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By: Part-Time
Posted: 3/17/2019
Species: Walleye
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/16/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Well the log book for the Tin Guppy is officially closed. I hope who ever winds up with her enjoys her as much as I did. So now we have the first report from the log book of the Red Runner, wish it wa...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 2/1/2019
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/31/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Had a real good day on the water with Craig from Y-J Guide Service. I selected Walleye as the target fish because that is what we caught the most of but we started the morning headed up the Arm for Bu...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 1/25/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/25/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Skunked again, seem to be on a roll here. Launched at Keller, fishing by 8:30 from Keller down to the South Wall, across to the shallows, down to Swalilla then back up to Covington Bay. No Bites. Pret...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 1/13/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/12/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Skunked! Beat down, Rejected, Thumped. Ok so I know that's why it's called fishing and not catching. I get that but it seems like a statistical anomaly that we could go all day without a bite. What a...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 1/3/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/1/2019
Hot Spots: 0
This report actually covers 12/31/18 thru 1/2/19. We tried Banks Lake on the last day of the year with out much success. We were going to try for whitefish but stories at the launch site said their b...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 12/23/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/21/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Well we set the special sea and anchor detail at Lincoln around 8:15 and slipped our lines and headed out of port about 20 minutes later. We went downstream to A Rock and started getting lines out. H...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 12/13/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/13/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Barely a 3 but the fact that we were the only ones there was pretty cool. Pretty nasty when we left the Spokane Valley but no real problems and by the time we got to Ft. Spokane the roads were dry and...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 11/30/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/29/2018
Hot Spots: 0
This not a report from the logbook of the Tin Guppy. Yesterday we were out in my buddies 22 Ft hardtop SeaRunner. Don't get me wrong I really appreciate the Guppy but a 22ft hardtop can really spoil y...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 11/10/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/10/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Another stirring tale of hardship and adventure from the logbook of "Tin Guppy". What a crazy day on the Spokane Arm. Finally managed to get my son and grandson gathered up so we could all fish toget...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 10/28/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/27/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Another report ripped straight from the log book of that stalwart little craft "The Tin Guppy". On Saturday my son was able to get away for a day of fishing which hasn't been happening near enough. W...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 10/23/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/21/2018
Hot Spots: 0
The Tin Guppy sails again, and what a pleasant voyage. Actually several voyages back to back. Got the boat and the travel trailer down to Ft. Spokane the afternoon of the 14th and fished Monday thru S...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 10/8/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/6/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Yet another tale in the chronicles of the voyages of the Tin Guppy. A three is a fair description of the fishing but the day itself would rate at least a 4. Hadn't been to Keller Ferry in quite a whil...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 6/8/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/6/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Well the Tin Guppy finally made it back to the water. Just wasn't home enough in April and May to manage a trip to The Lake. Had a slow start for 2018 but made up for it on Wednesday. We launched out ...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 3/9/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/7/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I think I zigged when I should have zagged, I guess I ducked when I should have jumped, juked when I should have done whatever the opposite of Juked is. What ever, I somehow managed to surgically avo...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 1/16/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/14/2018
Hot Spots: 0
First voyage of 2018 for the Tin Guppy. We finished 2017 in style but are struggling coming out of the gate this year. Launched out of Spring Canyon on Sunday after giving Banks a try on Saturday whic...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 1/1/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/31/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The Tin Guppy finished the year in style. My son and I fished out of Lincoln to close out the year and had a really good day. We launched around 9:30 and it was blowing and rough so we headed down t...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 12/6/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/6/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Well the Tin-Guppy made her first voyage on Sprague Lake. The wind was stronger than we had hoped for so that called for a little more effort but overall it was a pretty nice day. It was my first time...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 11/18/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/18/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The guppy sails again. The Tin Guppy has been in the yards for a few update modifications and today was her sea trial test. Have a new Lowrance HDS 7 Gen 3 using an Airmar P 66 was the main part of t...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 10/17/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/16/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Yet another chronicle of that intrepid little vessel the Tin-Guppy. This report covers a camping/fishing trip to Ft. Spokane from 10/10 to10/16. My first trip in over two years that I finally found s...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 8/25/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/23/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Met my buddy Jim on Tuesday morning at Spring Canyon and we fished Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We caught RB outside the launch, down at Crescent Bay and up near Keller. Looked for Kokanee and fou...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 6/24/2017
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/23/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Well the good Lord saw fit to treat this old sinner way better than he deserves once again. My son Sam and Grandson Sawyer and I went Sturgeon fishing with CaptainDavesGS and just had a great day. We ...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 4/20/2017
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/19/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Yet another chapter in the voyages of that intrepid little vessel "The Tin Guppy". We launched out of 7 Bays and tried the mouth just a bit and then moved on up the Spokane Arm. Not sure which locati...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 2/12/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/11/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Well once again it was pretty muchly just a nice day on the water for the Tin Guppy and crew. Sawyer and I launched at Seven Bays around 8:30 and headed over towards Hawk Creek. Found it to be iced in...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 1/29/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/27/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Yet another tale in the ongoing saga of the voyages of the Tin Guppy. Well we got on the water and got the got fish in the boat to start of the year, that's the good news. The bad news is the fishing...
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By: Part-Time
Posted: 12/23/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/22/2016
Hot Spots: 0
My grandson and I broke loose and headed down to Roosevelt yesterday. Based on DownriggerAl's report and a phone call I opted for Ft. Spokane rather than Lincoln. Worked out pretty well for us fishing...
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