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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 8/27/2017
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/27/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Met up with fellow NWFR member, Ken, at Shilshole launch, about 6:30. Went straight out from the breakwater. Fished White flasher with Cookies and Creme Coho Killer spoon. 1st fish came at about 3...
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Riffe
Riffe
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 8/25/2017
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/21/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Met up with fishing partner, 'Motorboat'.... made the 2.5 hr. drive to Riffe lake. The lake is VERY low currently, and the launch was a bit interesting. You back down, very steeply, what must be lik...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 7/16/2017
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/16/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Well, I was asking before, where all the MA 10 reports have been. Now, I have to submit my own report from opening day (Kings) Bummer, no fish for us. Had the good fortune of finally fishing with...
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Forbes
Forbes
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 6/18/2017
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/18/2017
Hot Spots: 1
This lake has always been good for me. No lunkers but certainly active. Showed today 0700 with buddy 'Motoboat'-Wayne. I fished Wacky Senkos, frogs, Spinner bait, Chatterbait, finesse worm, etc. ...
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Pass
Pass
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 5/7/2017
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/7/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I got to Pass lake about 0900 Sunday AM. I was with another forum member, 'Motoboat'. I am still getting used to a new Outcast Stealth Pro pontoon that I purchased recently, and my friend, 'Motobo...
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Sammamish
Sammamish
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 1/2/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/2/2017
Hot Spots: 2
Picked up fellow NWFR friend, 'MeanderingMeadows', and got to the launch about 0900. Quite cold, you could say! Love the Sammamish launch ever since they re-did it a few years back, ad to that winte...
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Washington
Washington
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 10/9/2016
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/9/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Launched out of Magnusson at 0715 this AM. I was fishing with a newly acquainted friend via a Meetup for Coho. We scooted across the lake and targeted Holmes point, and "Arrowhead point ?" We didn...
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Area 12 Hood Canal
Area 12 Hood Canal
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 9/24/2016
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/24/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Oh man... Spent 8 hours fishing Coho via a Kayak in Hood Canal. Currently I think I need a chiropractor! The weather conditions were great. The water visibility was quite poor, about 3'. A fair am...
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Forbes
Forbes
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 6/12/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/12/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I hit a VERY small and seemingly unaccessible lake located off 124th NE and 405. (97th and 124th) I say that because you would never know it's there. 40 min. From home, got there only to realize...
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Echo
Echo
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 6/5/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/5/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Beautiful 0600 AM morning for some fishing. Haven't fish Echo (King County) but a few times since I was a kid growing up there. I don't know why this little urban lake doesn't get more bass attentio...
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Rattlesnake
Rattlesnake
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 6/5/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/30/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Rattlesnake with a friend, about 11:00 on the water. Memorial day, so to say it was packed in the beach, parking, and generally everywhere is an understatement! Highlight was the guy who launche...
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Rocky Ford Creek
Rocky Ford Creek
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 4/7/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/3/2016
Hot Spots: 0
This is just plain a bizzare fishery to me. Maybe I say that only because it handed my behind to me this past Sunday. To me Rocky Ford is like fishing at the "Rainbow Trout Zoo" if there was one. Yo...
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Omak
Omak
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 4/7/2016
Species: Other
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/1/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I picked up my fishing partner, "Motoboat" from N. Seattle on Friday AM, and made the journey to Omak lake. I have fished the lake plenty of times, and am familiar with it. Although this was my firs...
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Independence
Independence
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 10/29/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/27/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Independence lake is located at the end of Coal Lake Road off Mountain loop Hwy. I used to fish it a lot around 1980-82. At that time it produced many rainbows in the 12-15" range. Alpine lakes are...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 10/16/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/11/2015
Hot Spots: 1
A little late on this post. Got a late launch start, about 0900 from Shilshole. Fished between the cans mostly, but there were far too many sail boats, and we covered some ground out in front of Nor...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 9/9/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/8/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I met up with fellow Northwest Fishing Reports member, Jimi, aka "Soulfish" We launched from the shilshole marina about 0700. It was great to go out on a weekday morning, as there was hardly anybo...
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Area 2 Westport - Ocean Shores
Area 2 Westport - Ocean Shores
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 8/8/2015
Species: Other
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/8/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Well, this day of fishing started off hopeful, but ended up a tough time out there. I took another "NW Fishing Reports" friend along for part of a "Meetup" group that was going to the Westport Jett...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 8/2/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/2/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Today was such a great time. I took a co-worker out to fish for Pinks, and do some crabbing. It is always fun to fish with people who don't EVER fish. She was so excited to do this. I dropped 4 po...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 7/19/2015
Species: Crab
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/18/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Two part report.. I take pots out Friday night. Did a 1.5 hour soak. Mess around catching flounder during that time. I was crabbing with another WALAKES friend, sorry Byron, forgot your handle? A...
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Shannon
Shannon
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 6/22/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/20/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Wow, this probably goes down as the most disappointing day in the boat that I've ever had. I have fished Shannon a couple times, and honestly I have not had any particular great experience. I do k...
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Sammamish
Sammamish
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 5/18/2015
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/18/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Met up with fellow member "Soulfishhawk" at the Samammish launch, 0645. Beautiful weather flat waters. It was all lined up for a great day of fishing. Then the fishing began.... We pulled red Wed...
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Omak
Omak
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 5/18/2015
Species: Other
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/7/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Wow! What a weekend trip. Left Seattle Friday night with another WALAKES member. Headed over to Omak lake to fish for Lahontan cutts. Let's just say a lot of weird stuff happened. I haven't had...
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Flowing
Flowing
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 3/1/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/1/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Had the invite to fish with a WALAKES member who I haven't seen in quite awhile. He fishes from a canoe, and we went decided to hit some new water to the both us. at least. Arrived at Flowing lake a...
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Cle Elum River
Cle Elum River
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 10/26/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/25/2014
Hot Spots: 3
Kind of hate to stink it up with a 1 star report, but I still had a great experience and thought I'd share. So I spend a lot of time fishing the Lower Cle Elum river. I fish it right below the Sunc...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 9/6/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Launched out of Shilshole about 0730 with "Elijah loves Fishing" We first spend a little time between the cans in front of the marina. Elijah caught one in that area. Then going North in front of N...
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