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Meridian
Meridian
By: gfakkema
Posted: 4/12/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/12/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Having got a limit yesterday, I was able to convince the wife to join me for a day of fishing. We are entering the Something Catchy Derby in Lake Chelan next weekend and she decided that she could use...
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Meridian
Meridian
By: gfakkema
Posted: 4/11/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/11/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the lake with lines in the water around 0700. Put my lines at around 10' and started hitting fish right off the bat. I was able to get 2 in the boat before the sky opened up. The wind made its ...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: gfakkema
Posted: 11/2/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/1/2014
Hot Spots: 0
October was a life changing month for me. I took and passed the equivalent of my journeyman test, bought a house, got married and went on a honeymoon. Needless to say, fishing was out of the question ...
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Green River
Green River
By: gfakkema
Posted: 10/2/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/1/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the Green on my lunch break Wed. 10/1. I knew it was going to be decent when I immediately saw 4 or 5 fish surface. Decided to start by bobber dogging some eggs in a hole that I have caught many f...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: gfakkema
Posted: 9/15/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Had a later start than I would have liked, but we were on the water and fishing by 8. High tide was at 1010 so we ran up to Des Moines from Redondo and trolled back with the incoming tide. We were mar...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: gfakkema
Posted: 8/24/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/23/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the water around 0900. Launched at Redondo and was surprised at how many boats were out fishing. Must have been 50+ boats fishing just south of the launch. Haven't seen it that busy since pink sea...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: gfakkema
Posted: 8/18/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/17/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I spent the last 3 weeks in California for work and not being able to fish was killing me. I got home late Saturday night and decided that I had to hit the water on Sunday to finally get my fix. High ...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: gfakkema
Posted: 8/4/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/2/2014
Hot Spots: 0
After a decent day on the water on Friday with a wild fish and a few shakers, I knew that I just had to get back out there. Did the same routine as the previous day (dropped pots by Robinson around 11...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: gfakkema
Posted: 8/4/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/1/2014
Hot Spots: 0
After a decent trip to Baker Lake, I decided that with the rest of the week off, it was time to hit the salt for a bit. Got a late start after such an exhausting trip and I got on the water around 110...
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Baker
Baker
By: gfakkema
Posted: 8/4/2014
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/29/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This report is actually for 7/27 thru 7/31. We arrived to the lake on Sunday afternoon and got our camp site set up at Shannon Creek. After camp was all together, we got to the lake and had lines in t...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: gfakkema
Posted: 7/15/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Well, after not being able to locate a pot that we dropped on Sunday, July 13th, we went back out to try and locate it. Got to the launch around 1630 and on the water at the pot around 1700. It must h...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: gfakkema
Posted: 7/14/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/12/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Report is for Saturday and Sunday, July 12th and 13th. Went fishing and crabbing both days. Saturday: Got on the water at about 0500 and went to drop pots. Haven't had much luck lately at my normal...
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American
American
By: gfakkema
Posted: 5/21/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/20/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the launch and boat in the water at 0500. Lines wet by 0510 and we were fishing. We were using a combo that has gotten us consistent limits on American the last few weeks (50/50 DN dodger, red/...
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Meridian
Meridian
By: gfakkema
Posted: 3/31/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/31/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Great day on the water. The sun was out, and all the wake boarders/jet ski'ers didn't seem to get the memo. Used the usual...4/0 dodger, wedding rings, corn. All rods were flat lined about 50 pulls ba...
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American
American
By: gfakkema
Posted: 3/31/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/30/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Got to the launch around noon. Met Lou Smith and had a brief conversation with him while I was launching the boat. He told me that all the kokes were in the top 10'-15'. He said he was marking them wh...
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Meridian
Meridian
By: gfakkema
Posted: 3/29/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/28/2013
Hot Spots: 3
Been fishing Meridian a couple times the last few days. It is definitely starting to heat up. Had consistent action Wed. 3/27 and Thurs. 3/28. The fish are not big at all, but they are plentiful. Came...
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Green River
Green River
By: gfakkema
Posted: 10/10/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/10/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the river after work around 4:30 pm. Got everything set up and it seemed quiet. The last few days I've shown up there were fish surfacing everywhere, but today, nothing. Started working the slo...
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Green River
Green River
By: gfakkema
Posted: 10/9/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/9/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the river after work, about 4 pm. On the way in I saw a school of roughly 15-20 fish moving through a slot that was unreachable, but it was nice to know that the fish are definitely there. Got ...
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Green River
Green River
By: gfakkema
Posted: 10/9/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/8/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went out after work. Got line wet by 4:30p. Fish rolling everywhere, water was boiling at times. Worked the same slot that I have been working for the last few days. Got one bobber down, but I didn't ...
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Green River
Green River
By: gfakkema
Posted: 10/7/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/7/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I just want to start by saying that this is going to be a long winded report... you are warned. This report is for sat oct 6 and sun oct 7, I wanted to report each individually, but the site was down ...
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Green River
Green River
By: gfakkema
Posted: 10/4/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/3/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Same as many others fishing the green, skunked is the word. I have been out around the meeker bridge for the last 3 days and have not seen a single fish pulled. Saw tons of fish jumping and surfacing ...
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Green River
Green River
By: gfakkema
Posted: 10/1/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/1/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the river and line wet around 5pm. I was excited because I could instantly see fish jumping and rolling left and right. Had the float already tied on, so I threw some eggs on and began my drift...
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Angle
Angle
By: gfakkema
Posted: 9/4/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/4/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the lake and lines wet around 5. Fishing was slow until the sun started to set, and then the bite was on. Marked fish all along the bottom, within 5 feet from and they were hungry come sunset. ...
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North
North
By: gfakkema
Posted: 8/24/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/23/2012
Hot Spots: 0
North is still producing for being so late in the season. Headed out after I got off of work and was on the water around 5 or so. We got our lines wet and not even 2 minutes later my gf had a fish pul...
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Angle
Angle
By: gfakkema
Posted: 6/25/2012
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/25/2012
Hot Spots: 2
Got to the lake around 7:30 this morning. It was overcast and there was a little bit of wind, but not enough to keep me off the water. Went the first hour using the same set up that I have been using ...
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