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Potholes
Potholes
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 7/24/2011
Species:
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
It's been a while since I was able to post a report because I have been battling a nasty flesh eating disease MRSA infection in my foot for nearly 2 months. I would like to extend a heartfelt thankyo...
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I-82 Pond 6 Buena Pond
I-82 Pond 6 Buena Pond
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 6/10/2011
Species: Crappie
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I got a chance too hook with my good buddy Joe Cortez for a morning of crappie fishing on Buena Pond, a.k.a I 82 pond # 6.I was a little at a disadvantage without my clolor graph, but this lake is loa...
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Antilon
Antilon
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 6/8/2011
Species: Crappie
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/7/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I got a call from Andy a.k.a AFK from wa lakes to go up to Chelan county's Antilon Lake to fish for crappie yesterday. After reading Jordan's Antilon posting ,I was chomping at the bit to pursue some ...
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Potholes
Potholes
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 5/22/2011
Species: Crappie
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/7/2011
Hot Spots: 0
These are the slab crappie pictures of our slabs from my previous weekend Potholes report.These fish fell to 2" micro minnows on watermelon/ silver (baby bass) jigheads with my custom baby bass forage...
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Potholes
Potholes
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 5/22/2011
Species: Crappie
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/7/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I love this time of year! Today was one of the best trips in recent memory because my good buddy Joe Cortez of Sunnyside caught the biggest bass of his life AND crappie too. We both nailed some monste...
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Red Rock
Red Rock
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 5/8/2011
Species: Crappie
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/7/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I finally got to hook up with my friend Chris Erlichler and mad a trip up above Red Rock Lakre in Grant county for some Largemouth bass and crappie fishing. The weather, water temps and water conditio...
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Banks
Banks
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 5/2/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/1/2011
Hot Spots: 0
A big thank you to Joe Scmidt a.k.a (fishin'_christian) for his generosity on this trip to my old stomping grounds up at Banks Lake. This years infernal cold weaher has wrought havoc on trying to patt...
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I-82 Ponds
I-82 Ponds
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 5/1/2011
Species: Crappie
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/30/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well, I finally got a chance to head out and fish with my long lost friend Roger a.k.a (pacbassman) from Yakima. We had to cancel our trip last week to Red Rock Lake in Grant county, but we made up fo...
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Myron
Myron
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 4/27/2011
Species:
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/27/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I'm beginning to love Myron Pond by Yakima. The Triploids fight like they're addicted to "crack!" And the chance of catching a monster is always there. Chris Erlicher and I gave it a shot and were rew...
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Myron
Myron
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 4/25/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I was a little bummed that Pacbassman and I had to cancell our planned Red Rock Lake trip so I ended up taking Chris Erlicher of Yakima, to Myron Pond to see if we could tangle with a big broodstock o...
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Moses
Moses
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 4/9/2011
Species: Walleye
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/8/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I finally got a chance to take out my bro Zach Comtsock (wilcomsto) on this site and his cuz Wert to Moses Lake to see if the walleyes where indeed hitting at the Alder Street fill. We arrived about 4...
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Rotary
Rotary
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 4/3/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After terrorizing a lot of trout over the past few weeks I hooked up with my new found fishing buddy Chris Erlicher of Yakima to try Rotary pond for some largemouth bass. We portaged my Jon boat on my...
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I-82 Ponds
I-82 Ponds
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 3/28/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/28/2011
Hot Spots: 0
This spring has shaped up as one the best panfish fishing trips in my recent memory. The only downer has been the trash people leave behind. Some folks haven't done as well as others, but I have found...
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I-82 Ponds
I-82 Ponds
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 3/28/2011
Species: Crappie
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/28/2011
Hot Spots: 0
This spring has shaped up to be some of the best panfish fishing forays I have yet to experience. The only downer is the amount of trash people are leaving behind. With the great weather , I expect th...
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I-82 Pond 4
I-82 Pond 4
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 3/26/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/26/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I had the chance to hook up and fish pond # 4 on the I-82 ponds with Wa lakes member TjHester from Kennewick today. The weather was pretty squirrely but we still gave it a shot. I met Tj on the dock a...
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I-82 Pond 6 Buena Pond
I-82 Pond 6 Buena Pond
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 3/13/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/13/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Man. Do I have the "fishin' addiction" or what? After Pammy's monster rainbow (photos below)at Fiorito this morning, I decided to hopped in the truck with my "fish pointing" Lab "Doc" and headed to Bu...
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Fiorito
Fiorito
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 3/13/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/13/2011
Hot Spots: 0
After reading Yakivegas most recent Fio Rito lake fishing report, my girl Pammy wanted to get in on the trout catching action so we headed up there at O'dark thirty this morning to troll for some trou...
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I-82 Pond 6 Buena Pond
I-82 Pond 6 Buena Pond
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 3/12/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Joe Cortez and I killed the trout again at Buena pond with 18 rainbows caught ( 8 fish C+R) in a little over an hour and a half. Joe used Kastmasters, super dupers and rooster tails while I used a new...
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I-82 Pond 6 Buena Pond
I-82 Pond 6 Buena Pond
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 3/11/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Man... All I can say is Captain Hook is right. Buena pond is on Fire right now. Took my pup "Doc" with me with the aim of launching my John boat on I 82 Pond # 6 ( A.k.a- Buena pond) That place is on ...
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I-82 Pond 1
I-82 Pond 1
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 3/8/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/7/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I'm starting off by combining an afternoon trip on the 6th with my buddy Joe Cortez. We trolled ponds 1 and 2 with little to show for three hours of fishing. We managed to salvage the day with 5 hook ...
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I-82 Pond 6 Buena Pond
I-82 Pond 6 Buena Pond
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 2/13/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/13/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I finally got a chance to get out and do a little fishing today. After doing some errands in Zillah, I dropped over to Buena pond to try my luck "for anything that would bite" . I met a nice fella na...
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17 - Rufus Woods
17 - Rufus Woods
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 1/9/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Today was my long awaited trip with my good friend and fishing mentor Bluefin Louie down on Rufus Woods Lake to fish for Triploid trout. After meeting him up at big Walley's on Banks Lake we drove dow...
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I-82 Pond 4
I-82 Pond 4
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 1/2/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I went against my better fish sense and took my good buddy Joe Cortez and headed out for an afternoon of trout fishing on the I-82 ponds. We arrived at pond #4 (the lake with the dock )and found that ...
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Snake River
Snake River
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 12/19/2010
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/18/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Theres something to say about fishing for winter steelhead. The conditions with the morning snow just kinda added to some awesome scenery on the Snake river behind the Ice Harbor Dam. Three guys had ...
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I-82 Pond 4
I-82 Pond 4
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 12/12/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/11/2010
Hot Spots: 0
My fishing forays have slowed down considerably this fall since I got an AKC chocolate Lab pup from my good friend Adam Barnett. With 8 roosters in the bag so far, I jumped at a chance to go fish wit...
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