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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 2/16/2016
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/14/2016
Hot Spots: 2
Hey guys :) Finally got back out to the lake and got to fish with Quadfather finally! We were a little slow getting out to the lake and to our surprise there were 5-6 people already in the Mission Ba...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 7/6/2015
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/6/2015
Hot Spots: 3
I'm back! Finally got out to the lake for a few hours. Caught two limits using spoons. Big producer was a frog style crocodile which I thought was interesting, but hey, ever lure seems to have it's...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 8/22/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/22/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Oh what a day. Read a report about this little lake. Up in the Methow Valley, little 11 acre lake (looked a lot smaller then that) that held big rainbows. So I google mapped it out, had everything ...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 8/20/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/20/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Got out to the Okanogan River today. Was flinging a woolly bugger with a little flash to it thinking it'd catch anything in there. Was mainly thinking I'd get into smallmouth, which was the case, bu...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 8/17/2012
Species: Sockeye Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/17/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the water a good hour before sunrise. Used some rigs I'd tied up from all the recommendations here on the reports and in some local newspapers. 12"-15" heavy leaders, double d dodgers, pink s...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 8/9/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 0
Fished: 8/9/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Got out to a local lake with my Dad that we haven't tried since last year. Last year we got hookups with some big fish but lost em on the way in. This year we added some scent and fished the same ar...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 7/24/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/24/2012
Hot Spots: 0
The flyrod had been calling me. I'd neglected it the last few outtings. Put it in the reservoir a little after 8am. Fished till 2:15pm. Morning weather was absolutely beautiful. Blue skies, gentl...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 7/16/2012
Species: Sockeye Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/16/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Prepared everything the night before, launched at 4:30am in Brewster and played around with all the other boats. 50-60 boats seemed to be playing around in the Brewster Pool. Only noticed one angler...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 7/10/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/10/2012
Hot Spots: 0
What a scorcher! Today was blazing hot. Glad I brought 2 gallons of liquids. Should have reapplied 30 spf sunblock twice, once still got me a little burnt :( Okay onto the fishing. We were wait...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 7/6/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/2/2012
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for 7-2 thru 7-4. Averaging the rating to a 3. Pontoon fly fishing. 7-2, Set up camp at one of the more private spots on the lake. Got to fish that evening and the weather was coo...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 7/1/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/29/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Got out to Omak Lake again. Just had a few hours to kill in the afternoon and thought we'd try the same stuff as last time. Walked out with our limit in 3 hours. Biggest being 3 pounds 7 ounces. W...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 6/21/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/21/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Had to give it a 5 star with it being a personal best day out on the lake. Weather was great and the fish were cooperating. After launching at the Mission Bay we shot down to the south end where...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 6/14/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/9/2012
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for 6/9, 6/10 and 6/11. Family had their annual camping trip, this time at Chelan State Park. Friday(8th) we unpacked our gear and tried to make an attempt at the lake in the ...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 5/30/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/30/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Boy did I screw up today. Another "I'll never heard the end of it" topic added to the list. Long story short I forgot the oars and some of the frame for my pontoon so I fished in the front seat of m...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 5/29/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/29/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Well I went into this lake having high expectations and was sorely disappointed. Had bites and bumps but just couldn't get the fish on the hook. This lake was rehabilitated in 2007 then planted with...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 5/25/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/24/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Still hooked on fly fishing from the pontoon. Decided to take it out to Conconully Reservoir. Unfortunately I didn't have the luck I had last year. Granted last year I didn't fish this early in the...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 5/13/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/13/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Oh what a day. Got to try a new lake which is always fun. This Blue Lake has selective rules so I broke out the pontoon and fly rod. Wind was a little strong when we first got there around 4:30 and...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 5/11/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/11/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Little Green Lake isn't listed in the list so I put it under Green Lake since they're a stones throw away. Got out and tried the pontoon again and had a good relaxing time. Was able to hook up with ...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 5/10/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/10/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Got to get out to the lake this afternoon for some fly fishing. New pole, new pontoon, and one hell of a good time. I'd only used the pole one time before to catch a few small bluegill. Having 14" ...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 5/8/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/8/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Had heard good things about Whitestone having 3-5 pound bass in there that are doing "very well". Unfortunately we didn't have any luck with the bass. Tossed about everything we had at them. Wind p...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 4/21/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/20/2012
Hot Spots: 3
Beautiful day on the lake, got to the point where I'd wished I'd worn shorts and a tshirt. Got the new poles and downriggers out this time around and it didn't make a bit of difference. All the fish...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 4/12/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/12/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Finally got to take out the big boat this year to Spectacle Lake! The weather as you can tell from the pictures wasn't great but the fishing was. Gusty winds at times, light rain for 5 minutes at...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 11/6/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/5/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Made it out to the Okanogan River again. This time was a new spot where we'd seen a few people fishing. You'll see this little island off of Legion Park in Okanogan. I'm sure most of it is underwat...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 10/18/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well, I've thought long and hard on how to word this and what comes to mind is mythical. I see videos of guide services pulling over 50 fish out of a lake in a day and think that has to be so rare it...
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By: mwdehaan
Posted: 10/14/2011
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/14/2011
Hot Spots: 0
So just got back from another trip to Omak Lake. Weather has been staying the same up here, overcast with the sun peaking through occasionally. Surface temp was in the 59-60 range the whole morning....
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