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Whitman
Whitman
By: Toni
Posted: 7/11/2008
Species:
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/11/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I got to the lake a little after 9am but talked with another fishing person until almost 9:30am. When I launched my boat I tried not to hit the stinkin’ dead beaver that was there. I ahve never seen a...
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Rapjohn
Rapjohn
By: Toni
Posted: 7/3/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/3/2008
Hot Spots: 1
Well things don’t always go the way we plan. I was going to go to Clear Lake in the morning and then Rapjohn in the evening. The almost continuous thunder and lighting kept me awake a big portion of ...
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Clear
Clear
By: Toni
Posted: 6/26/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/26/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I got up early to fish Clear Lake. I started out around 6:30am. It was windy and cold to my bones. My target was Kokanee. I missed the target. The water temp was 66 on the surface and 64 below. I trol...
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Rapjohn
Rapjohn
By: Toni
Posted: 6/26/2008
Species:
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/26/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I wanted to try out the evening bite for bass or some panfish but they didn’t like my nightcrawlers. When I arrived there was a guy on shore and one boat on the lake. The guy on shore brought in 2 rai...
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Kapowsin
Kapowsin
By: Toni
Posted: 6/22/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/22/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Just a few hours at the lake trying to catch a bass. That didn't work so we trolled and Adam got a trout. Then tried and had only a few bites when I switched to nightcrawler no weight. Then I went to...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: Toni
Posted: 6/13/2008
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/13/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I had to be in Tacoma twice today so I thought I would give salmon fishing a try. I fished at the dock at Point Defiance from about 10:30 to 12:30 using a filleted herring and a one ounce banana weig...
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Clear
Clear
By: Toni
Posted: 6/9/2008
Species: Other
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/9/2008
Hot Spots: 1
It was a last minute decision Adam and I made to go fishing since I had to work at 3. We got to the lake after 10am and I pushed it to the limit at leaving after 1pm. I wanted to get home and cook the...
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Clear
Clear
By: Toni
Posted: 6/7/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/7/2008
Hot Spots: 2
I got to the lake around 4pm and left close to 8pm. I hooked and landed 3 kokanee’s using a new Wittman Z-Ray, the color is salmon roe. Since I lost my other small one I haven’t done as well so I or...
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Cowlitz River
Cowlitz River
By: Toni
Posted: 6/1/2008
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/1/2008
Hot Spots: 0
The place was the Cowlitz River Blue Creek Area. Weather was cloudy and very cool. Water temp was cold. I don't know what the flow was like since I don't have anything to compare it with. Fishing wa...
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Clear
Clear
By: Toni
Posted: 5/31/2008
Species:
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/30/2008
Hot Spots: 1
Today the target was Kokanee! I brought my arsenal (very little at this time) for this species of fish. I trolled and trolled and trolled some more. I used a ½ to 1 oz. egg weight (big) and then thi...
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Clear
Clear
By: Toni
Posted: 5/27/2008
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/26/2008
Hot Spots: 0
We were in the water by 1pm. Fishing was slower than last week. We couldn’t seem to find the right lure. I caught 4 on pieces of shrimp. The water temperature was 60. The sun only came out for a sh...
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Rapjohn
Rapjohn
By: Toni
Posted: 5/27/2008
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/26/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Got to Rapjohn to find many other people also made this lake their Monday destination. It was about 9am. We had to wait to launch. Got in the water at 9:45pm. There were lots of floating devices on ...
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Clear
Clear
By: Toni
Posted: 5/22/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/22/2008
Hot Spots: 0
We didn’t get to the lake until 10:45am . The fishing wasn’t has fast and furious as last Friday but we did have some excitement. The water temp was 60. We were trolling and I had bites but no takers...
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Whitman
Whitman
By: Toni
Posted: 5/21/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/21/2008
Hot Spots: 1
This is the first evening I didn’t baby sit my grandson so I thought I would go fishing. I asked my son if he wanted to go and where. Even though I was real tired after I came home from work he hook...
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Clear
Clear
By: Toni
Posted: 5/16/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/16/2008
Hot Spots: 2
We went to Tanwax Lake yesterday and caught 7 trout but my neighbor went for a couple hours in the evening to Clear Lake and they brought 10 home. Adam had wanted to go to Clear but because we were r...
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Tanwax
Tanwax
By: Toni
Posted: 5/16/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/15/2008
Hot Spots: 1
We started fishing about midmorning. Fished for trout trolling but we also tried for bass. We got trout but not any bass. There were a couple others fishing for bass but we didn’t see them catch anyth...
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Tanwax
Tanwax
By: Toni
Posted: 5/8/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/8/2008
Hot Spots: 2
I wondered if I should go fishing because I couldn’t make up my mind which lake to go to. Then the tip of my new pole broke. I also didn’t feel good. So I wondered what sort of calamity might befal...
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Clear
Clear
By: Toni
Posted: 5/5/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/5/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I fished from 10-12:30. I had to wait to launch the boat because people were already leaving. I haven't fished this lake in about 34 years. I was amazed at how clear the water was. I fished Tanwax wh...
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Tanwax
Tanwax
By: Toni
Posted: 5/2/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/2/2008
Hot Spots: 2
I started fishing around 9am and quit at 2:30. The lake was like glass at first then a wind came up about 12 and it blew on and off until I left. Had bites right away but it took a while to get any ...
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Harts
Harts
By: Toni
Posted: 4/17/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/17/2008
Hot Spots: 0
I fished 2 hours from 10-12 and only had 1 bite about 11:30 on a salmon roe Z-RAY. Air temp was 50 water temp was 50-51. It was breezy. I used spoons, spinners, and a worm without weight. I trolle...
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Harts
Harts
By: Toni
Posted: 4/12/2008
Species:
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/12/2008
Hot Spots: 0
We got in the water at 9:15 and left at 12:15 Fishing was slow. Water temp was 54. I still fished with a worm and my son used a Mepps for casting. We trolled across the lake and that is where I caugh...
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Harts
Harts
By: Toni
Posted: 4/10/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/10/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Started fishing at almost 11:30. What happened to the sun? It was windy but most of the showers were off in the distance. I caught 2 trout on a Mepps. I had bites on a Zak red worm and the Z-ray but...
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Harts
Harts
By: Toni
Posted: 4/3/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/3/2008
Hot Spots: 0
10 am to 2 pm today my son and I fished. Water temp was 48. It was slow but not uneventful. I hooked 2 trout that got away, one on a Z-Ray and one on a Zak’s red worm. My son caught and brought ho...
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Bradley
Bradley
By: Toni
Posted: 3/24/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/24/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Spent an hour this evening at Bradley Lake off the dock. Tried lures, nightcrawler, and nightcrawler under a bobber. Nothing. People fishing powerbait next to me had the same result while I was there....
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Bradley
Bradley
By: Toni
Posted: 3/15/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/15/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Had just an hour to fish between finishing at the DMV in Puyallup and babysitting my grandson at 4. There were only a few people fishing. I started using the new lures I made. My son used a Mepps. ...
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