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Skykomish River
Skykomish River
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 1/1/2013
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/1/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Headed for the Sky, hoping to get the New Year off to a rousing start! Got very, very cold! Temp at arrival, at 7:30 AM, was 25 degrees. On the river fishing, a bit before 8:00... fished just upstream...
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Green
Green
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 12/30/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/29/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Met friend Pete at Green Lake, about 7:30 AM. Fished the northeast side of lake. Weather was definitely chilly (38 degrees at outset), but hardly a breeze... lake flat calm most of the day. Rained mos...
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Blackman's
Blackman's
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 12/24/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/24/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Was going to head for the Skykomish on a rare weekday off, to chase Steelhead, but late arrival home the night before (12:30 AM) from Christmas celebration with our sons and their families in Tacoma l...
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Green
Green
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 12/23/2012
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/22/2012
Hot Spots: 1
Met friend Pete at the lake about 7:30 AM, were fishing the northeast shoreline about 7:45. Strange morning... no wind, lake placid, almost Summer-like, except for the temp, a chilly 45 degrees at sta...
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Ballinger
Ballinger
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 12/15/2012
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/15/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Windy, wet and cccold! That is the story for Lake B this Saturday morning. Met friend Pete at 7:30, fishing off the pier shortly thereafter. Started out windy... got worse... then got wet too! Air tem...
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Ballinger
Ballinger
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 12/3/2012
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/3/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Got off work early, gave Pete a call, and met him at Lake Ballinger at 1:30 PM. Air temp was 48 degrees, just a breeze and some sprinkles of rain. Water temp was 50 degrees at 15', off the pier. Lake ...
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Green
Green
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 12/2/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/1/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Wow...Wow...Wow...This IS extreme fishing! Showed up at Green Lake at 7:00 AM... Pete met me and we got gear ready and were at the lake and fishing by 7:20. Air temp was 47 degrees at the outset, wind...
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Green
Green
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 11/25/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/24/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Well, it's Saturday again, time for my weekly fishing excursion... to... (you guessed it) Green Lake with my buddy, Pete! I arrived early, at about 6:45 AM, got gear together, Pete a few minutes later...
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Ballinger
Ballinger
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 11/22/2012
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/22/2012
Hot Spots: 0
My youngest son, Wesly, came up for Thanksgiving Day and we headed for Lake Ballinger for some pre-turkey father, son time. Lake is extremely high due to recent rain run-off. In past, have found fishi...
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Green
Green
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 11/18/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/17/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Met friend Pete at Green Lake for some Rainbow fishin'. Fishing has been "good" to "great" for Pete the past couple of weeks, but when I have joined him on Saturdays the past two weekends, not so much...
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Green
Green
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 11/11/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/10/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Met friend Pete at Green Lake for some morning fishing. Air temp was 29 degrees at 7:00AM. Fished on the northeast shoreline, just north of the big "T" dock, off the rocks. Began fishing at about 7:30...
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Green
Green
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 11/5/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/5/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Off work early, so I headed to Green Lake for a little "bonus" fishing. Arrived at the southeast side (65th St. pier) at about 2:00PM. Already two others fishing on the pier. Air temp was 59 degrees, ...
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Green
Green
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 11/4/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/3/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Met friend Pete at Green Lake for some trout fishing. What we DID know, was that fishing has been HOT! Pete has landed 23 Rainbow in five trips to the lake over the past week and a half... 14" to 17" ...
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Green
Green
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 10/21/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/20/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went to fish Green Lake with my friend Pete. I must have offended the piscatorial gods, because my fishing stinks lately... (actually, it's the "catching" that stinks!)... hoping to regain a bit of fi...
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Ballinger
Ballinger
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 10/18/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/18/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Ballinger to meet up with friend Pete, who is finally able to fish again after being laid up with a bad back. Arrived at the lake at 7:00AM and was fishing by 7:15. Night air was cold (45 degr...
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Green River
Green River
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 10/16/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/2/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went back to the Green... a glutton for punishment!!! Arrived at 7:00AM, was fishing by 7:15. Started casting my chatreuse Blue Fox, #4. River as high as I ever seen it at that location (11.8 ft. high...
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Green River
Green River
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 10/16/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/15/2012
Hot Spots: 0
First day of a week's vacation... headed for the Green River. Another frustrating day for me! Arrived at 7:15AM, fishing just west of the I-5 bridge, from the bank. Another fisherman arrived at same t...
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Ballinger
Ballinger
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 10/13/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/13/2012
Hot Spots: 0
A very interesting day at Lake Ballinger. Arrived at pier at 7:30AM, already one fisherman on pier (Dustin). Was showery the first hour, then extremely windy the rest of the day. Estimate 30 to 35 mph...
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Green River
Green River
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 10/9/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/8/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Off work early Monday, so drove south to Tukwila to try the Green... again!!! Fished just west of I-5 bridge. Arrived at about 2:30PM... tide on way out (high at 12:30ish). A bit surprised at the numb...
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Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 10/8/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/6/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Mukilteo to cast off the beach for Coho. Used my favorite, the chartreuse Rotator, 2 1/2 oz. with a touch of Smelly Jelly. Saw only a couple of other fishermen while I was there. Arrived at ab...
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Washington
Washington
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 10/8/2012
Species: Catfish
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/5/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Met up with friend, Pete, and headed for Lake Washington (Seward Park) to do a little catfishin'. Arrived at lake at about 6:45PM. Had all the good stuff... worms, Power Bait for catfish, and Cabela's...
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Green
Green
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 9/30/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/29/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Met my friend Pete at Green Lake early (5:00AM) as we wanted to try some of Green Lakes vaunted??? catfishing!(Actually, I got a little lost in the dark and showed up about 10 minutes late.) We chose ...
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Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 9/22/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/22/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Headed for Fort Casey again... have really, really enjoyed this Whidbey Island fishery this month! Arrived at beach at 7:45, about 20 to 25 fishermen already there or arriving at same time as me. Star...
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Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 9/19/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/18/2012
Hot Spots: 0
After work, drove up to Pic Nic Point to fish the incoming tide (high at about 7:00PM). Casting a chartreuse Dick Nite. Wife did some reading and soaked sun while I fished. Arrived at 3:30, only fishe...
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Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
By: Stansjoy
Posted: 9/16/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/15/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Caught first ferry out of Mukilteo and headed for Fort Casey to fish for Coho. Was on beach and fishing by 7:15AM... about 20 to 25 fishermen already with lines in the water. Huge treat, as about 7:3...
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