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Whatcom
Whatcom
By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/5/2017
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/4/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I wanted to smallmouth fish the incoming thunderstorm so I made a mad dash to Lake Whatcom, got all the AIS junk done for the year and was launched! I headed straight for the rock island and tried th...
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Big
Big
By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/3/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/3/2017
Hot Spots: 0
No shortage of bass in the south end but man do they ever have the Barry White music cued up! Make a cast and 3-5 boil and take off. I only got one 3lber to the boat and he inhaled my bait and was b...
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Clear
Clear
By: 8theB8
Posted: 5/2/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/2/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Finally got all over em today! I got on two patterns and just did laps switching between the two for about five hours. I started near the launch and was surprised to see the water as clear as it was...
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Wiser
Wiser
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/30/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/29/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Had it planned well, arrived just as it started to sprinkle. Turned to rain a ways in to the day and then turned to whitecaps and downpour! I launched and went under the Guide as there was already...
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Terrell
Terrell
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/28/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/28/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Couldn't wait until Saturday so I made the bonsai run up to Terrell. A few boats already there when I arrived so i looked for open water. Started on the reed islands and got the first little pounder...
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Clear
Clear
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/27/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/27/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I was headed to Big Lake but opted for Clear instead. All the action I had tonight took place in the span of one hour except for one strike right before I left. As usual I started fishing the p...
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McMurray
McMurray
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/27/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/26/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I absolutely do not follow trout anything, did they kill this lake off and replant it? I cruised around for a couple hours after work this evening and couldn't even fins a dink?? Hard to believe for...
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Terrell
Terrell
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/22/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/22/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Launched about 0530 this morning into whitecaps! This was actually a good thing as the wind blowing in on the launch meant the entire area I wanted to fish would be protected and calmer water. After...
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Terrell
Terrell
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/11/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/9/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Read slow as this is my last report for the foreseeable future :) I tried going the 'secret' route to continue sharing information but getting trash talked by three "members" with a combined total ...
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Secret Spot
Secret Spot
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/5/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 0
Fished: 4/5/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Within 60 minutes of launching I was in white caps from today's weather coming in. Made finesse stuff suck! I tried flipping the protected edge but nada. Was only on the water about 3 hours total a...
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Secret Spot
Secret Spot
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/4/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 0
Fished: 4/4/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Got off work and ran to a local lake. Found water temps to be 49-52* and very stained, even for this lake! Talked to one guy at the launch that had been there since 0700 and didn't touch a fish. I ...
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Secret Spot
Secret Spot
By: 8theB8
Posted: 4/1/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 0
Fished: 4/1/2017
Hot Spots: 0
March who?? Never heard of her! Now APRIL on the other hand...woohoo! :D Started way too early this morning, used to getting up at 0330 for work and so are my dogs, so I was up and letting dogs ...
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Secret Spot
Secret Spot
By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/31/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 0
Fished: 3/31/2017
Hot Spots: 0
It's an official March skunko for me :( Unreal. Got off early today so b-lined to a local lake that holds large and smallmouth. Fished every area I wanted to with 14 different techniques and colo...
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Secret Spot
Secret Spot
By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/24/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 0
Fished: 3/24/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Water temps only up to 47*, I found 48.1 but I could have stepped off the boat and it would have been ankle deep. Flipped and pitched everything with multiple colors and varying weights and nothing s...
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Secret Spot
Secret Spot
By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/21/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 0
Fished: 3/21/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Still finding water temps at 45*. Actually spooked one today though! Started structure fishing on steeper drop offs working my way all the way to shore fishing every type of cover I could find. Nev...
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Big
Big
By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/19/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/12/2017
Hot Spots: 0
This report is from last weekend, 3/12/17 since no one seems to look I just want it to be clear. This is also report #300 for me and while I couldn't control the timing or the outcome I will go ahead...
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Secret Spot
Secret Spot
By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/19/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 0
Fished: 3/19/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Ran up to this lake today regardless of the downpour and colder temps. It's always good to get some casting practice in and get the ever aging back and shoulders limbered up and back in the swing of ...
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Clear
Clear
By: 8theB8
Posted: 3/4/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/4/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Snow or no snow I was heading out today! Was mainly slush on my way to the lake. Water temps were 42-42.5* and when the sun came out it wasn't half bad, when the wind blew it wasn't half good :) ...
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Terrell
Terrell
By: 8theB8
Posted: 2/25/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/25/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Lake is 99% ice free with water temps 40-43* by the time I left about noon. When I launched there was one other boat on the water, when I left there were seven, guess I'm not the only one with cabin ...
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Clear
Clear
By: 8theB8
Posted: 2/13/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/13/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I just wanted to be on the water, it was just too nice out and I managed the day off so away I went. That being said, I did fish, swear I had one bite but no fish so who knows? Early season jitters ...
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Clear
Clear
By: 8theB8
Posted: 1/28/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/28/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Couldn't take it anymore so a quick trip to Clear was in order as I knew it was 100? ice free. Water temp was 37 - 38* and I stayed away from the south shore as I believe people were goose hunting ov...
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Clear
Clear
By: 8theB8
Posted: 11/21/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/21/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Made a total bone head decision this morning and ran up to Lake Wiser...one problem...No motorized vessels allowed from October ?? to March 15th! Oops, forgot that one! Made a couple casts from shore ...
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Clear
Clear
By: 8theB8
Posted: 11/14/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/14/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Got a late start this morning and didn't launch until about noon. Had two in the boat within 30 minutes! It was calm and sunny and the water had risen even more, the concrete launch is now submerged! ...
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Clear
Clear
By: 8theB8
Posted: 11/9/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/8/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I wasn't going to fish today but when I got up and saw the sun and light wind conditions, that was that. I got a late start and wasn't on the water until 10am. I caught the first fish right away, a su...
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Big
Big
By: 8theB8
Posted: 11/7/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/7/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Barely made it a 2 today as I only caught 1 fish. Started out running up to Clear Lake but the wind was howling pretty good so I left and decided to swing by Big Lake on my way home. The wind wasn't b...
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