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Spada
Spada
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 9/3/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Last fling of the summer. I have always wanted to fish the Spada lake/reservoir. I took my son and Motoboat, (fellow WA LAKER) up to the Sultan Basin Rec. area to get on Spada. We got a late start,...
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Snohomish River
Snohomish River
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 8/20/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Took a fellow wa. lake member and friend to the Snohomish to see how things are setting up with the Pinks. Got there around 11:00 am. I think the tide was just about at slack tide. First 35 min. o...
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Forbes
Forbes
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 8/15/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/14/2011
Hot Spots: 0
The lake is Forbes lake, located in the Totem lake/Kirkland area. If you Google map it, you will find it about 3 blocks directly N. of the Costco in Kirkland on 85th street. The lake has only two a...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 8/10/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Painful day in area 10.... all day, 10 hours. Launched about 0630. We spent the whole day going back and forth outside of the cans in front of Shilshole marina. There was a fair amount of boats all ...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 7/31/2011
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/31/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went out of Shilshole marina this morning to get some time with a new fishfinder. I wanted to get used to it before doing a salmon fishing day with another friend next week. We launched about 0645. ...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 7/10/2011
Species: Crab
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went out in area 10 for my first time this year on the crab. i dropped 4 pots the night before. ( 2 me,, and 2 for a friend) My friend and I pulled pots Sunday. The first two pots were underwater,...
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Bitter
Bitter
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 6/20/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/20/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Wow! what an awesome night on Bitter. I am going to break the report (star rules) and give this a 4 star report. (only 1 fish to the tube actually) I got on the lake later than I wish, about 8:3...
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Secret Spot
Secret Spot
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 5/29/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 0
Fished: 5/29/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went back into my "Secret lake",, LOL. It's not so secret these days, I keep telling friends about it, but I know that few will go through the trouble of getting there, so what the heck. Me and two ...
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Haller
Haller
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 5/23/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Oh man... don't back space when you're writing a report. Lost everything, so this will be short. Haller lake, 6J:45 to 10:30 pm fished from the tube. Dark Senkos, white yellow spinner bait, drop ...
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Bitter
Bitter
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 5/20/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Met up with Lord of the fly and Pika26 at Bitter lake for some bassin'. Got on the water about 6:30. The lily pads are just starting to fill in which was nice to concentrate on fishing that cover. ...
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Secret Spot
Secret Spot
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 5/15/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 0
Fished: 5/15/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I decided to go out regardless of weather to a secret lake. I had bushwacked into this lake b4 once, but never fished it. I met up with fellow WALAKES angler, Nomad. We carried in float tube, multi...
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Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 5/7/2011
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/7/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I had some time today to get out, so I went up to Cavanaugh for the kokes. Took up fellow walakes angler, Motoboat. Weather was rain about 50% of the time, water temp. 44 deg. 2 other boats on th...
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Area 2 Westport - Ocean Shores
Area 2 Westport - Ocean Shores
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 4/21/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/21/2011
Hot Spots: 2
I am in the middle of a couple days at the ocean with my family. We are staying at Seabrook, and I went down to the beach here for some surf perch fishing. I do this whenever I come out here. It is...
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Sammamish
Sammamish
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 4/10/2011
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I hit up lake Samammish with fellow WALAKER Pika26. We launched at about 2:00 fished until 6:15pm. Started off with a quick swing by the mouth of the Issaquah creek. Nothing happening. Hit the gas...
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Sammamish
Sammamish
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 3/26/2011
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/25/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Had some strange events happen in the morning that left me with a sunny day off.. Took a friend out to Samammish. I had felt that the cutthroat fishing had slowed lately, from what I'd been seeing i...
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Washington
Washington
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 1/30/2011
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/30/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at Mercer Island, OUCH! This launch is now $11.00 for a single day launch fee! Speaking of that, can anyone confirm whether or not car without trailer needs to pay the same $11.00 fee if ...
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Sammamish
Sammamish
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 1/23/2011
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
I finally made it back to Sammamish to first off, re-test my motor after having some issues last time out. Motor fine, check. I launched at 9:15 am, headed up to the weather station. The water bel...
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Area 2 Westport - Ocean Shores
Area 2 Westport - Ocean Shores
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 11/28/2010
Species: Other
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/28/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I spent my Thanksgiving weekend out at the ocean. We stayed in Seabrook, located maybe 1 mile from Copalis/Moclips, etc. Whenever I go to the ocean I always pack a surf casting outfit to take a lit...
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Stevens
Stevens
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 11/15/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/15/2010
Hot Spots: 0
After being rained out at Cavanaugh we wound up for the afternoon at Lake Stevens. Over cast finally stopped pouring, windy still. Headed out to the area which the aerator is located in, trolled so...
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Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 11/15/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/15/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Wow! What a day of weather for being on the water. We launched at Cav. at about 9:30, I have fished the lake plenty for Kokes and I feel confident in where to find them. Usually the first fish is ...
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Washington
Washington
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 11/13/2010
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/13/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Launched out of Magnusson at 10:00 am. Decided to try over off of the Kirkland area. I spent about an hour trolling at depths of 25-45'. I was trolling a mini green splatter back hootchie behind a ...
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Washington
Washington
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 10/17/2010
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/17/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at Magnusson at 8:30 am, I wanted to go to Lake Sammamish but was short on time. Turns out that I should have gone there. Went down to the N. Side of 520 bridge. Trolled a few passes East...
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Banks
Banks
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 9/26/2010
Species:
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/26/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Had a very quick one night visit over to Banks lake. Went with a friend and both of our boys. I have never even been to banks before, so didn't really know the what and where of fishing. We stayed ...
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Haller
Haller
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 9/6/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/6/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Tough day on Haller for me. The cold front is upon us, weather was cloudy, breezy, and cool. Like usual no one on the water itself. One shore bound angler named Rob. Gave him a couple of Senkos and...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 8/6/2010
Species: Crab
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/6/2010
Hot Spots: 2
I like to put the boat in at Shilshole marina and then go around the point at Golden Gardens. I drop my pots in about 80' of water between the North Beach Community and Carkeek Park. Most years I do...
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