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Palmer
Palmer
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 3/21/2019
Species: Burbot
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/15/2019
Hot Spots: 0
First time ice fishing this lake for Burbot. My general impression of burbot fishing is that it is very hit or miss. I drilled a line of holes from 30' to 15' and started in deep water working shallow...
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Roses
Roses
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 3/12/2019
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/8/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Since returning from a month of fishing in Tasmania its been hard to get motivated to get out on the ice. When I left in January I was certain I would be open water fishing upon my return but Mother N...
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Omak
Omak
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 1/30/2019
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/26/2019
Hot Spots: 0
We have been having some beautiful bluebird winter days over here so I took the opportunity to spend a couple hours tossing spoons for Lahontan Cutthroat Trout. As usual I wasn't disappointed and once...
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Leader
Leader
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 1/22/2019
Species: Crappie
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/18/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Spent the morning ice fishing Leader Lake. Ice was 7" thick. Right away I found three Crappie but after that Perch and Bluegill dominated the catch. I probably caught 30+ Bluegill but turned all t...
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Antilon
Antilon
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 1/4/2019
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/31/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I am blown away by the lack of snow in the Chelan area this past year. With that I dragged my sled loaded with ice fishing tackle up to Antilon Lake and found 4-5" of good ice. The morning bite was do...
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Patterson
Patterson
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 12/26/2018
Species: Crappie
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/24/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Ventured up to Patterson Lake from some Christmas eve ice fishing. The goal was to find some crappie thru the ice and the lake didn't disappoint. The crappie bite was consistent for the first few hour...
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Lyman
Lyman
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 12/3/2018
Species: Brook Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/1/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I've been having a grand time early ice fishing small mountain lakes for Brook Trout this past few weeks. Normally many of these lakes are challenging to reach but a paucity of snowfall has made them ...
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Banks
Banks
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 10/13/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/12/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I decided to try fishing the "humps" on the south end of the lake on Friday. I've never fished the area before but had heard it can hold walleye. Long story short 4 hours of trolling produced zero fis...
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Alta
Alta
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 8/10/2018
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/9/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Alta Lake probably ranks among Washington state's most beautiful Largemouth Bass fisheries. On what was expected to be the hottest day of the year I squeezed in a few hours of bass fishing in the ear...
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Wapato
Wapato
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 8/2/2018
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/2/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Was getting tired of Sockeye and Kokanee and needed to add some variety to the freezer. Slept in and lazily got to the lake around 8 AM. Quickly found very large schools of perch in 15-30' of water. I...
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16 - Lake Pateros
16 - Lake Pateros
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 7/22/2018
Species: Sockeye Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/20/2018
Hot Spots: 0
After returning from ICAST I was eager to fish the Brewster pool although a bit bummed to miss out on any opportunity for King Salmon. However, the willingness of Sockeye Salmon to take gear and they ...
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Davis
Davis
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 2/2/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/2/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Checked out Davis Lake for some ice fishing. It didn't take long to find fish! Had a constant stream of fish on the fishfinder and was able to quickly convert 5 fish in about an hour of fishing. I too...
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Summit
Summit
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 1/27/2018
Species: Brook Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/25/2018
Hot Spots: 1
I am always amazed at the endless variety of ways different cultures catch fish across the globe. In part I believe I enjoy fishing because it allows me to have some commonality with people across the...
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McGinnis
McGinnis
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 1/18/2018
Species: Brook Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/17/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I had been waiting all winter to get on some big Brookies thru the ice and this lake did not disappoint. The ice was in fantastic shape with 8" of good ice and mostly frozen slush on top. I struggled ...
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Patterson
Patterson
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 1/11/2018
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/10/2018
Hot Spots: 1
There are few fish I love more than Kokanee. While I enjoyed great success targeting these fish on Lake Chelan into November conditions were simply too dangerous to kayak fish them in December. I've b...
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Curlew
Curlew
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 1/3/2018
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/1/2018
Hot Spots: 0
In the early 2010's Yellow Perch were first detected in Curlew Lake. Since then their population has exploded. Unlike a number of our other perch fisheries these fish maintain a large average size and...
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Rat
Rat
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 12/28/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/28/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I've been eagerly awaiting this year's ice season. A small warm spell in November set back the season but it is finally underway. Decided to hit my local Rainbow Trout lake for this year's first ice f...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 11/18/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/16/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I had not fished Lake Chelan since this past spring. My goal was to go for a multispecies day but primarily focus on bringing home a limit of Kokanee. I launched from the kayak and jigged up a few sma...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 11/18/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/17/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Working in fishing retail usually gives me access to the latest and great reports. However, I have not heard one positive Kokanee report from Lake Roosevelt in months. This is reflected on NWFR's repo...
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Alta
Alta
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 10/23/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/19/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Wanted to get one last trip in on my "home" kokanee lake before it closes. As expected numerous spawners could be seen cruising the shoreline and near the surface. Hoping to avoid the "Marvin the Mart...
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McGinnis
McGinnis
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 10/16/2017
Species: Brook Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/13/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I've driven by this lake numerous times this summer but wanted to wait for water temps to drop into the 50's before venturing out after it's Brook Trout. Few lakes in the state support healthy populat...
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Wapato
Wapato
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 10/10/2017
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/8/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The cool weather has already got me thinking about ice fishing. I primarily target Yellow Perch thru the ice and enjoy fishing for them. This got me thinking, why not fish for them now? Last week afte...
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Antilon
Antilon
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 9/30/2017
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/28/2017
Hot Spots: 0
My earlier attempts to fish this lake were thwarted by the Uno Peak fire. Cool temps and mountain rains have tempered the fire and the USFS has reopened access to the lake. As expected I had the lake ...
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Buffalo
Buffalo
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 9/23/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/21/2017
Hot Spots: 0
It was a classic fall day with periods of cool, cloudy, and wet weather mixed with glorious radiant sunshine and mirror like waters. Like many times before I found the triploid Rainbow Trout on this l...
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16 - Lake Pateros
16 - Lake Pateros
By: uplandsandpiper
Posted: 9/8/2017
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/6/2017
Hot Spots: 0
After striking out on two days fishing the Columbia River Gorge for Kings I decided to give the Brewster pool one last shot. I dropped the kayak in the Okanogan. Water temps at the mouth of the river ...
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