wilderness
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 5/16/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/16/2012
Hot Spots: 0
After making a downrigger for my raft I decided I wanted to try for some kok's. My plan was to get up early and try clear lake... That didn't happen. I woke up very late so decided I'd give wilderness...
Full Report »
Fish
Fish
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 5/14/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/14/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I only fished for an hour, from 1000 to 1100. I just wanted to try my homemade downrigger. It seems to work. I didn't put any fish in the boat, but I'm sure if I would have been targeting them the way...
Full Report »
Riffe
Riffe
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 5/11/2012
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/11/2012
Hot Spots: 0
My buddy and I arrived at the fishing area off hiway 12 around 0830. The wind was really blowing and we didn't feel like crawling on the rocks, so we went over to the other side of the dam. The wind w...
Full Report »
Walker
Walker
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 5/9/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/9/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I had a little time before I had to work on the garden, so I decided to hit up Lake Walker again this morning. I arrived at 0745 to cloudy skies and occasional drizzle. I used my usual set up of half ...
Full Report »
Walker
Walker
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 5/7/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/6/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I've been having continued success at Walker, and Sunday was no different. Since I'm doing well from shore I haven't even bothered to take the boat out yet, but boat anglers are doing even better than...
Full Report »
Walker
Walker
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 5/1/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/1/2012
Hot Spots: 1
I arrived at walker around 1000 to cloudy, drizzely conditions. There were 3 boats out, and I was the only shore fisherman. I rigged up a half crawler and gulp corn 4 1/2' under a bobber. I had a nice...
Full Report »
Riffe
Riffe
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 4/27/2012
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/27/2012
Hot Spots: 1
I met up with fellow WALaker, dartdwarf, at the dam around 0800. The fishing was slow at first, but consistent enough to keep you interested. We were using a worm under a bobber anywhere from 4'-8' do...
Full Report »
Riffe
Riffe
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 4/25/2012
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/25/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I arrived at the north side of the dam a little before 1000 to cloudy skies with some drizzle now and then, a southerly wind, and temps in the mid 50's. I rigged up the gulp corn/worm that has been do...
Full Report »
Riffe
Riffe
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 4/24/2012
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/24/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I arrived at the dam on riffe off U.S. 12 around 0945 to overcast skies, light drizzle, and light wind. It wasn't too crowded, about 7 or 8 people fishing off the wall. I went to my favorite spot on t...
Full Report »
Riffe
Riffe
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 4/22/2012
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/22/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Since my local lake was blown out after all the rain, and after reading all the good reports from riffe, I decided to give it a try. I left my house around 0600 expecting to get there no later than 08...
Full Report »
Fish
Fish
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 4/21/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/21/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at fish lake around 1115. The water was up about 5' from two days ago, after all the rain, and stained the color of chocolate milk. I don't ever have much success when the water is stained, bu...
Full Report »
Fish
Fish
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 4/18/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/18/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at fish lake at 1115 to cloud skies and a bit of a breeze from the south. I started trolling an orange wedding ring and got a hit off the bat, then nothing for a while. I trolled that all over...
Full Report »