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Snohomish River
Snohomish River
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 9/27/2018
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/27/2018
Hot Spots: 0
My buddy and I pounded the river for 4 hours this morning starting at 6:30. Only managed one beautiful fish that put up an epic battle. We caught the fish trolling Storm Wiggle Warts. Orange and bl...
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Washington
Washington
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 9/19/2018
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/18/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I saw one good report on Lk. Wa. so I thought I would give it a try. In years past I have had better luck in late September/early October on this lake. The fish were scattered in small schools unlik...
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Washington
Washington
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 8/3/2018
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/2/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Thursday with my daughter and Friday with my buddy Emilio and my daughter. Thursday our 5 takedowns were vicious pulling the lure off the clip. Believe it or not but my daughter and I caught a...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 7/18/2018
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/18/2018
Hot Spots: 0
We launched the boat at 5:45 and was fishing by 6am. We fished from Indianola to Kingston with the 20 other boats that were out there. Fishing was poor. We caught a few shakers, had a 4-5# Coho com...
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Riffe
Riffe
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 6/30/2018
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/30/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Headed to Riffelake for my annual father-son fishing trip. The fishing wasn’t as hot as it was last year but we did manage quite a few Coho and small Kings. For every 14-17” we caught we weeded throug...
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Washington
Washington
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 6/23/2018
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/23/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Solid morning on the lake. Caught 4 Cutts with the biggest in the pic. Lost 2 other Cutts and had a few drive bys. Caught the fish on 3 different setups. Used an Old Goat lure in the frog pattern, a...
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Meridian
Meridian
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 6/9/2018
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/6/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Was so excited to hit one of my favorite lakes. At our first dock I dropped my foot controlled trolling motor only to find it not working. There is a rattle near the prop so I am pretty sure the pin ...
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Washington
Washington
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 6/1/2018
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/1/2018
Hot Spots: 0
It was a great day out on Lake Washington with my buddy Scott even though the wind blew pretty good. When I pulled up to the Coulon boat launch, we were the only boat and trailer in the whole lot.Got ...
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Washington
Washington
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 5/16/2018
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/15/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I was targeting bass today but ended up catching four species of fish. I caught 3 Smallmouth (biggest being close to 2#), 1 rock bass, a couple of perch and a big Squawfish. All fish were caught on ...
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Stevens
Stevens
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 5/3/2018
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/2/2018
Hot Spots: 0
After seeing all the great reports I changed my plans and went after koks on Lk. Stevens. What a disappointment! We started fishing at 6am and by 9am only managed 1. We only saw a couple other fish c...
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Washington
Washington
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 4/25/2018
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/25/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Started off the morning at 8:30 trolling for cutts. Trolled all around the West shore from Mercer Island to the mouth of the Cedar using everything that typically works. Not even a drive by so we sw...
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Meridian
Meridian
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 4/24/2018
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/24/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Headed to Lake Meridian this morning for the first largemouth trip of the year. Only saw a few cruisers close to the bank. The water is still cold at 57°. I did not get a bite today after fishing for ...
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Area 8-2 Ports Susan and Gardner
Area 8-2 Ports Susan and Gardner
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 3/17/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/16/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 7:30-11am on Friday morning. The weather was really nice until we headed in and then it got choppy in a hurry. We fished Elger bay and the channel but had very little success. We pulled...
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Sammamish
Sammamish
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 1/3/2018
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/3/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing has slowed a bit from early December. Was on the lake from 9:30-12:30 and went 5 for 7. All fished released to be caught another day. 3 of the 5 fish were 13-14" and two were closer to 17"...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 10/8/2017
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/6/2017
Hot Spots: 0
We caught nearly 40 shakers today and one small Coho worthy of the ice box. Caught quite a few black mouth around 16-19". The best part of today aside from the non-stop bounce of our rod tips was th...
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Washington
Washington
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 9/28/2017
Species: Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/27/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Solid morning fishing with my buddy Emilio. Caught 3 nice silvers and lost a nice one as well. Pulled plugs in orange or green/silver just outside of ,Kirkland in 60-90 feet of water. Most fish we'r...
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Washington
Washington
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 9/26/2017
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/26/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 10:30-1pm this morning pulling plugs around Kirkland. We scratched out two small cohos and had one other take down. Will be back in the am much earlier. There were some big schools ...
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Washington
Washington
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 9/20/2017
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/20/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Had a late start today and a friend couldn't make it last minute so I flew solo today. There were about 8 other boats in the Kirkland area fishing. I fished from 10-1pm and did not have a bite. I s...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 9/12/2017
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/12/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Nice day out on the water but we had to work hard for the fish. I did not see any red hot bites nor did I see many nets in the water. The two charter boats I fished by much of the morning never hooked...
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Washington
Washington
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 9/5/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/5/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Tough fishing out there this morning between Coulon and the Cedar. Saw 4 other boats fishing but never saw a hookup. We only caught one Cutty which was by far my slowest day out there this summer. Spe...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 9/2/2017
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/1/2017
Hot Spots: 0
This is a two day report for Thursday and Friday. Thursday morning was really good fishing but not good netting. We had a king and Coho to the boat but couldn't get them in the net. We also had consta...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 8/16/2017
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/16/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Redondo for the first time. Caught 2 really nice sized Pinks but no Kings or Coho. Back at the launch some guys were FullSizeRender.jpgsaying the King fishing was really good at Pt. Robinson ...
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Washington
Washington
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 8/12/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/11/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Took my son and daughter out on the lake for a few hours. Couldn't keep the Sockeye off our hooks and lost two setups. Managed to get an 8# fish to the boat and it was the best fight I have ever ha...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 8/8/2017
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/8/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Launched out of Shilshole today at 6am and fished until noon. The conditions were optimal with an outgoing tide and calm waters. We had the most action by the green buoy just out from the launch in ...
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Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
By: Markin' Fish
Posted: 7/26/2017
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/26/2017
Hot Spots: 0
It was a good day on the water despite not taking anything home. Started at 5:30 am and caught 2 undersized Kings right away but no others the rest of the day. Only saw one net out today in 6 hours ...
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