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Ketchum
Ketchum
By: JoshH
Posted: 3/31/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/30/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Loaded up the Hobie and headed for Ketchum just to enjoy the beautiful day on Saturday. After a little bit of exploring different depths, it became apparent that flatlining with no weight was all that...
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Clear
Clear
By: JoshH
Posted: 12/2/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/1/2018
Hot Spots: 1
I grew up in Mount Vernon, but somehow never fished Clear Lake. Went swimming there a lot. Decided to give this lake a try for the first time. Read some past reports here, loaded up the Hobie and head...
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Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
By: JoshH
Posted: 11/18/2018
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/17/2018
Hot Spots: 1
Got on the water a little bit late this morning, around 9am, but it didn't matter. Search around the east side of the lake for a bit, but did not see much on the sonar. I did pick up a few, but headed...
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Stevens
Stevens
By: JoshH
Posted: 10/18/2018
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/18/2018
Hot Spots: 1
My first time trying fall kokanee fishing. I thought I had a good plan as to where the fish would be, but after a bit of seeing just about nothing on the sonar, I needed to move. I knew the fish were ...
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Area 8-1 Deception Pass
Area 8-1 Deception Pass
By: JoshH
Posted: 9/24/2018
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/24/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Have the week off from work to get the last of my coho fishing in before most everything shuts down. It's a shame there has been no asjustment of the season as it really looks like the coho forecast ...
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Area 8-1 Deception Pass
Area 8-1 Deception Pass
By: JoshH
Posted: 9/15/2018
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/15/2018
Hot Spots: 1
Been itching to do some beach fishing for coho. It's one of my favorite methods for coho fishing, and North Beach at Deception Pass is just such a pretty area. I got to the beach about 7am. Maybe 1...
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Stevens
Stevens
By: JoshH
Posted: 8/27/2018
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/25/2018
Hot Spots: 1
This time I did not sleep through the alarm! Got to the launch about 5:30, and had my lines in the water by 6am. Started my morning thinking I would be fishing deep, 50 - 70 feet like I was 2 weeks pr...
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Stevens
Stevens
By: JoshH
Posted: 8/13/2018
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/12/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I haven't been to Stevens since the Kokanee Derby in May, so decided to go have a look. Unfortunately, I slept right through the 4am alarm. BY the time I got my gear down on the lake, it was already 8...
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Samish
Samish
By: JoshH
Posted: 7/23/2018
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/22/2018
Hot Spots: 1
Headed back out to Lake Samish this morning to do some Kokanee Fishing. Action was not as hot as it was 2 weeks ago, but still quite a bit of action today. Arrived, got inspected, launched, and starte...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: JoshH
Posted: 7/16/2018
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/15/2018
Hot Spots: 1
Left the Hobie at home and headed east to Fish with Jeff Witkowski of Darrell and Dad's for my 5th time. This time I took my son with me. Just a quick word on fishing with Jeff. I keep going back simp...
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Samish
Samish
By: JoshH
Posted: 7/7/2018
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/7/2018
Hot Spots: 1
Wanted to give Samish a 2nd try after last weekend and just missing by a day the new statewide kokanee limits. To put it mildly, I've never had as much action kokanee fishing as I did this morning. I ...
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Samish
Samish
By: JoshH
Posted: 6/30/2018
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/30/2018
Hot Spots: 1
Fished Lake Samish for the very first time. Was going to be meeting up with a fellow Hobie fisherman, but he had to cancel last minute. Since I had taken the AIS online certification, decided to still...
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Ki
Ki
By: JoshH
Posted: 5/28/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/28/2018
Hot Spots: 1
Fished Lake Ki for Memorial Day. Wanted to put a few fish in the freezer, but also get on and off the lake quickly. Ki seemed like the right place. I am surprised at how many boats and kayaks there wo...
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Riley
Riley
By: JoshH
Posted: 5/5/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/5/2018
Hot Spots: 1
After spending the past 2 months kokanee fishing, and with the earlier and earlier sunrises, I really did not feel like having the alarm go off at 2:30am this morning, I wanted to just do some mindles...
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Stevens
Stevens
By: JoshH
Posted: 4/29/2018
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/29/2018
Hot Spots: 2
Back out to Stevens this morning. The morning though did not start like I had hoped. After the 3am wake up, I got dressed, ate and headed out, and left all of my bait at home. Ugg. Turned around and h...
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Stevens
Stevens
By: JoshH
Posted: 4/15/2018
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/15/2018
Hot Spots: 2
After sitting out the last 2 weekends due to wind and rain, I thought I saw an opportunity Sunday morning according to the forecast, so I got early and headed to Lake Stevens. Arrived at 5:30am, and i...
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Stevens
Stevens
By: JoshH
Posted: 3/31/2018
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/31/2018
Hot Spots: 2
Back out to Stevens again today. Kokanee fishing is addicting! I again planned to be on the water before sun-up, no dice. By the time I got my lines in the water, it was about 7:15. There was a very n...
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Stevens
Stevens
By: JoshH
Posted: 3/25/2018
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/25/2018
Hot Spots: 1
My first trip to Stevens this year to target Kokanee. Usually I wait until the water warms up just a bit more, but I had a terrible Kokanee itch that needed scratching. I intended to be there before s...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: JoshH
Posted: 3/18/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/18/2018
Hot Spots: 1
Debated between Steven, Shoecraft, and Goodwin for this morning. Goodwin won, so that's where I headed. Started about 8am, spent a little over an hour trying to locate fish. Finally located them no...
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Campbell
Campbell
By: JoshH
Posted: 2/12/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/10/2018
Hot Spots: 1
Saw the weather forecast for Saturday, and got real excited. First decent day to fish in at least a month. Saw that Campbell recently received a planting of 550 2+ lb fish, and made my choice. Arri...
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Stevens
Stevens
By: JoshH
Posted: 1/1/2018
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/1/2018
Hot Spots: 1
Started the New Year trying something completely new for me, targeting Cutthroat on Lake Stevens. Very different fishery actually trying to target them compared to other Cutthroat lakes I've fished. I...
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Sammamish
Sammamish
By: JoshH
Posted: 12/5/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/5/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Yesterday I contacted Russ Elgin of Elgin Fishing to let him know I was thinking about trying for some Kokanee today on Stevens, he replied with "Why don't we go to Sammamish and try for some Cutthroa...
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Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
By: JoshH
Posted: 11/18/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/18/2017
Hot Spots: 1
Another lake I haven't fished since I was young. I have a picture of me fishing there, bit no actual recollection of doing so. Time to change that! A somewhat late start, maybe about 9am before I g...
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Big
Big
By: JoshH
Posted: 11/4/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/4/2017
Hot Spots: 2
Thank you to Busterdog3 for the report on Big Lake. I haven't fished Big Lake since I was a teenager throwing a worm under a bobber off a friends dock. Started a little late, about 8:45. Trolled no...
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Goodwin
Goodwin
By: JoshH
Posted: 10/29/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/29/2017
Hot Spots: 1
I decided late notice before the Seahawks game to try and sneak a few hours in of fishing before the eternal gloom hits. Arrived at the launch late, almost 9am. By the time I had lines down it was alm...
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