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Rattlesnake
Rattlesnake
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/2/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/31/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Met up with TMBob on Rattlesnake early Sunday morning for some c&r RBT fun from the kayak. 43 and breezy when I arrived. Made launching in my Teva's a bit chilly, but got over that quick enough when...
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Alice
Alice
By: BentRod
Posted: 3/21/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/20/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Took my daughter to Alice after school to see if we could play with some of the new stockers. Got to the lake about 2:30 and launched the boat. The wind was really blustery whipping multiple directi...
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Pine
Pine
By: BentRod
Posted: 5/7/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/6/2018
Hot Spots: 0
My daughter's friend has been wanting to go fishing with us for quite some time, so took her and my daughter to Pine yesterday late morning to get them on some of the RBTs. Launched at 10:30a. The p...
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Pine
Pine
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/29/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/29/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Took my wife up to Pine to get her on some fish. We launched about 1:30. Weather was a little cool and breezy compared to yesterday. I set her up with the nickel/chartreuse spoon I was doing well o...
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Pine
Pine
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/28/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/28/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Typically I don't go opening day due to the crowds, but the cool wet weather made me think that things might not be too crazy and I had an unexpected couple free hours, so decided to take the kayak to...
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Beaver
Beaver
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/25/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/25/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Beaver from 10a to 3p. Beautiful day, but sunny weather during mid-day usually means tough fishing and today was no exception. There were a couple boats on the water and a couple people fish...
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Beaver
Beaver
By: BentRod
Posted: 3/31/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/31/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Took advantage of the nice weather to get my family on the lake. We launched the boat on Beaver about 11am. Started fishing close to the launch with TMs, per TMBob's recommendation. Started getting...
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Beaver
Beaver
By: BentRod
Posted: 3/25/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/25/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Took my daughter to Beaver to see if we could rustle up some dinner. Got to the launch about 1:45. There were a number of boats (kayaks, tubes, and boats) on the water and quite a few people fishing...
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Alice
Alice
By: BentRod
Posted: 3/18/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/18/2018
Hot Spots: 0
This report would probably be rated a 3 if I'd got my gear dialed in a little faster, but once I started getting hits they were fairly consistent. So, the hour I spent without a bite reduced the rati...
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Area 6 East Juan De Fuca Strait
Area 6 East Juan De Fuca Strait
By: BentRod
Posted: 5/8/2017
Species: Halibut
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/4/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The annual halibut attempt. A foggy morning resulted in a slow trip out to Eastern Bank. Aside from the fog, the conditions were really pleasant. We decided to try anchoring this year and the ...
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Area 7 San Juan Islands
Area 7 San Juan Islands
By: BentRod
Posted: 5/8/2017
Species: Lingcod
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/5/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Day 2 of the three day fishing trip. Halibut was closed for Friday and the weather windy/rainy, so took the boat up through the shelter of the San Juans looking for Lingcod. Fished various locatio...
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Area 8-1 Deception Pass
Area 8-1 Deception Pass
By: BentRod
Posted: 5/8/2017
Species: Shrimp
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/6/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Day three of 3 day fishing trip. Woke to windy conditions. Launched at Cornet Bay with the intent of heading into the Straight to target halibut and spot shrimp. No sooner did we pass through Dec...
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Pine
Pine
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/25/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/24/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Took the day off to get my wife out on the lake (without kids!). Cool and overcast in the morning. Started about 9am. We trolled Wooly Buggers in olive and black, no weight, just below the surface...
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Pine
Pine
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/23/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/22/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Didn't expect to get out, but my wife decided to take the kids to the movies in the afternoon, so I threw the Kayak in the truck and headed to Pine. Surprisingly the parking lot was half empty, proba...
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Pine
Pine
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/28/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/28/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Took the day off to reconnect with nature...by teasing some fish. Launched at Pine about 10:30. Not crowded at all. The fishing Leif was full, but didn't look packed. Hardly any craft on the water. ...
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Snoqualmie River
Snoqualmie River
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/20/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/20/2015
Hot Spots: 0
With the Green closed to Coho, I used the opportunity to go check out the Snoqualmie. Hit the river at the Tolt mouth at 7am. Beautiful foggy morning. Lots of trout or smolt surfacing with a few salm...
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Snohomish River
Snohomish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/9/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/9/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to take the morning off and drive up to brave the crowds at Bob Heirman. Got there at 6:30 and the parking lot was already filling up. Met hooksetjou and fished from 7a to 11a. Lots of fish ...
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Snohomish River
Snohomish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/3/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/3/2015
Hot Spots: 0
After getting skunked on Coho a couple weeks ago pulling plugs on the Duamish, I thought for sure we could turn that luck around on the Snohomish this morning. First time on the Snohomish with my 12'...
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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/1/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/1/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Ran down to my lunch time hole….112th. Sunny warm day…..only one other guy fishing…..and no fish. After last weeks push, things sure have slacked off. Sure is plenty of open bank though, so if you...
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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/20/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/19/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Finally got a chance to take my 12' boat up the Duamish on Saturday. Went once in 2012 and once in 2013, so was excited to give it another shot.. Launched at O'dark-thirty and had to wait a few minu...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: BentRod
Posted: 8/2/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/2/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Took the kids out to try for Pinks. Fished from 12:45 to just after 2p. Tide was out, but starting to come in. Finally hooked a small one just before 2. Let my oldest reel it in. She did great, ...
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Area 6 East Juan De Fuca Strait
Area 6 East Juan De Fuca Strait
By: BentRod
Posted: 5/10/2015
Species: Halibut
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/9/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Launched out of Cornet Bay at 5am. Gorgeous day. Zipped right out to Eastern Bank and proceeded to fish the breaks using herring and salmon bellies on spreader bars. We had three lines out and were...
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Green River
Green River
By: BentRod
Posted: 11/7/2014
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/7/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Finally got to check Chum off my salmon bucket list! Having suffered a slight obsession about finally hooking one of these bad boys, it was no wonder that I took some time off work to go in search o...
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Green River
Green River
By: BentRod
Posted: 11/5/2014
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/5/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Having never hooked a Chum (have only really tried a couple times in past seasons) I thought I would go try a popular hole this morning and hopefully check that one off the box. Got to the river abou...
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Duwamish River
Duwamish River
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/16/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/16/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Stopped by 112th this morning on the incoming tide and tossed my jigs for 30 minutes. Saw one seal cruise by and some ducks. That was the only activity in the water. Very quiet.
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