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Meridian
Meridian
By: eddiebishop
Posted: 3/23/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/23/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Headed out to Lk Desire and was surprised to find the gate locked! Never seen it closed before. So I headed over to Lake Meridian and launched at about 8 am. Trolled once around the lake with no bites...
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American
American
By: eddiebishop
Posted: 8/9/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/7/2016
Hot Spots: 3
Fishing with my neighbor, Mike, we hit the WDFW launch at 6am in my classic 15' Glasspar sporting dual Evinrudes, 85 and 9.9, with Bimini top, which comes in handy on days like this when the rains com...
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Desire
Desire
By: eddiebishop
Posted: 7/20/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/20/2016
Hot Spots: 2
Recently bought and restored a smaller boat so I could start trying some of the smaller lakes where my big boat can't go. Lake Desire turned out to be a nearby fishery that provides a serene fishing e...
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Clear
Clear
By: eddiebishop
Posted: 6/22/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/22/2016
Hot Spots: 3
No Kokanee today but I had a pleasant morning on the lake landing these 4 nice Rainbows all in the 12" range the big one is 13". Also C&R'd a smaller RB and one pesky perch. They were biting eagerly o...
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Meridian
Meridian
By: eddiebishop
Posted: 6/20/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/19/2016
Hot Spots: 3
Truth be told, I was targeting Kokes, but would have had to give a 1 star report. I wanted to give this lake a great report because it was the best it's ever been for me this year. I landed these 3 fa...
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Clear
Clear
By: eddiebishop
Posted: 6/17/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/16/2016
Hot Spots: 1
I was the first boat in the lake Thursday at 5:45ish but was soon joined by four other boats including NWFR's own Toni, legendary angler and lure-preneur. Waved hello, then we all trolled around all m...
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Meridian
Meridian
By: eddiebishop
Posted: 5/11/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/10/2016
Hot Spots: 2
Pleasant morning on Lake Meridian started at about 7:30 AM, shared the lake with just one other boat and saw him catching fish as well. The water was like glass and the bite was on. I had a couple dri...
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Sammamish
Sammamish
By: eddiebishop
Posted: 4/27/2016
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/27/2016
Hot Spots: 1
I fished the west side from the Phantom Lk outlet down to Vasa Park in 70 - 80 FOW for about 3 hours starting at 6:30. Got no action until about 9:30 when I landed this nice 15" cutter. Then the wind ...
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Meridian
Meridian
By: eddiebishop
Posted: 3/30/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/30/2016
Hot Spots: 2
Well, I finally caught a couple fish at Meridian. I fished 8:30 to 11:30 and both catches happened in the last hour. Both were caught on the same pole with the same pink Dick Nite behind a 4" dodger,...
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Angle
Angle
By: eddiebishop
Posted: 3/28/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/28/2016
Hot Spots: 1
Decent morning on Angle Lake. I was the only boat. A few guys on the dock seem to be doing okay too. I trolled for three hours and got hooked up twice including this 13" hatchery steelhead which I kep...
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Angle
Angle
By: eddiebishop
Posted: 3/6/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/5/2016
Hot Spots: 3
Another fantastic Saturday on Angle Lake, but today there seemed to be more native rainbow trout than before, most a little on the small side, 9 - 11" After 4 hours fishing I caught and released 5...
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Meridian
Meridian
By: eddiebishop
Posted: 3/3/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/2/2016
Hot Spots: 1
This was my first time launching at Lake Meridian. I had done some research and didn't expect much this time of year, or this time of day for that matter. As expected, I was the only boat fishing the ...
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Angle
Angle
By: eddiebishop
Posted: 2/25/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/25/2016
Hot Spots: 3
My first time launching my boat at Angle Lake and what a fine day. Great weather, low winds, water like glass, and lots of action! I started fishing around 8:30 fishing two poles. Pole One was a green...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: eddiebishop
Posted: 10/12/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/11/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Decided to fish solo after the Seahawks gut wrenching loss. Launched from Redondo and fished 2pm - 5pm using cut plug green label herring dyed blue. 150 - 200 FOW varying DR depth between 45 - 105 fee...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: eddiebishop
Posted: 9/30/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/29/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Only a few boats in the area today, not like last Wednesday when there were over 25 boats. The skies were clear but way windier than the forecast had indicated so we were fighting the wind all day. To...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: eddiebishop
Posted: 9/24/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/23/2015
Hot Spots: 1
My first time launching at Shilshole, nice ramp, a bit disorganized but friendly environment. I was disappointed however with the absence of a fresh water wash down area. Super weather, light wind...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: eddiebishop
Posted: 9/14/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/12/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Launched off Redondo while still dark. Water was like glass so trolling was easy to navigate. Noticed half as many boats as last Saturday, and they thinned out throughout the morning as it became obvi...
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