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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/28/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/28/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Caught double digits today! Grubs, shakey heads and carolina rigged 4" lizards along grass edges did the trick! The pics show the range of sizes pretty good. Water temps 55* cloudy breezy with light s...
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Mattoon
Mattoon
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/28/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/26/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Stopped at this lake off of I-90 in Ellensburg to do a little trout fishing on the way back from the Potholes, great bank access!! Buddy caught a nice 2lb rainbow, and I caught and released some dinks...
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Potholes
Potholes
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/28/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/24/2010
Hot Spots: 0
This is a report for this past weekend's trip to the Potholes Resevoir: 4/24 Arrived at 3pm and in spite of the wind launched at around 5pm after getting camp set. Ran to the dunes and found them s...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/21/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/20/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Was down south at my friends house hooking up my new Lowrance HDS5 on the bow of my boat and since we got finished by 4pm I decided to hit Goodwin and test it out on the way home. Weather was a far...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/19/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/19/2010
Hot Spots: 0
A day of could have been's for me.... Launched at about 8-8:30am and headed straight to the rocky point by the RV park. Pounded the area with jigs, shakey heads, spinnerbaits, crankbaits and didn't...
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Howard
Howard
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/18/2010
Species: Other
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/18/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Just an FYI here.... I had to install some new bunks on my trailer today, which obviously required getting the boat off the trailer, so I went up to the launch at Lake Howard knowing no one would be t...
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Clear
Clear
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/14/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/14/2010
Hot Spots: 0
One of these days I'll learn my lesson and just go to Big Lake!! Still green here, seems to be easing up a tad in the shallows, but still can't see bottom in 4' of water, and that's bad for this lake!...
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Samish
Samish
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/14/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/14/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Back to the scene of the crime LOL. Headed south from launch and fished the east shore about midway between the launch and the actual south end of the lake, in an undeveloped area that has alot of lay...
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Clear
Clear
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/5/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/5/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Couldn't help but swing by Clear on my way home from the Bellingham area for a conditions check...water is still GREEN!! Or should I say "nutrient rich" :P Water temps were 48-50 degrees, I hit a f...
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Wiser
Wiser
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/5/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/5/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Just wanted to hit a couple quick spots on this lake, check out the new wider version of the Guide Meridian that goes through it and get a water temp and condition check.... Only saw two fish, they bo...
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Terrell
Terrell
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/5/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/5/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Thought maybe this lake may have faired better through the wrath of the double cold fronts, but I couldn't find a fish, just one 3lb trout that grabbed my lipless crankbait in about 3 feet of water. I...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/4/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/4/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Typed up a long report and lost it all when page locked up, so here's the short version.... Fished 7:30am-noon. Water temps were 48-49.5 degrees. Fished northeast corner back along the east shore t...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/23/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/23/2010
Hot Spots: 0
It was just too nice of a day to head home after dropiing my co-worker off, so I came here for a bit. Not much to tell this time, as I only ended up spending about 2hrs on this lake today.... Water te...
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Clear
Clear
By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/23/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/23/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I don't care what anyone says, this lake is a MESS ever since they started "treating" the lily pads!! It seems to be in a constant algae bloom now, almost every 5 degrees the water warms up, it blooms...
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Big
Big
By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/22/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/22/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at 9am, it was very cloudy and the wind was out of the s.e. at a fairly steady 5-7mph, water temps were 48.5 degrees and the ambient temp had to be in the upper 40's. I started off the day fl...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/17/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/17/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Launched about 9:30am into a very cold 10mph wind out of the north. Headed northwest towards my favorite rocky area. Wind was variable from 2-10mph and constantly changing directions it seemed, first ...
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Big
Big
By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/15/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/15/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Ask and ye shall recieve...after landing my first smallies last week on Goodwin, I was really hoping the largies weren't far behind, and I only had to wait one week!! Launched about 8am this morning, ...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/8/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/8/2010
Hot Spots: 0
FINALLY! Launched around 10am into a snow flurry of all things! Ran northwest from the launch up towards the RV park on the west side of the lake. There is a shallow rocky flat and point there that br...
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Terrell
Terrell
By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/3/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/3/2010
Hot Spots: 0
First trip with the boat fixed and headed to Terrell due to recent reports. Wasn't to be for me today, seven rods saw multiple baits, techniques and colors, only hit was on a swimbait on the shore dir...
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Clear
Clear
By: 8theB8
Posted: 2/17/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/17/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Light breeze out of the s.w., one other boat on the water fishing for trout and two guys bank fishing. Hit most of my favorite spots, tried c-rigs, t-rigs, drop-shots, cranks, jigs, no dice. I know it...
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Terrell
Terrell
By: 8theB8
Posted: 2/3/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/3/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Wanted to hit Terrell today if for no other reason than to just enjoy the early season high water! LOL! Started the day across the lake from the launch fishing my way west. It was actually sunny with ...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 2/2/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/2/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Water temps were 44-45.5*, and that is about all I have to tell thanks to a moment of DOH! on my part. Inspired by Buzzbait's recent report, I ran to Goodwin today, 1) to run some fuel system cleaner ...
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Samish
Samish
By: 8theB8
Posted: 1/26/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/25/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Took a friend/co-worker up to show him Lake Samish and try some drop shotting for smallmouth, or anything for that matter! Got to the launch and the water was waves and whitecaps, ugh. Oh well, we dro...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 1/22/2010
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/20/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Tried every variation of a drop shot rig you can think of, in depths 5 to 30 feet no bites. Tried numerous suspending crankbaits over grass in 12-18 feet, nothing. Water temps were mid 40's, wind w...
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Clear
Clear
By: 8theB8
Posted: 1/22/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/18/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Gave this lake a try even though it was blowing 20+mph!! Only had one bite all day and I can all but assure you it was a perch! Tried everything I could think of, but just ended up a day of casting pr...
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