Search

fishinChristian's Reports

Banks
Banks
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 1/28/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/27/2013
Hot Spots: 1
After a drive through the Yakima River Canyon, which had many deer, eagles, and wild sheep, I headed to Banks Lake. When I got there I felt kind of odd, given that there were no other people out ther...
Full Report »
Rotary
Rotary
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 12/22/2012
Species: Crappie
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/22/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Myron and Rotary. Caught a brooder at Myron. Fun on 4lb test. Guy next to me caught an 8lb trout, and was he stoked! Fun to watch. He kept his. Actually went to try out some new designs ...
Full Report »
I-82 Pond 4
I-82 Pond 4
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 12/9/2012
Species: Other
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/9/2012
Hot Spots: 0
It was snowing, cold, overcast so I did what any proper thinking person would do, stole another 3 hours from a hectic schedule, and went to try some prototype lures. Had people asking for them by the...
Full Report »
I-82 Pond 1
I-82 Pond 1
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 12/4/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/3/2012
Hot Spots: 0
tluedeke got me to thinking about poor neglected pond 1, and I found a precious 3 hours to literally run into the lake (Jiggy has seen the truth of that) with the pontoon (on wheels) and try out some ...
Full Report »
I-82 Pond 4
I-82 Pond 4
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 10/4/2012
Species: Bluegill
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/30/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Finally stole some time from my fall schedule, had to shake the cobwebs out. Fished about 4 hours, and caught too many to count. Mostly bluegill, perch and small bass. Slow, deep, bait.
Full Report »
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 9/6/2012
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/1/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Report kind of late, fall is busy. Our 16 year old granddaughter and son came up (hadn't seen her in 3 years, lives a ways away) and wanted to "boat fish." Went to keller Ferry area, camped overnigh...
Full Report »
Myron
Myron
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 8/16/2012
Species: Crappie
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/16/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I tested Myron Lake today and caught the nastiest trout I've ever seen, including dead ones. Parasites all over it. Caught 4 crappie, and some sunfish, but worked for them. Slow bite, every fish on ...
Full Report »
I-82 Pond 1
I-82 Pond 1
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 7/24/2012
Species: Crappie
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/23/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Actually, "OTHER" is where I went. A pond along I-82 that I have no name for. Had about 45 minutes, plus walk time to fish. Jiggy's lures, no bait. Caught several crappie and bluegill and bass and...
Full Report »
Potholes
Potholes
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 7/19/2012
Species: Bluegill
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/18/2012
Hot Spots: 0
After Goose Lakes debacle, went to Lind Coulee. Found the big bluegill, using small worms, suspending at about 12 feet, in 15-18' of water. Caught about 40, give or take 2. Lost track when while fi...
Full Report »
Goose Lakes
Goose Lakes
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 7/19/2012
Species: Other
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/18/2012
Hot Spots: 0
The "target" was bass or anything that bites, actually. "Multispecies might be a good addition to the pull down menu. Went to both Goose lakes and was pretty much skunked again. 4th time this year....
Full Report »
Yakima River
Yakima River
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 7/6/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/5/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went for 2 hours to a slough I knew of from the past. I call it 2 fish slough (no idea what it really is called) because 9 times out of ten that's what I catch there. It didn't disappoint. 2 Largem...
Full Report »
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 6/30/2012
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/27/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Sometimes a trip is so good you don't want to come back. We went to Roosevelt an Wednesday. Got there at about 2:00pm after loading the boat with camping gear and dog stuff and fishing gear and... 4...
Full Report »
Eagle Lakes
Eagle Lakes
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 6/16/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/15/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Okay, right off I want to say, not actually Eagle Lakes, but nearby, and a friend introduced me to it and asked I not reveal the spot. No exactly a "secret" lake, but one you can figure out with dili...
Full Report »
Seeps Lakes
Seeps Lakes
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 6/9/2012
Species: Crappie
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/9/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went with Jiggy to the seep lakes with the single pontoons. WINDY!!!!! Jiggy caught a perch before I got on the water, and we fished for a few hours with 1 small bass and 2 small crappie. The wind ...
Full Report »
Potholes
Potholes
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 5/28/2012
Species: Catfish
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/28/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Memorial Day I usually skip fishing, but decided to try Potholes reservoir. Windy, but glad I did. 11 catfish, 9-24 lbs. 4 bass 14, 15, 17, and 22". And a big fat carp. All on bait, all on 4 lb t...
Full Report »
I-82 Pond 4
I-82 Pond 4
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 5/25/2012
Species: Bluegill
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/24/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went with the jigmeister to pond 4. we caught close to 300 fish altogether, mostly on worms, but also some of his grubs. All told, 20+ bass up to 2 lbs or so, 10 crappie, 3 perch, a dozen or so sunf...
Full Report »
Goose Lakes
Goose Lakes
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 4/30/2012
Species: Other
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/29/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Circumnavigated lower Goose Lake, tried every technique for every species that has ever worked there for me, and a few new ones. Result: not one bite. Nice day on the water with my wife and the dogs...
Full Report »
I-82 Pond 4
I-82 Pond 4
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 4/22/2012
Species: Bluegill
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/22/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went to ponds 4&5. % didn't do much, but 4 was on fire. Lots of people (and garbage) but not too many caught. Not sure why. Fished from 1pm till dark. Anyway, I took 4 rods and had a "tournament,...
Full Report »
Rotary
Rotary
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 4/12/2012
Species: Crappie
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/12/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went to rotary 2 hours. Caught 11 crappie, 10 hand sized and 1 decent. 4 trout, using one of Jiggy's creations, sort of nymph-like. 2 bass, about 14 inches. Sorry, don't have the names of Jiggy's ...
Full Report »
Myron
Myron
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 3/25/2012
Species: Crappie
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/25/2012
Hot Spots: 0
went to shake down gear, check for wader leaks, etc. It was 2x2x2x2. Kinda like Noah's ark. 2 hours, 2 trout, 2 crappie, 2 perch. If you want the trout, it took 5 minutes with a green trolled wooly...
Full Report »
I-82 Ponds
I-82 Ponds
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 3/21/2012
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/21/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Couldn't stand it any longer. Went to a local slough that often pays off early, may have a spring, never seems to fully freeze. Anyway, 4 hits, 1 crappie, 1 perch and a bass. Jiggy is right, the sol...
Full Report »
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 10/30/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/28/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Annual "fill the freezer before winter" trip for my wife and I. Smallmouth were 10-50 ft deep. Trout that bit were about 10 ft down. Lots of deep trout but everyone I talked to agreed no takers dee...
Full Report »
Potholes
Potholes
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 9/22/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/21/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After the day before I had to return. Pretty much zilch! Caught several small smallmouth and a few perch, hence the 2 instead of 1, but for some reason didn't connect. It included a one inch smallmo...
Full Report »
Potholes
Potholes
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 9/21/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Short report: Went to Potholes with the dogs. They were highly entertained, as it was one fish after another. Suffice it to say the fish were mostly big, as in other recent reports. I haven't been...
Full Report »
I-82 Ponds
I-82 Ponds
By: fishinChristian
Posted: 8/27/2011
Species: Crappie
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/27/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to take a couple hours and fish Buena pond. Pretty disagreeable with several loud cursing bathers, not as bad as Myron last time, but went to the far side and listened to a story on my MP3 wh...
Full Report »