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Wenatchee
Wenatchee
By: epatton
Posted: 7/29/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/28/2018
Hot Spots: 1
Hiked up to beautiful lake Minotaur but not only did I get skunked, but the mosquitoes ate me alive. I've got at least 50 bites on my hands even though they were covered with deet. I tried black and g...
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Baker
Baker
By: epatton
Posted: 9/14/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/28/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Lake Ann - Mt Baker We planned to backpack into Chain Lakes to fish but the folks at the Ranger station recommended Lake Ann. They said there were only 8 campsites at Chain Lakes and that we'd have t...
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Independence
Independence
By: epatton
Posted: 7/23/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/22/2017
Hot Spots: 0
After a brutal hike up and over the North Lake saddle from Independence Lake, I finally got my son and mine rods fishing the North Lake. He didn't catch anything on a olive woolly bugger, but I caug...
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Bosworth
Bosworth
By: epatton
Posted: 6/11/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/10/2017
Hot Spots: 0
6/10/17 I thought I'd take my friend and his son (14 yr old) out fishing on the free fishing day since they'd never fished before. Started at 10 am trolling 3 rods at 10 to 15 ft deep with flies and ...
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Cottage
Cottage
By: epatton
Posted: 5/20/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/15/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I took my friend's son out for his first fishing trip and it was a success. We floated powerbait off the bottom (the type didn't seem to matter). Caught 6 and let two go. It started drizzling right af...
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Snohomish River
Snohomish River
By: epatton
Posted: 9/29/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/26/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Got the boat in the water by 11:00. Fished Douglas Bar with black/purple and black/crimson hoochies, blue and red fox, and 50/50 dick nights. No luck. Gave up at 5:00. My son's friend caught a pink on...
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