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Fish
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 4/11/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/11/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at 1100 to a light drizzle, light wind, and a water temp of 50. I trolled a wedding ring tipped with half a crawler and a large split shot about 3' up about 40' back. The middle of the lake on...
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Fish
Fish
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 4/9/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/9/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at fish lake a little after 1100 this morning. Weather was sunny with a light wind and a surface water temp of 47-49. I began trolling a wedding ring with half a crawler and got hit within 10 ...
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Fish
Fish
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 2/3/2012
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/2/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Since duck season is finally over I decided to try a little early season trolling for cutts at fish lake. I've never fished it this early so I figured it would be a learning experience. I was right! ...
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Tilton River
Tilton River
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 12/6/2011
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/6/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Figured I'd try the Tilton with my first trip since I've been back. Long story short, no fish caught or even seen. I talked to a guy (I think the caretaker) who said they dumped yesterday, but they mu...
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Tilton River
Tilton River
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 11/8/2011
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/7/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Since I'm flying back to Michigan on Wednesday for whitetail season I figured I'd get one more day of salmon fishing in before I had to get ready to leave. I arrived at the Tilton a bit late, aroun...
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Tilton River
Tilton River
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 11/1/2011
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/31/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to hit up the Tilton again after my luck on Sunday. I arrived around 1100 to find out the truck hadn't showed up yet and the rumor was that they were done dumping (if anyone has more info on t...
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Tilton River
Tilton River
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 10/30/2011
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/30/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Despite my better judgement, I went to the Tilton on a weekend. I was hoping the rain would deter some people and it wouldn't be as crowded. As luck would have it I was somewhat right. The swimming ho...
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Tilton River
Tilton River
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 10/17/2011
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/17/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I've never fished Tilton before and had heard bad things. I understand what people were talking about, but I wouldn't let it deter me from fishing there again. I arrived at first light and had a fi...
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Green River
Green River
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 10/11/2011
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I decided to sleep in this morning, so I didn't arrive at my spot until 1100. I arrived to a river flowing much faster and muddier than the last two weeks. Because of the stained water I decided to th...
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Green River
Green River
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 10/10/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I invited a friend out to try his hand at salmon fishing. He had never done it before and really hadn't fished much since moving to WA. We arrived at my favorite spot at 0815 to cloudy skies with t...
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Green River
Green River
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 10/8/2011
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/7/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at my spot at 0715 to slightly higher water and rainy conditions. Within the first half hour I lost 2 silver jacks, and proceeded to catch numerous pinks. I helped my fishing buddy land a nice...
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Green River
Green River
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 10/7/2011
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/6/2011
Hot Spots: 0
As much as I try, I just can't get the hang of drift fishing, so I switched back to my blue fox spinner since it's more comfortable. I arrived at my usual spot around 1300 and was into fish right awa...
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Green River
Green River
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 10/5/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/5/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I made it to my usual spot at 0800. There was a guy fishing just downstream that I saw had one male humpy. I got set up and first cast... Fish on! He looked surprised and all I said was "when you're l...
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Green River
Green River
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 10/4/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/4/2011
Hot Spots: 0
As requested, my fishing location is between the Auburn golf course and 277th in a spot that seems to be overlooked by most people. I arrived at 1030 and started casting my usual blue colored blue ...
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Green River
Green River
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 10/3/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
As much as I keep telling myself I'm done messing with pinks, it's hard to resist when they're so willing. I got to my usual spot at 0700 and started casting my usual blue fox. I had very little ac...
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Green River
Green River
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 10/2/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After much thought and boredom I decided I was going to fish today. The river was much less crowded, luckily, than I thought it would be. I arrived at my spot around 1030 to find a woman bringing a...
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Green River
Green River
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 9/30/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/30/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to hit the green again today since I'm going to leave it alone for the weekend. Arrived at 0900 to my usual spot just north of the golf course. There were a couple guys fishing who had little ...
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Green River
Green River
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 9/29/2011
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/29/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After my luck yesterday I was hoping to target the silvers in the same location (just north of the golf course). No luck, but the pinks were very cooperative early in the morning. I must have lost 4 f...
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Green River
Green River
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 9/29/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/28/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Since I was recently laid off for the season I decided to finally try my hand at some salmon fishing. I went out Monday and Tuesday to an area just north of the golf course in Auburn, using a corky an...
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Fish
Fish
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 8/9/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/8/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After an outing on Saturday only getting a couple rainbows I decided to turn my sites to perch since that's my favorite eating fish. I had seen a likely looking spot the last time I was out so I rigge...
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Fish
Fish
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 7/23/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
This is not a report, but a status update on the condition of the lake. I took a drive over to fish lake yesterday to check on the water level and it's still going down, but not nearly as fast as last...
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Fish
Fish
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 7/10/2011
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for Fri and Sat (7/8 and 7/9): The water level is lowering very quickly now, and launching is becoming very muddy so bring boots if you want to fish. The water temp is also warming u...
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Fish
Fish
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 7/2/2011
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I finally got back out fishing! Since I started work I haven't had the time or energy to get out, but since I had today off I figured I'd give it a go before yard work. I arrived at the lake around...
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Walker
Walker
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 6/14/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/13/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit up walker yesterday for a change of pace. Arrived around 0930 to drizzly and windy conditions and a water temp around 61F. Tried bobber fishing for a while, but it was too windy so I took out t...
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Fish
Fish
By: yooper_fisher
Posted: 6/12/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I arrived at the lake around 1030 to overcast skies, little wind, and a water temp from 57-59F. The water continues to go down as can be seen from the picture. I will post pictures of some of the logs...
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