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Fourth of July
Fourth of July
By: linty
Posted: 11/24/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/24/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Went to 4th of July for the Black Friday winter opener. Parking lot was full, more cars than I have seen in 10 years. Hiked down to the narrows mid-lake. No rain, but the wind was whipping. We tried w...
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Hayden
Hayden
By: linty
Posted: 3/12/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/11/2017
Hot Spots: 1
Just a condition report - lake is still iced over, some of the ice near shore has broken up a re-frozen - several folks still out ice fishing NE of the city launch
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Liberty
Liberty
By: linty
Posted: 3/4/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/4/2017
Hot Spots: 1
Just a condition report for Liberty Lake. Open water around the edge, lake still thinly iced over.
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Fourth of July
Fourth of July
By: linty
Posted: 11/26/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/25/2016
Hot Spots: 2
My son and I hit Fourth of July Lake on Black Friday. About 30 vehicles in the parking lot (much better than the mall). The weather wasn't bad for November - a bit windy and got sprinkled on a couple ...
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Clear
Clear
By: linty
Posted: 5/22/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/21/2016
Hot Spots: 2
Went to Clear Lake Sat am to chase some rainbows. We started a bit later than normal due to weather, hitting the water about 8 am. There were about 8 rigs in the parking lot, surface temp was about 62...
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Fourth of July
Fourth of July
By: linty
Posted: 12/17/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/12/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Went to Fourth of July last Saturday. 7 cars in the lot at 8 AM. Hiked down to mid-lake, no ice. The water level is pretty low. We caught 3 rainbows - the last one was almost 21" and 4.5 lbs. All on p...
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Hayden
Hayden
By: linty
Posted: 7/4/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/3/2015
Hot Spots: 3
Hit the water at about 6 AM. Lots of trailers in the Sportsman Access parking lot - and lots of weeds from the lake. Started trolling in about 170 FOW by Yellowstone point. Water was 76 degrees on top...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: linty
Posted: 2/15/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/14/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from the bank around Sterling Point on Sat. Managed 4 bows by noon. Would have had 5, but missed the second one during a double. The largest was 16". One hit marshmallows and a worm, the others...
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Fourth of July
Fourth of July
By: linty
Posted: 12/8/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/8/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Went to Fourth of July this morning. After the fog lifted the roads weren't too bad. There were about 6 cars in the parking lot when I arrived at about 9 AM. Hiked to the middle of the lake to find...
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Clear
Clear
By: linty
Posted: 5/26/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/24/2014
Hot Spots: 2
Got to Clear lake about 8 AM. Not too many boats on the lake. We trolling out from the public launch down the East side toward the N end hole at about 1.2-1.3 MPH. Water surface temp was about 58°F, a...
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Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene
By: linty
Posted: 10/6/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/5/2013
Hot Spots: 3
My son and I hit the North end of Coeur d'Alene lake Saturday morning. It was brisk, but the sun was out and very little wind (rare for CDA lake). We launched out of Higgins at about 8:30 - the parkin...
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Hayden
Hayden
By: linty
Posted: 7/28/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/5/2013
Hot Spots: 2
Ran out to Hayden Lake this morning (Sun 7/28 - couldn't get the calendar on the report to work). Water was 73° and the air warmed up quickly, just a bit of a breeze, lots of trailers in the parking l...
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Hayden
Hayden
By: linty
Posted: 7/6/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/6/2013
Hot Spots: 2
Went to Hayden Lake this morning. I launched from the Sportsman’s Access at the North end and headed out in search of Kokanee. The water was warm, 68° surface temp at 6:00 AM. I started trolling betwe...
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Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene
By: linty
Posted: 6/2/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/24/2013
Hot Spots: 2
Launched out of Sun Up Bay and headed across the lake between East Point and Powderhorn Bay. The launch and dock system is improved over last year. Water surface temp was about 55° F. It was a little ...
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Liberty
Liberty
By: linty
Posted: 5/26/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/25/2013
Hot Spots: 3
Went to Liberty Sat morning to experiment with the new iPilot for the trolling motor. The cruise control and GPS guidance features worked great and were easy to use. When the water was calm, they kept...
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Liberty
Liberty
By: linty
Posted: 3/6/2013
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/2/2013
Hot Spots: 1
Hit Liberty Lake about 7:30 AM and started trolling for trout. There were several boats in the water and a bunch of guys fishing from shore. (I checked out the ice conditions on Friday and a couple gu...
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Fourth of July
Fourth of July
By: linty
Posted: 12/2/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/1/2012
Hot Spots: 1
Went to Fourth of July for the winter-only open with my son. There were about 30 vehicles and a F&G official in the parking lot. We reached fishable water by about 8:00 AM. My son landed a 20" 3.7lb b...
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Liberty
Liberty
By: linty
Posted: 5/21/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/20/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Spent a couple hours in the wind at Liberty this morning. Caught one nice 3 lb bow off the public boat launch - much fun on light spinning gear. I was using worms and marshmallows but I couldn't keep ...
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Badger
Badger
By: linty
Posted: 5/17/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/16/2009
Hot Spots: 0
After a friend recommended Badger - I thought I would give it a try. It was a beautiful morning with just a bit of a breeze and plenty of sunshine - we hit the water by about 7:30. The water was clear...
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Lower Twin
Lower Twin
By: linty
Posted: 5/9/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/8/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Lower Twin Friday morning. The water was clear and ~ 49 degrees. Even though the sun was out, it felt cold most of the day due to the annoying wind. We launch at about 7:00 AM by the driving r...
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Williams
Williams
By: linty
Posted: 4/27/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/25/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Williams about 7:00 AM on opening day ... yikes! (I guess other guys can read too). The public launch was very busy and the F&G patrol was out in force. The water was about 47 degrees and fairly c...
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Liberty
Liberty
By: linty
Posted: 4/19/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/18/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Liberty about 7:00 AM - beautiful day, suns out and little wind - and the docks are finally in at the public launch. Began trolling down the North side at about 1.3MPH in about 15 ft of water - ha...
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Liberty
Liberty
By: linty
Posted: 3/2/2009
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/1/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Checked out Liberty today for the early opening - I was at the public boat launch around 1 PM - there is one to three feet of open water around the shore line, the ice was slushy, wet and tapered to a...
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