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Posted: 11/14/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/8/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I hadn't been to Rufus in months. I had to troll and move around to try to find them with the water at 56 degrees. Walleye were deep. I could see them but not catch any when I went to jigging and worm...
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Posted: 11/14/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/1/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I'm catching up on my Rufus Woods trips (3). This one is on Triploids. Fishing was poor in numbers but great for size. I talked to the Colville Tribe inspector and many triploids were stocked in R...
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Posted: 5/31/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/18/2018
Hot Spots: 0
This report is way late- sorry. I fished mid April in water about 45 degrees. I used a worm harness with slow death hook. Orange smile blade outfished green. I caught most fish around the island, but ...
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Posted: 8/20/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/15/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I went to Rufus at the upper end from Seaton's Grove. It was almost 90 and the water 65. Marked triploids and walleye at 28' to 40'. I used small Rapala minnow shaped lures (3-4") in the very clear ...
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Posted: 5/10/2017
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/1/2017
Hot Spots: 0
This is for those who want to know before making a long trip to Rufus Woods. I went twice this Spring. First was late April for three days. I launched at Seaton's Grove. I went about half way to t...
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Posted: 10/11/2016
Species: Walleye
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/8/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Thought I'd let people know about walleye fishing on Lake Celilo this fall. First I read Ed Iman on the shad run and how it affects the walleye. Ed says he won't fish for walleye during August and Se...
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Posted: 7/17/2016
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/14/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Three of us tried salmon below Wells Dam- very slow. Switched to walleye and we caught 1 great one on a crawdad crankbait. Didn't have my scale with me but looked to be 8 lbs. Close to 30" long. It ma...
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Posted: 11/8/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/3/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I live in Snohomish but, I went to Rufus Woods because they've closed our rivers. Thought I would try fall walleye and triploids. It was a good choice. Caught my limit of football shaped triploids for...
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Posted: 10/2/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/2/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Rode the rising tide up to the bone yard by the bar areas in my boat. There were a few other boaters there. Saw silvers slashing the top in a few areas. Saw a few jump. Fish were in about 4' of water...
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Posted: 6/21/2014
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/20/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I want to write this because I've only been in WA for 3 years and imagine there are newbies like me. The Snohomish River is my home site. I don't have an ocean going boat. I finally caught salmon ...
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Posted: 10/24/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/22/2013
Hot Spots: 3
I've got a bass boat and can't go into the Sky or smaller rivers. But, I sure enjoyed my first year Coho and Pink fishing in the Snoho. I'm from CO and feel blessed to have such a fishery so close to ...
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