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Alder
Alder
By: Toni
Posted: 8/15/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/14/2017
Hot Spots: 3
It was a CRAPPIE day. It was cloudy and the water temperature was 73. I started about 8:30am. I put on what worked the last 2 times. Dodgers in 50/50 and Clown with Wannafish A Gilded Lily and ...
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Alder
Alder
By: Toni
Posted: 8/10/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/10/2017
Hot Spots: 1
Kim and I got to the lake at 7:20am and both gates were locked. WELL! We waited right there, putting gear together and the person came to open. It was maybe 7:30am. It was smokier than Tuesday the 8t...
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Alder
Alder
By: Toni
Posted: 8/9/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/8/2017
Hot Spots: 2
Alder Lake 8-8-17 Kim and I started about 7:30am with only 1 vehicle in the lot. But a total of 3 boats trolling longline. It was very smoky (B.C. Fires) and already warm out. No breeze on the lake...
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American
American
By: Toni
Posted: 8/6/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/6/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I went to the lake to learn my new electric motor. Got there about 7:30am. It was hazy overcast from the fires in Canada and it was going to be in the mid 80’s today. The water temperature was 75.7 de...
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Alder
Alder
By: Toni
Posted: 8/1/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/31/2017
Hot Spots: 3
Well, now that I got the issues that Cabela’s caused fixed I went to Alder Lake with Kim (pinkpole) and her grandson Terrence. It was pretty quiet on the lake until about 11am when the pleasure bo...
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American
American
By: Toni
Posted: 7/29/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/29/2017
Hot Spots: 0
This was really a tryout of the new motors and maybe catch something. I had my grandson with me. Big motor started. Great. Turned the fish finder on. Nothing. Tried the downriggers. Nothing. Bilge pum...
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Alder
Alder
By: Toni
Posted: 7/15/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/11/2017
Hot Spots: 3
We started fishing about 10am with sunny skies and water temperature that was 70 but went to 71 by the time we were done at 1pm. The forecast was for mid-70’s. The lake was at 1,204 feet of elevation ...
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Alder
Alder
By: Toni
Posted: 7/4/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/3/2017
Hot Spots: 1
We were hoping for a repeat of last week. There were more people on the lake this time and the parking lot was almost full at 7:30am. The clouds were heavy this morning and the water temp was 68. I...
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Alder
Alder
By: Toni
Posted: 6/29/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/27/2017
Hot Spots: 0
We, Kim (pinkpole) and I, started fishing just after 8am with only a kayaker and us on the lake. Water temperature was 68-69 and it was mostly cloudy with a breeze until about noon when the sun came ...
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Clear
Clear
By: Toni
Posted: 6/22/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/20/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I started fishing close to 9am. The air temperature was about 70 and it was partly cloudy. Less than 5 boats on the lake the time I was there. Water temp 67-68. I trolled north to south in a zigzag...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: Toni
Posted: 6/17/2017
Species: Crab
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/17/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Met my son by Angle Lake and we (Ricky and William, also) went down to the Des Moines Pier to crab. It was around 11 and the parking lot looked full due to the market they had going but found a place ...
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Alder
Alder
By: Toni
Posted: 6/6/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/5/2017
Hot Spots: 3
I had planned on being at the launch by 7am but I woke and saw that the temperature was 39 Therefore plan B was formed when it would be a little warmer. Which turned out to be a pleasant sunny morning...
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American
American
By: Toni
Posted: 6/4/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/3/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I went with Glen and Cami that morning. Fishing started about 6am. The water temperature was 65 almost 66 degrees. There was a steady breeze which the weather report said was 5mph. This made the cloud...
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Angle
Angle
By: Toni
Posted: 5/28/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/28/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Since my son moved to Seattle, Angle Lake has become his home lake. He fishes it from the dock. Today we started fishing in my boat about 8:30am. This is the first time we have fished together in many...
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American
American
By: Toni
Posted: 5/23/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/22/2017
Hot Spots: 1
I got to the lake about 5:30am to fish and test my motor out. After launching the big motor started very quick. Let it idle a little then went out to see if it would go fast again. It did! I starte...
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American
American
By: Toni
Posted: 5/9/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/9/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I got to the lake bout 7am but didn’t start fishing until just before 8. I tried to get my big motor to start but it refused. The kicker did its job and I trolled for around 3 hours stopping at 11am....
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Clear
Clear
By: Toni
Posted: 4/25/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/25/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I started fishing aobut 8am There was only 1 other boat and a kayak on the lake. The boat was trolling and the kayak was still fishing. I went over by the kayak and till fished for about an hour witho...
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Cowlitz River
Cowlitz River
By: Toni
Posted: 4/21/2017
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/20/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Randy Ahearn and I met with Phil Stephens at Massey Bar, for a day of trying to get springers. We went up river and down river and each of us got one. The fish were great and Randy’s was the biggest a...
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American
American
By: Toni
Posted: 4/18/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/16/2017
Hot Spots: 1
Glen, Cami, and I went on an Easter Kokanee hunt at American Lake. Glen was sporting his new Mad Hatter look. It was cold. We met at the launch at 6:30am. Started fishing out of the WDFW launch about...
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Tanwax
Tanwax
By: Toni
Posted: 4/2/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/2/2017
Hot Spots: 1
The day wasn’t supposed to have much rain but there was to be some wind. Therefore I chose Tanwax over American. It was to be a shakedown event to see if I can remember what I am supposed to do and ...
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American
American
By: Toni
Posted: 3/20/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/19/2017
Hot Spots: 1
Of course, on one of the only dry sunny, albeit cold mornings, I had to work. But not until afternoon, so I met Glen and Cami at the WDFW boat launch at 8am. There were a lot of other people with the ...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: Toni
Posted: 12/17/2016
Species: Squid
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/17/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Point Defiance Boat House had a Squid Derby Dec. 17 from 4-6pm. It was organized and not crowded. A few squid turned up for those on the right side of the dock. My grandson and I were on the left sid...
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American
American
By: Toni
Posted: 11/9/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/8/2016
Hot Spots: 2
Armed with information gleaned from Glen and Cami who caught on their vacation Thursday and Friday, I started fishing about 8:30am. It was sunny and the high was supposed to be 68. And it got there. ...
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Clear
Clear
By: Toni
Posted: 10/25/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/25/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I had the lines in the water by 8:10am. It was mostly cloudy with sprinkles and showers . The water was 57 degrees. The air temperature must have been around 60 because I saw a bee hanging out by my...
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American
American
By: Toni
Posted: 10/23/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/22/2016
Hot Spots: 1
I was at the launch to meet Glen and Cami about 6:45am then I got a text saying that something was wrong with the truck and they were going to have to go back home. I told them I would stop by as I ha...
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