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Beaver
Beaver
By: BentRod
Posted: 5/2/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/1/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Tried to take the family out for some time on the water with the nice weather. Got started at 11:30. Few guys coming off the lake said it was slow. We trolled up the lake pulling a silver spoon, a ...
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Beaver
Beaver
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/17/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/17/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 9:45a to 1pm. Caught two trout in the first 15 minutes. Thought it was going to be a stellar day and that I'd have time to throw for bass too. Slowed for a bit after that. One hit for ...
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Beaver
Beaver
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/9/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/8/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 1:30 to 4:30. Decided to try the two-pole endorsement this season out of curiosity. Trolled a variety of lures up and down the lake without any luck. After an hour I had a hit on a rapala...
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Beaver
Beaver
By: BentRod
Posted: 2/14/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/13/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from noon to 2pm. Trolled both close to the surface and down below 36' where I was marking the fish on the finder. Tried various tackle and speeds, but nothing wanted what we offered. Water ...
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Beaver
Beaver
By: BentRod
Posted: 2/4/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
This trip was a disaster from the getgo. My winter steelheading endevors haven't panned out, so decided to try for some cold water bass. After three days of beautiful sunshine, but having to work, I ...
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Snoqualmie River
Snoqualmie River
By: BentRod
Posted: 1/24/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Got out for a couple hours Sunday. Hoped the river level would have dropped farther, but it was still much higher than I would have liked to see with about a foot and half vis. Beggers can't be choo...
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Snoqualmie River
Snoqualmie River
By: BentRod
Posted: 1/3/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Thought the cold might keep some people away, but the sunny day seemed to increase the amount of fishermen. Lots of people on the water. Fished from 1pm-4pm. Water low and clear. Threw spoons, spi...
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Tokul Creek
Tokul Creek
By: BentRod
Posted: 12/16/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/16/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Actually fished the Snoqualmie below the confluence, but listed Tokul, since there is no option for just plain Snoqualmie .Thought the water would be lower than it was, so hit the the water early. Wa...
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Snoqualmie River
Snoqualmie River
By: BentRod
Posted: 12/5/2010
Species:
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/5/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from Fall City on up a ways from 7:30 to 10am. Tried a variety of jigs under a float in a few different areas. Tried tipping it with a little shrimp also, but no luck. Fought with my new bai...
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Beaver
Beaver
By: BentRod
Posted: 11/26/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/26/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Finally had a chance to go fishing for a few hours. Hit Beaver Lake from 1pm to 3:30. A few people fishing from shore and a few boats on the water. Not much reported caught. Trolled a variety of t...
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Pine
Pine
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/17/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/17/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Expected rain, but turned out to be a beautiful morning....of course I didn't bring my sunglasses. Fished from 7-10am. Water was 63 degrees. Threw senkos, creatures, grubs, and a plug. Picked up on...
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Pine
Pine
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/9/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/9/2010
Hot Spots: 0
What started out as a trip to Lake Sammamish for salmon turned into a trip to Pine for bass. Showed up at the Sammy launch at ten after six just to see the gates already open and a floodlight set up ...
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Middle Fork Snoqualmie River
Middle Fork Snoqualmie River
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/7/2010
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/6/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Expecting lots rain in the morning, I fished the mouth of the Tolt from 6am-9am. No one else there and nothing happening on the water besides a few trout taking flies. Tried various colors of corkie...
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Sammamish
Sammamish
By: BentRod
Posted: 8/22/2010
Species:
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/21/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Finally got a chance to go try for Kings on Sammamish. Got to the gate at 6:15 and got in line with a dozen other boats waiting for the gate to open. More people got in line behind me shortly after. ...
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Beaver
Beaver
By: BentRod
Posted: 7/29/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/29/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Met up with Quadfather for an evening of bass fishing. I got to the lake early, so drifted around fishing my normal fare of Senko, creature bait, and shadrap. Picked up three dinks in an hour plus, ...
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Beaver
Beaver
By: BentRod
Posted: 7/29/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/29/2010
Hot Spots: 0
My Brother-in-law and I got on the lake about 5:30am. Started off with two hits on a perch shadrap, but then things really slowed down. We cycled through crankbait and soft plastics. Couldn't rais...
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Beaver
Beaver
By: BentRod
Posted: 7/22/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/22/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Thought the overcast forecast would mean decent fishing this morning. Guess I was wrong. Got on the water right at 5:30am. Ambient temp was 56 degrees and water temp was 70. Slight breeze. Starte...
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Yakima River
Yakima River
By: BentRod
Posted: 7/20/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/14/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Spent the week with my folks in the Tri-Cities, so my dad and I took a morning to go up the Yakima to where he grew up by Horn Rapids Dam (now called Wanawish). Started they day by running across a n...
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Beaver
Beaver
By: BentRod
Posted: 7/7/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/7/2010
Hot Spots: 0
The weather was too nice to pass up. Fished Beaver from 6a-9a this morning. Very calm and peaceful. Couple of guys fishing from the park, but no other boats on the water the whole time. Had not pr...
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Mayfield
Mayfield
By: BentRod
Posted: 7/1/2010
Species: Other
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/27/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Took a four day camping trip to Ike Kinswa State Park. Couldn't haul the boat too, so fished from shore. Spent a considerable amount of time teaching my four-year-old daughter to cast, but tossed ou...
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Beaver
Beaver
By: BentRod
Posted: 6/20/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/20/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Got the "go ahead" for Father's Day, so, despite the wet conditions, I paddled up to Beaver for a few hours. Started at 1pm. It rained most of the time, but there were some periods of dryness. Three...
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Pine
Pine
By: BentRod
Posted: 6/15/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/14/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Took Monday off to take my dad fishing. I've been itching to go bass fishing, so we opted to try for SMB on Pine. Got to the lake at 10:30a. No boats on the water and only a couple people fishing f...
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Pine
Pine
By: BentRod
Posted: 6/15/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/13/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Got a rare oportunity to take my wife fishing on Sunday. Only had a few hours, so hit pine for some trout. Started at 11am. Weather was a mix of sun and clouds with an inconsistent breeze that made ...
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Beaver
Beaver
By: BentRod
Posted: 3/7/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/6/2010
Hot Spots: 0
After giving up on bass fishing, I started trolling for trout. Had done up some homemade pop gear, so wanted to test it's action. Water temp was somewhere between 43-49 degrees....I'll guess on the h...
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Beaver
Beaver
By: BentRod
Posted: 3/7/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/6/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Started fishing around 7:30am. A brisk 32 degrees. Fished the north shore on weedless T-rigged senkos and grubs on jigheads. Thought I had one brief pickup on a watermelon senko, but didn't stick. ...
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