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Fernan
Fernan
By: TroutCowboy
Posted: 12/27/2013
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/26/2013
Hot Spots: 2
We fished Fernan after trying Hayden (no ice on southern end) and Avondale (only dink perch). We had never been on this lake before, so set up shop about 100 yds east of the boat launch where there wa...
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Hog Canyon
Hog Canyon
By: TroutCowboy
Posted: 12/19/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/18/2011
Hot Spots: 0
we had a good day Sunday. we decided to get there earlier than last time, and got there about 8. fished my go-to white glow jig tipped with salmon egg. within 20 minutes I had a super-fat 14" one o...
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Hog Canyon
Hog Canyon
By: TroutCowboy
Posted: 1/9/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Home from fun outing at Hog Canyon. Arrived late morning (11-ish) due to late night and hangover (ha!). Fished my old reliable white glow jig, hasn't let me down yet (crappie on Eloika last week) a...
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Eloika
Eloika
By: TroutCowboy
Posted: 12/27/2008
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/27/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Wow. Brutal. Two+ feet of snow over 6" of slush. We stomped thru knee-deep snow and a nice watery/slush mix to about mid-lake, out and a little north from Jerry's Landing. There was only a light breez...
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Newman
Newman
By: TroutCowboy
Posted: 9/7/2008
Species: Crappie
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/7/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I would give today zero stars if there was an option. We were so disappointed after reading some promising reports lately and had a great forecast. We got completely blanked. We couldn't even catch a ...
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Newman
Newman
By: TroutCowboy
Posted: 8/10/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/10/2008
Hot Spots: 2
Got the weekend chores done early and hit Newman around 4pm. I was in my 12' alum w/37lb electric and fought the wind most of the afternoon. I was hoping I'd have enough charge to get back to the laun...
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Badger
Badger
By: TroutCowboy
Posted: 6/12/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/8/2008
Hot Spots: 3
We hit Badger about 8am and spent the better part of the morning throwing everything we had with little action. Spinners, roostertails, rattlebaits, Rapalas... you name it. We had a few small takers, ...
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Eloika
Eloika
By: TroutCowboy
Posted: 2/4/2008
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/4/2008
Hot Spots: 0
S-k-u-n-k-e-d. But I am rating today a "3" because we still enjoyed a beautiful morning on the lake. We parked at Jerry's Landing as a small group of whitetail moved thru the area and onto the fog...
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Chapman
Chapman
By: TroutCowboy
Posted: 10/28/2007
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/28/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Had a nice, but unproductive day @ Chapman. Tried all the same techniques, fished all the similar areas that we fished in neighboring Badger Lake the 2 weeks prior to the regular season closing. The k...
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Badger
Badger
By: TroutCowboy
Posted: 9/24/2007
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/23/2007
Hot Spots: 0
what a fantastic day out on badger! coincidentally, i looked back thru the older reports for badger and one year ago TO THE DAY i wrote a similar report after a very successful day. what a bummer that...
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Bear
Bear
By: TroutCowboy
Posted: 6/11/2007
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/10/2007
Hot Spots: 0
coming home from camping this afternoon, i thought my daughter & i would check out bear lake since we had never been there before. it was very windy, and i had a very tired 5 year-old so we had those ...
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