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Snohomish River
Snohomish River
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 9/12/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/12/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I initially planned to scamper around the root-wads of the lower Snohomish in search of Sea-Run Cutthroat. Certain parts of the tide flood the river with these trout as they move up and down the shore...
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Whatcom
Whatcom
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 5/24/2017
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/20/2017
Hot Spots: 0
This is a joint report for really all of NW Washington. The trees have greened, the sun finally decided to peek around the clouds, and the water is finally of livable temperature. Just as the outdo...
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Area 7 San Juan Islands
Area 7 San Juan Islands
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 3/31/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/30/2017
Hot Spots: 0
This isn't so much a report for Area 7 as it is the greater NW Washington region. For those looking to stretch the legs and shake off the cabin fever, "springtime" is here and the opportunities at our...
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Skagit River
Skagit River
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 1/7/2017
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/7/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Went to the frozen north today to try and scare up some chrome. Fishing with Pnemonia? A guy can only be kept indoors for so long. It is cold and there's a foot of snow up there, the creeks are ...
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Skykomish River
Skykomish River
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 12/28/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/28/2016
Hot Spots: 0
"Getting Away" has been hard this year. With the season in full swing, the sky has become incredibly crowded regardless of when you fish. Everywhere you look, there are anglers in boats and on the ban...
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Skykomish River
Skykomish River
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 12/15/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/15/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Good results today but had to work for it. I began fishing at daybreak on the upper reaches of the sky. Even away from Reiter their were a couple dozen anglers on this cold morning. I saw no action...
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Skykomish River
Skykomish River
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 12/14/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/10/2016
Hot Spots: 0
This report comes in a couple days late... Dec. 10th was the day I fished. December is that magical time of year when the weather cools down, roads freeze, and the holiday spirit runs rampant throu...
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Skykomish River
Skykomish River
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 11/28/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/26/2016
Hot Spots: 0
My first trip designated for winter fish proved to be successful, depending on what success means to different people. To me, relative solitude and a day on the water is a success in itself. Catchi...
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Snohomish River
Snohomish River
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 11/6/2016
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/6/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Well, the rain came, and the rivers rose, and I went fishing. My favorite spots were all blown out along the river; either un-wadeable or un-fishable due to flows. I was very discouraged, knowing I...
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Snohomish River
Snohomish River
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 11/4/2016
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/4/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I made some time to finally get back on a river and fish the coho run before it gets later and the majority of the fish turn. My home system, the snohomish- where I learned to fish rivers, where I ...
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Nooksack River
Nooksack River
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 9/25/2016
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/24/2016
Hot Spots: 0
First trip to the Nookie since I've been back, and it was an interesting homecoming. First off, the Nooksack River Valley is gorgeous. Splicing through tree covered valleys, dancing clouds around t...
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Pass
Pass
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 9/15/2016
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/15/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Two months have passed since I've fished Pass lake. My last outings yielded frustration, no fish, and two broken rods on snags. I ventured out today to fish the beginnings of the fall streamer fishery...
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Martha (WB)
Martha (WB)
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 8/28/2016
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/28/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Another trip to Martha! I am really starting to love this lake. It is so much unlike any other lowland lake I've fished, yet still shares that "W. Washington lake" feel that our other bodies of wat...
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South Fork Skykomish River
South Fork Skykomish River
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 8/21/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/21/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the S. Sky with a fly rod today and had some good success. The Sky seems to be either infested with little trout or sparsely populated by larger ones. An earlier trip yielded 30-40 small redban...
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Martha (WB)
Martha (WB)
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 8/21/2016
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/20/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Here's a report for a very unique fishery on the west side of the state. Many people know about the brown trout stocking in Lake Martha, and most of them are caught as by-catch by other anglers fis...
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Montana
Montana
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 8/5/2016
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/4/2016
Hot Spots: 0
While fishing back at home has been tough, fishing abroad has remained good. This is a combination report for Montana and Minnesota. I was fortunate enough to have a booked guided trip on the Ye...
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Skykomish River
Skykomish River
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 7/17/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/16/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Hard work equals rewards. River at less than 1400 CFS and dropping, very clear water. Summer is finally here y'all. After last weekend's effort shattered and shut me down, I decided to leave m...
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Skykomish River
Skykomish River
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 7/11/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/10/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Report from July 8,9,10 on the Sky: Not my year. Not yet. So far, my fishing adventures this year haven't been that good. Many have been in excess of bad as well. There has been good days too, but ...
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Pass
Pass
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 6/18/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/17/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Today was a good day. Tackle: Ross Flyrise 1.5, Greys GR30 5wt, Rio Connect-core Type III full sink, various custom flies Funny pre-story: Had a job interview today, and it was about 1/3 of the ...
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Secret Spot
Secret Spot
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 6/16/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 0
Fished: 6/16/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I've been exploring a lot of new locations on the "Open Waters" page of the WDFW's release on May 1. While not where I would like to be fishing, I have certainly been able to explore some new waters t...
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Secret Spot
Secret Spot
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 5/29/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 0
Fished: 5/29/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Makin' Memorial Weekend Memorial! This is a combination report for two days of fishing. I left this lake a secret due to the presence of Bull Trout, a threatened species, in its waters. While re...
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Area 7 San Juan Islands
Area 7 San Juan Islands
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 5/12/2016
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/11/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Finally got some time off to hit an optimum tide swing again! I Made my way down to a favorite beach of mine which has yielded plenty of success in the past for a hour or two of fishing until the s...
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Area 7 San Juan Islands
Area 7 San Juan Islands
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 5/3/2016
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/2/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Here's a fun little report. I got the chance to enjoy an 85 plus degree day doing exactly what I wanted after class/homework/etc. That is, stalking the oyster clad shores of Bellingham Bay, searchi...
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Area 7 San Juan Islands
Area 7 San Juan Islands
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 4/13/2016
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/13/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Finally, after months away from my fishing gear in Bellingham, and with weather heating up fishing across the board, I decided to put my schoolwork and studies on hold for a couple hours in order to s...
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Area 13 South Puget Sound
Area 13 South Puget Sound
By: Ian Horning
Posted: 3/26/2016
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/26/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Put my saltwater hands to use for the first time this year. I decided to make to the trip to the South Sound today in search of the area's famed "SRC's" or Sea-Run Cutthroat. The weather was going ...
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