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12 - Priest Rapids Reservoir
12 - Priest Rapids Reservoir
By: 8theB8
Posted: 8/1/2009
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/30/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I think this is the right area? I launched out of Vantage, and fished the east side throwing grubs around scattered rocks. Caught one smallie and lost one, however, it was the hardest fighting smallie...
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Potholes
Potholes
By: 8theB8
Posted: 8/1/2009
Species:
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/30/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to try once more. I refused to leave smelling like a skunk! ha ha Launched this time, and acting on some intel from a fisherman at the gas station...who wasn't trying to sell me a chartrues...
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Potholes
Potholes
By: 8theB8
Posted: 8/1/2009
Species:
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/29/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Got a wild hair and ran to Potholes resevoir for some multi-species fishing! Haven't been over there in about 10 years! Got to Mar-Don Resort at about 9am and got a camp site and a bite to eat then la...
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Samish
Samish
By: 8theB8
Posted: 7/23/2009
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/23/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Launched about 8am and started from the launch working south on the west shore. Threw buzzbaits and frogs around pads, spinnerbaits around docks without a bump all the way to the far south end! 9:3...
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Whatcom
Whatcom
By: 8theB8
Posted: 7/18/2009
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/17/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Didn't launch until almost 9am and was off the water by 4pm on 7-17-09. Had action today, but nothing of any size, in fact nothing over 2.5lbs! It seemed as though the smaller fish were shallow today ...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 7/15/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/14/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to go to the well one more time on Goodwin, especially after getting on largemouth my last trip! I thought it was the right decision when on only my 5th cast I caught the 3.4lb smallie in the ...
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Shoecraft
Shoecraft
By: 8theB8
Posted: 7/10/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/10/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Only managed 1 14" largemouth on a small jig this trip. Saw a giant cruising under a dock that had a large school of fry under it, I pulled back and tried everything I had tied on but she wasn't in th...
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Cassidy
Cassidy
By: 8theB8
Posted: 7/6/2009
Species: Crappie
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/2/2009
Hot Spots: 0
After reading all the recent reports coming fron Lake Cassidy, I decided to give the old lake a go! I haven't fished this lake in 10 years, but the launch sure is as shallow as I remember! LOL Took...
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Samish
Samish
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/27/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/26/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the south end first, caught one on a black buzz bait on the outside edge of the lily pads 4.4lbs, and another on a frog in the lily pads 3.6lbs. Missed two smallies on a spinnerbait near the ro...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/25/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/25/2009
Hot Spots: 2
This was a 'revenge' trip for me, after losing four nice fish last week, I fitted my favorite crankbait for this lake (a Bomber Fat Free shad in red crawdad color) with some brand new hooks and headed...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/19/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/18/2009
Hot Spots: 3
Well, tonights excursion started as most of my trips do, spontaneously! Finally had a night with my wife all to myself as our daughter was at a sleep over, and she wanted to go fishing (exactly why I ...
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McMurray
McMurray
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/17/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/17/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Launched on McMurray at about 3pm and instantly saw a school of fry breaking the surface near the launch, so I motored out past them and changed a couple rods and rigs around from Clear Lake earlier t...
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Clear
Clear
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/17/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/17/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Was on my way to Samish this morning when I got to the Skagit Valley and it was RAINING!! Yeah, good old rain!! I couldn't pass that up, so I made a right and b-lined for Clear Lake. Water was in ...
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Wiser
Wiser
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/13/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/13/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Whoa! This lake is about as weedy as I have ever seen it! I actually couldn't even navigate parts of it without holding my trolling motor right on the surface and throwing water and grass all over the...
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Terrell
Terrell
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/13/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/13/2009
Hot Spots: 0
WARNING! The lake level is down pretty good and the concrete boat ramp drops off at the end...not a huge deal unless your not ready for it! LOL My buddy and I ran up to Terrell this morning, hit th...
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Whatcom
Whatcom
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/12/2009
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/11/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Not a detailed report today as I know there's a tournament on Whatcom this weekend, NOTHING against tournament fishing, just want to see if any of the tourney guys post a report on here after the tour...
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Storm
Storm
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/6/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/6/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Storm today, again with my best friend, caught a ton of bass ranging from barely bigger than our Rapala's to 2lbs. Also caught trout and perch fishing various crankbaits, had a blast. This is a gr...
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Flowing
Flowing
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/6/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/5/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Headed out today with my best friend in his 12' Jon Boat I grew up in to visit the old stomping grounds. No electronics, so not alot of data. We fished from 6am to 12noon and caught a few, no monsters...
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Samish
Samish
By: 8theB8
Posted: 6/4/2009
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/4/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at 6:30am and headed straight for the s.e. corner of the lake. Began the day trying topwater baits, a white zara spook in a walk the dog retrieve along the outside edge of a lily pad field, a...
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Clear
Clear
By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/28/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/28/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Well, after 8 straight days of 12hr shifts, I finally have three days off and can get some fishing in!! Decided to head to Clear Lake today in hopes that it would be in 'post-spawn' mode? It was, in f...
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Shoecraft
Shoecraft
By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/17/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/17/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Tried it all....nothin?? Lake was fairly stained and temps were anywhere from 63-68.5 degrees. Fished cranks, worms, jigs, more cranks, worms, jigs, all over the lake, nothing..... Didn't stick around...
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Ki
Ki
By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/17/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/16/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the family dock and caught five.... Green powerbait, 2' leader, keep casting to different spots until you get bit!
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Clear
Clear
By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/11/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/11/2009
Hot Spots: 0
After leaving Terrell earlier, I stopped by Samish for a bite of lunch and quick nap to decided were I would fish the evening... I decided to swing by Clear lake for an algae check and if it was still...
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Terrell
Terrell
By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/11/2009
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/11/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Well, with the smallmouth pretty much in spawn mode everywhere, and as far as I'm concerned it taking zero 'skill' to catch bedded bass, I decided to turn my attention towards largemouth and hope to f...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/3/2009
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/2/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Not bad on Goodwin tonight. Got off work early, and decided to check the smallie action. I started with my crankbaits, and switched to jigs and grubs, nothing. I then got up on the flats I was fishing...
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