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Clear
Clear
By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/19/2013
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/19/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Rough out today, lots of wind which made boat control and line control difficult at times. Made 2 laps around this lake hitting various types of emergent and submergent cover. The fish seem to be stag...
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Terrell
Terrell
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/24/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/24/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Took my son up to Terrell this morning, it was raining but no wind when we arrived, fished the pads around the corner from the public dock (not the launch), saw another boat bass fishing around the co...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/23/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/23/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from about 9am to 3pm, saw many cruising smallies but they were very spooky and the glass smooth water made them even more so. It wasn't until about 1:30 after the wind had picked up that I got...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/8/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/8/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Finally got the skunk out of the boat for 2012!! She went 5.5lbs on a t-rigged worm. Water temps climbed from 47-50.5* with the sunshine today, this bass was with 2 others, one about 3#'s and another ...
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Whatcom
Whatcom
By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/17/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/17/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Started today off at about 9:30am at Bloedel Donovan Park and headed south along the west side throwing grubs, a crawdad colored crankbait, a jig and a spinnerbait. Worked all the way down to the rock...
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Ki
Ki
By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/16/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/16/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Got fairly calm when I returned from Goodwin so I decided to go sit on the dock for a bit tonight. Had a couple light taps, but no takers. Fish are still jumping all over this lake! These are the nice...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/16/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/16/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Finally got on a consistent smallmouth bite today! Water was in the high 50's to 60*, There was a slight green tinge to the water but still fairly clear. Wind was out of the south and east up to 10mph...
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Hampton Lakes
Hampton Lakes
By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/13/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After negotiating the Seep Lakes Road Block in the pic, I took my friend from work back to one of my favorite lakes. I hadn't fished the Hamptons in easily 15 years, but had high hopes. My friend had ...
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Potholes
Potholes
By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/13/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
5-8-11 Took a buddy of mine and bass fishing rookie from work over to the Potholes Reservoir for a couple days of fishing. Water temps when we arrived at 10am were in the low to mid 50's, we tried aro...
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Terrell
Terrell
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/26/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/26/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Launched this morning about 10am. Headed east as the wind wasn't as bad that direction....(side note, if you are planning a trip to the Bellingham area and check the forecast before you head up, add 1...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/26/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/24/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Had about 5 hours to fish Easter morning, and a friend from work wanted to try bass fishing for the first time. I decided on Goodwin seeing as how smallies were starting to show. It was a chilly morni...
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Clear
Clear
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/11/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Made a bonzai run up to Clear Lake after getting skunked on Stevens and actually saw the SUN! and it wasn't on the back of a milk carton either! No rain whatsoever in Skagit County, but there was sure...
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Stevens
Stevens
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/11/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to fish this lake on a whim (against my better judgement) but I am really wanting to tap into a smallie lately! Launched on the "free" launch side (east) $5 to park though... Worked that cove ...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/10/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
First off, YES I wanted to rate this day a 5!!! Just trying to follow the rules... Launched around 9:30am and there were 3 other boats already on the water bass fishing. The wind was blowing I would s...
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Wiser
Wiser
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/3/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After fixing the broken oarlock from Tennant Lake in Ferndale, we decided to try another local lake before heading home, decided on Wiser due to having a small boat and not alot of time left. Fished t...
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Tennant
Tennant
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/3/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Today I wasn't "sworn to secrecy", so I don't have to post this report in the "Secret Lakes" section... Finally had a chance to try this little lake today with my best friend. We took his 12' Jon boat...
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Secret Spot
Secret Spot
By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/26/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 0
Fished: 3/26/2011
Hot Spots: 0
5 fish caught, 5 fish released, 5 to the water, 0 to the grease.
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 2/1/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/31/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Boy oh boy, Snohomish County running this park is not looking good for us anglers....The launch fee is back up to $7 now, which I don't mind so much, but the new "Park Hours" stink! Gone are the days ...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 1/3/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Not really a fishing trip today as much as a shake down the boat that hasn't seen water in 45+ days trip. Once I got everything unthawed, including my steering lines, I motored around the lake watchin...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/28/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/27/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fell victim to the dreaded "post frontal conditions" today. Couldn't buy a bite! I threw it all in three different colors each and from depths of 2' to 30' in 55.6* water around rocks, docks, pilings,...
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Clear
Clear
By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/25/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/25/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Had some business to tend to up in Sedro Wooley this afternoon, so I figured I would hit one of my favorite Skagit County lakes in the morning then head for Sedro. I chose Clear Lake because it offers...
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Ki
Ki
By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/19/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/19/2010
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for various days from 10-11 through 10-18... I have been dabbling on this lake off and on 4-5 times over the past week, I have not been able to find a bite? I have tried the rainbow of ...
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McMurray
McMurray
By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/12/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/12/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Had to run up and say bye bye to another one of my favorite little bass lakes that closes for no good reason at the end of this month. Got a phone call shortly after launching that made it so I would ...
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Whatcom
Whatcom
By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/11/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/11/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to fish Lake Whatcom one more time before it closes for no reason on October 31st...Launched at around 9am, headed south to Strawberry Point as the wind was blowing about 10mph out of the sout...
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Ki
Ki
By: 8theB8
Posted: 10/10/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/10/2010
Hot Spots: 0
When you're predominately a bass fisherman and you catch trout the way I have the past couple weeks, the trout nut you work with is bound to want to come to your house and give it a go! Ha Ha So, I...
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