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11 - Vernita Bridge to Priest Rapids Dam
11 - Vernita Bridge to Priest Rapids Dam
By: downriggeral
Posted: 9/30/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/27/2015
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for Captain Daves Guide Service. He asked me to post it for him as he is fishing the Vernita area and was unable to log on. (Dave) I am having a great time down here on the Columbia...
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07 - The Dalles to McNary (Celilo/Umatilla)
07 - The Dalles to McNary (Celilo/Umatilla)
By: downriggeral
Posted: 9/15/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/11/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I made the mistake of buying a house in the middle of our usual annual salmon trip to the mouth of the Deschutes on the Columbia. I canceled the two week reservation at the park and tended to detail...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: downriggeral
Posted: 8/10/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/9/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Friend Ron really wanted to return to Roosevelt for some more of those beautiful kokes. He had his friend Bill going and tempted me with "hey you wanna go to Roosevelt?" naw I dowannago. Yeh right;...
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Loon
Loon
By: downriggeral
Posted: 8/1/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/31/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Well.......it had to happen sooner or later; but first the saga: I took my friend Brick out for the first time after he had major surgery last fall. He really is feeling good finally after a long ...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: downriggeral
Posted: 7/30/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/26/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Friend Ron and I sat and talked about the incredible Roosevelt kokanee while fishing at Loon on Friday. It comes down to a two kokane limit because no hatchery fish are being caught. But man are the...
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Loon
Loon
By: downriggeral
Posted: 7/30/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/24/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Haven't been out chasin kokes for a couple of weeks so called friend Ron and went to Loon Friday evening. The barometer was really crazy with a cold front going through in the late afternoon. Didn't...
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Loon
Loon
By: downriggeral
Posted: 6/27/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/26/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Loon last night. Pleasant relief from the heat wave we have been having. It got down to 60 degrees and had to put on a jacket. Had my brother in law Dan along and shared the fishing hole with...
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Loon
Loon
By: downriggeral
Posted: 6/18/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/17/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Night fished Loon for the first time this year last night. Took new friends Judy and her husband Ben for their first ever kokanee night fishing trip. Got set up in the usual area down by Granite Poi...
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Loon
Loon
By: downriggeral
Posted: 5/24/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/22/2015
Hot Spots: 0
What a great day at Loon with Captain Dave Grove and Rob from NW Fishing Reports. We got started around nine on the North end of the lake. Made a couple of passes trolling in 30 to 40' of water with...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: downriggeral
Posted: 5/9/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/2/2015
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for the weekend of the Northwest Fishing Reports (Washington Lakes) Camp out and get together May 1st to May 3rd. First of all many thanks to Mike and JoAnn Carey for putting togethe...
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Loon
Loon
By: downriggeral
Posted: 4/26/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/25/2015
Hot Spots: 0
The weather yesterday was very unsettled with storm fronts moving through one after another. I called my nephew to see if he wanted to go in the afternoon since it was opening day after all! We have...
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Hayden
Hayden
By: downriggeral
Posted: 4/12/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/10/2015
Hot Spots: 0
My friend Mark asked for a re-match to go to Hayden and give the Kokanee a whirl. I watched the weather reports for Saturday and they did not look too good. Rain and wind in the AM with wind increas...
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Spokane(Long)
Spokane(Long)
By: downriggeral
Posted: 4/12/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/4/2015
Hot Spots: 0
We were scheduled to go to Hayden and guess what ....my alarm did not go off! Oops my fishing partner for the day called at ten to six and we were supposed to meet at 5:30 am. Not good as I still ha...
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Hayden
Hayden
By: downriggeral
Posted: 2/14/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/14/2015
Hot Spots: 0
First of all many thanks to SsendaM (Brian) for taking me out today. We have been wanting to get together since last year and finally made it happen. Got the lines in about 8:30, it was in the upp...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: downriggeral
Posted: 2/1/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/30/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Yep, had to happen sooner or later like hewesfisher said a while back. I didn't want to drive 95 miles in the heavy fog predicted for Friday to launch at Spring Canyon so opted for Porcupine Bay on t...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: downriggeral
Posted: 1/17/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/17/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Slick roads and fog this morning as we headed for Seven Bays. Roads actually got better as we got closer to the lake. I was with friend Ron in his 22' Hewes along with Scott and my brother in law Da...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: downriggeral
Posted: 1/11/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/10/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Left Spokane about seven in the AM on Saturday headed to Seven Bays through the unexpected snowy roads. Wait a minute I thought the snow was not supposed to get here until Saturday PM. So much for t...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: downriggeral
Posted: 1/5/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/3/2015
Hot Spots: 0
What a great way to start out 2015! Left Spokane at 7:00AM with friends Scott and Ron and launched at Seven Bays. It was a balmy 18 degrees when we started fishing around 8:30. We talked with one o...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: downriggeral
Posted: 12/15/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/12/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Another great day at Lake Roosevelt! We launched at Seven Bays and ran down river towards Sterling. Had poles in the water about 9:30. Friends Tom and Gareld were with me and as always we have a gr...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: downriggeral
Posted: 12/6/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Interesting day today. Got up to the expected rain this morning. Met up with Ron and Scott and loaded boat in the rain, then drove to Fort Spokane in the rain. Launched the boat in the rain; did I ...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: downriggeral
Posted: 11/9/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/8/2014
Hot Spots: 0
First trip this fall to Roosevelt for me after recovering and doing well from the surgery I had. Those fish were just calling to be caught! One of the nice things about fall/winter fishing at Roos...
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11 - Vernita Bridge to Priest Rapids Dam
11 - Vernita Bridge to Priest Rapids Dam
By: downriggeral
Posted: 10/31/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/18/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Sorry about the late report. I had some minor, or not so minor, skin surgery just below my eyelid. They ended up having to do reconstructive surgery and a skin graft. Are we having fun yet? Thankf...
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07 - The Dalles to McNary (Celilo/Umatilla)
07 - The Dalles to McNary (Celilo/Umatilla)
By: downriggeral
Posted: 10/7/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/5/2014
Hot Spots: 0
WOW what a trip! Fished with my three sons at the mouth of the Deschutes river starting Friday through Sunday the 5th of October. Friday was clear skies, no wind (yahoo) and 80 degrees. We caugh...
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07 - The Dalles to McNary (Celilo/Umatilla)
07 - The Dalles to McNary (Celilo/Umatilla)
By: downriggeral
Posted: 9/14/2014
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/8/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for our annual trip to fish the Columbia at the mouth of the Deschutes River. I arrived the night of the 28th of August and stayed until September 10th. The wind blew HARD for the f...
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Loon
Loon
By: downriggeral
Posted: 8/18/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/16/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Well it had to happen eventually. Soon or later just when you think you have a fishery all figured out it will throw a curve ball at you. I took my grand children to Loon on Saturday night with hi...
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