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Posted: 7/13/2016
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/13/2016
Hot Spots: 0
First time back out on Sammamish since the closure. Felt nice to be out there. Even though it is summer, bring a sweater for the morning. First cast at about 9AM. After about 15 mins or so, caug...
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Posted: 6/9/2016
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/5/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Annual camping trip time. Heading to Banks and stayed from Monday-Thursday. Was scared of the forecast though. And for the most part, they were right. On our drive there, we steadily saw the temp...
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Posted: 5/31/2016
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/31/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Since weather was going to be nice, decided to hit up Lake Stevens again. Started fishing the cove to the left of the boat launch cove. Ran a swimbait past a dock without anything. Tossed a senko...
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Posted: 5/17/2016
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/17/2016
Hot Spots: 0
First fishing Lake Stevens. Wow this tiny parking lot has a lot of rigs out. Inspected the ramps and docks first. Wasn't sure where to go, but I figure I'll head towards the north end and see w...
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Posted: 5/3/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/3/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Went to AMX's lake to see if I could find his pets. His day was probably about over by the time I got there. First cast probably about 9:15. As I'm putting away, I see lots of surface activity, g...
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Posted: 4/27/2016
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/27/2016
Hot Spots: 0
My once or twice a trip to the old fishing hole. Got on the water by 9AM. Putted away I go. Overcast, with a little bit of wind. Water temp right at 60. Almost perfect I would say. Hmmm, with t...
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Posted: 4/20/2016
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/20/2016
Hot Spots: 0
With this nice weather, things had to have changed from last week. Get to the launch and it's blue skies with little to no wind. See the water temp is up almost 10 degrees from last week. I immedia...
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Posted: 4/15/2016
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/15/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Went fishing today. Air temp, low 50s. Surface water temp, low 50s. Decided to boat all the way to the north end and see what happens. Got 1 nibble on a DS. Thinking it's a perch since it stol...
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Posted: 4/12/2016
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/11/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to head over to Potholes for a few days. Planned to stay 2 night. Got there at about 2:30. Hmmm, self check in only. Only have enough cash for 1 night. Weather might not hold until Weds too...
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Posted: 3/30/2016
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/30/2016
Hot Spots: 0
First time out since winterizing. Had to dip my toes in the water and it was cold!!!! First cast at about 11:30AM. Water temp at 48 degrees, bright skies with smooth glass surface. Not sure if I...
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Posted: 9/29/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/29/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Wow, I haven't fished Sammamish in months! Finally made time for a few hours today to get ready for winterizing. Beautiful morning out on the water. But tough conditions. Calm and blue sky. W...
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Posted: 7/4/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/3/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I knew weather was going to toasty, so just hoping for a couple of decent hours out on the water. Spotted the Green Beast. I'm thinking I'm going to make my way up to the north end and see if I can ...
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Posted: 6/20/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/20/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Slept in. Started fishing a little after 9AM. I wanted to head to the north end and see how's the action there. When I got closer, I saw way too many boats fishing the area already. Turned around...
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Posted: 6/14/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/14/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Squeeze some fishing in today. When I got to the launch, there were a lot of rigs out already... Tried a few spots for the first hour without anything happened. I see the water is a bit murky. So...
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Posted: 6/12/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/12/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Rough morning at Sammamish. Overcast, and warm water. I'm thinking, hey, lets try to get that first topwater fish. Wish water was a bit smoother, but oh wells. Started chucking it around. I must...
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Posted: 6/11/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/10/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Was over in eastern Washington taking care of business. On way back home, decided to stop off at the park on Moses lake by the highway. Fished by the rocks. In about 2 hours, landed 6 smallies ...
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Posted: 6/5/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/5/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Old stomping grounds. It was busy on the lake when I got there in the morning. Lots of trout/kok fishermen. Banged out 3 10"ers in short order. I had a perch going bonkers and all of a sudde...
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Posted: 6/4/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/4/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Got off work and had a picnic on the lake. Too much longer than expected. Launched at 5PM. We boat near the north end of the lake. Not many boats out on the water. Very breezy. Partly cloudy. ...
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Posted: 5/31/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/31/2015
Hot Spots: 0
This wasn't really a fishing trip. It was more of a picnic, with a bonus of fishing. We decided to go have a picnic at Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island. Of course being close to the water...
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Posted: 5/25/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/25/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Weather was dry. Decided to brave the crowds and get some fishing time in. Only planned on a couple of hours for the morning. Fishing started off slow. Caught 3 dinks in 2 hours. 1 on swimbait,...
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Posted: 5/21/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/21/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Just got back from vacation. Decided to fish Sammamish today. Got on the water at about noon. Didn't take long to get first SMB. A dink on a swimbait. Caught several on DS. Nothing on tube. F...
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Posted: 4/19/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/19/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Today was suppose to be cleaning day, but I heard some WALA peeps were planning on fishing. So I made it out to the lake a little late today. Started with the hot swimbait from yesterday. Ouch,...
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Posted: 4/18/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/18/2015
Hot Spots: 0
1st outing in the boat this year. Met SY at launch at a little after 9AM. Didn't take us long to each catch a fish. Those 10-12". Really had to work at it. 1st fish on swimbait. Other on ji...
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Posted: 10/13/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/11/2014
Hot Spots: 0
The plan was to have a friendly fish-off between several members. Unfortunately, weather was a little wacky. I wasn't even sure if I was going to fish until that morning. Heard rain overnight and wh...
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Posted: 10/9/2014
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/9/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This might be one of the last remaining boat fishing days for me. Hoping for 1 more this week, but will depend on weather. Started later today than usual. Had to put a few gallons of gas in the boat...
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