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Rollin with Rolland's Reports

Posted: 9/19/2010
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/16/2010
Hot Spots: 0
From 9/16 (little late) Thurs. was on the lower skagit, overcast with light rain. River was running pretty normal (8500cfm) , down from 10500cfm two days before. Water was green, not brown, about 1...
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Posted: 8/7/2009
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/6/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Was out trolling by 6am, got lucky and hit a little 6-7lb hatchery fish at about 7am. Finally, first chinook of the season. It was on a green e-chip with a blue/glow hoochie. About 10 feet off bott...
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Posted: 7/24/2009
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/23/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Went out to Thatcher/Lopez the last few mornings/evenings. Trolled standard flasher hoochie/coho killer. No salmon. I was out also last week, and heard of a few decent fish caught. This week...not...
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Posted: 5/2/2009
Species: Lingcod
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/1/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Only had a quick time frame to get out for ling opener. Launched at 5:30, wind was 10-15knt. Got to the fishing hole around 6:10pm. Mainly used motor oil and white, both had fish. All action was b...
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Posted: 1/17/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/17/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Had to do it. Sunny and warm. The nooksack is fairly known as a low productivity system. Holds true today. Went for an hour or so on the middle fork (20 min. hike). didn't see anything, or hear ...
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Posted: 10/29/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/29/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Just a quick heads ups for any "northerners" looking for some chum. They are definitely "IN" the nooky-sack. Still only a few, but was on the river 20 min. and saw a decent 7lber landed on corky/yar...
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Posted: 10/14/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/14/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Whatcom is still kicking out kokanee. Went today and once late last week, tons of action. Every other one is about 10-11". lots of nice cutthroat also, including a PB 18"er. All fish released the...
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Posted: 10/3/2008
Species: Other
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/3/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Great morning on Whatcom for me. Sorry darksiders, five stars but no bass!! I was targeting smallies from the get go, trolling and casting deep diving perch and blue colored rap's. 8-30 ft, nothing...
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Posted: 9/26/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/26/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the nooksack for a couple hours (dusk). Flow was average, with semi-clear water (2 ft secchi disk). Wow, the river is in great shape, just no fish upstream yet. didn't see any surface, or caugh...
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Posted: 9/17/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/16/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Spent Tuesday on a trib to the Skagit river for the coho opener. Fishing was excellent, I only got trout, but saw numerous salmon caught. Flow was real clear, and slightly low, so the fish were real...
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Posted: 9/7/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 0
Fished: 9/7/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Just another "after dinner" trip up the mountain in the back yard. Not to hard to figure this one out. Same results...fish on or landed every other cast. Landed six in 30 min. All dinks, but fun a...
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Posted: 9/4/2008
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/4/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I HAD to get out. It's been almost a month for me on the saltchuck. Primarily going for some late season crab, but while we were at it, might as well jig for some salmon, right?? Ended up with two ...
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Posted: 8/12/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 0
Fished: 8/12/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Did a quick trip up to Canyon (elev. 2200ft) after dinner. Supposedly rainbow up there, but all I caught were cutthroat (beautiful little mountain trout). All were between 6-11in and were pretty muc...
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Posted: 8/4/2008
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/4/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Had to try whatcom again for the smallies....no luck. But heh, look at the bright side, I'm learning a new lake all on my own!! You can't expect to much being pretty green on a lake. Plus, whatcom...
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Posted: 7/31/2008
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/31/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Just a quick report....this is two in a row for me now being skunked.... Hit Point Lawrence and Peavine/Obstuction Pass. Was gunning for the kings, of course. No luck. water was EXTREMELY calm.....
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Posted: 7/15/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/15/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Like others have said before me....THIS IS A DIFFICULT HIKE. At the present time, DO NOT attempt to get to the lake from gold pass ridge unless you have your "A" game on. Trails are snow covered, gr...
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Posted: 7/10/2008
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/10/2008
Hot Spots: 0
went out for a few hours chasing crab and Chinook. 10-15 knot wind, clear skies. had a little luck with both. got three keeper RR at 4:30pm slack. also three 6-61/8 male dungies...back they went. n...
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Posted: 6/26/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/24/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Baker Lake for the first time Tuesday. I was trolling a wee Dick Nite (see photo) behind a 1oz. egg sinker. 6lb mainline, 3lb 10' leader. (i love that Berkley Micro Ice , tough as nails, cle...
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Posted: 6/22/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/22/2008
Hot Spots: 0
A little north fork Nooksack action this evening. one small native cutty (8") above N. falls. #10 black gnat. first fish from the river this year on the fly rod, hit about 9pm (got off before i cou...
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Posted: 6/15/2008
Species: Lingcod
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/15/2008
Hot Spots: 0
went out hardcore sat. and Sunday. got one real nice ling to the boat on sat. (30-35) but messed up netting myself and now it swims again in 7 north... plenty of C&R rockfish and small ling (20-24), ...
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Posted: 6/5/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/3/2008
Hot Spots: 0
It wasn't actually the nooksack, but a trib to. had to get out and do some exploring, and when you come across a pool like this, you can't resist. fooled one decent native cutt with a rapala, he was...
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Posted: 5/10/2008
Species: Lingcod
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/10/2008
Hot Spots: 0
another "almost a report " from me. hit it "lightly" yesterday, and pretty hard today. south end of lopez island. pretty calm, so got to explore some new territory. not much happening, couple nice...
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Posted: 5/8/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/8/2008
Hot Spots: 0
was going to hit the saltwater today, but got a friend coming up from Seattle tomorrow and she really wants to get in on the lings, so i settled for a quick trip to Lake Samish (12:30-2:30). As usual...
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Posted: 5/4/2008
Species: Lingcod
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/4/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Alright...back to reality for me. After a great opener in 7 north, hit 7 south today for ling. I usually don't fish 7 south, but I was there for the shrimp on Sat. (BTW, shrimp was slow, 10-12 per pul...
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Posted: 5/2/2008
Species: Lingcod
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/2/2008
Hot Spots: 0
FANTASTIC!! what an opener it was. fished the afternoon on Thursday near Stuart island. i got one 26.5" about 3 pm on a white/blue jig. my buddy only got rockfish...but that's alright. water was ...
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