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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 5/27/2014
Species: Shad
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/25/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I know its a little early in the shad run, but I went anyways hoping to catch between 10-15 shad. Got there early for the morning bite around 7am. Got one after a dozen or so casts and snags. i though...
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Green
Green
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 5/11/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/11/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 630Pm to 8pm at the 65th St dock. Caught 3 rainbow stockers in the first 30 minutes. The last stocker swallowed the hook and I didn't even know it was on there until I reeled it in. Same t...
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Shady
Shady
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 5/6/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Woke up early, so I decided to go fish for an hour before work. Saw some guys catch fish from the boat launch last night so I was hoping for the same result. Casted as far as I could and didnt get any...
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Wilderness
Wilderness
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 5/6/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/5/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Tried Lake W for the first time ever. I was fishing off the swimming dock. I had one hit that I missed on a 5 foot leader casting straight out. Noticed a lot of weeds that would grab your sinker while...
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Pine
Pine
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 4/30/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/26/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This report is foir opening day. I usually stay away from the low land lakes opener, but I had to get the Green Lake skunk off my back. It was definitely a zoo as advertised. a lot of new anglers that...
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Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
Area 11 Tacoma - Vashon
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 7/28/2013
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/28/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Dash Point Dock this morning. I got there an got in line with all the other cars. The gate doesn't open till 6AM. Once the gate to the parking lot opened, I drove in and saw 20 + people alread...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 6/2/2013
Species: Shad
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/1/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Started the day late, so got there around 2PM. I was planning to fish at the parking lot closest to the dam, but I saw my buddy way down stream at his car. He told me it was packed by the dam and he d...
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Green
Green
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 5/20/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/20/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Gave Green Lake a shot tonight knowing a cold front was moving through for the next few days. Glad I brought my jacket with me because it was windy. The water was choppy the entire time from the west....
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Green
Green
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 5/17/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/17/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Ive been doing pretty well this week, so I went again today after work. Got there and set up two poles exactly like last night. I sit down to have a smoke and my Lamiglas rod is getting pulled into th...
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Green
Green
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 5/17/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/16/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Caught my limit for the second time this week. Used two rods both times. Took about over 2 hours to limit out. 5 foot leader with chartruese power eggs was the ticket. Had a nice take down that I miss...
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Puyallup River
Puyallup River
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 9/3/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/3/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the upper Puke today for a few hours. Saw quite more people out this week compared to last week. Gave it a whirl for a few hours and whenever I felt something at the end of the line, it was a s...
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Skokomish River
Skokomish River
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 8/28/2012
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/28/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Came back after being skunked 4 days in a row last weekend. Went to the Cedar Hole and saw people leaving out with limits. I was hoping I was going to hook into my first Skok keeper. The last gentlema...
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Puyallup River
Puyallup River
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 8/27/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/27/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Nothing has been going right lately. Grandpa past away last week, lost my other half and her kids,couldnt work today and my lap top died. So what better way to make myself feel better than catching a...
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Green
Green
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 7/2/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/2/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fish from 2:45 to 6:00Pm. People came and went home skunked. Only saw two fish caught from all the lines out from 65 st dock. The 12 incher I caught rocked my rod off of my backpack that was being us...
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Green
Green
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 7/1/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/1/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 745PM till it got dark. No bites and saw 4 jumpers. The trout werent interested in Powereggs. Thats fishing for ya.
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Green
Green
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 6/26/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/26/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Was there from 630 to 830PM. Caught a bow on the first cast. Thought it was going to be a good day. I was wrong. It was the only hit for the day. Four other guys were there before me. 2 had limits, o...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 6/20/2012
Species: Shad
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/19/2012
Hot Spots: 0
After years of failing at catching many shad, I finally win. Past results ranged from being skunked to 2 shad. This year, I broke the double digit mark. I was schooled by a shad fisherman with decades...
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Green
Green
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 6/14/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/14/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Green Lake to catch the Fathers Day batch of triploids. I avoided the 65 st dock this time. The other location I went to already had five people fishing there already. They told me that they w...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 6/11/2012
Species: Shad
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/10/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Made my annual shad fishing trip again. It was packed and parking was hard to find at 8 in the morning. Saw a few cars from Oregon taking advantage of free fishing weekend. Talked to a few guys that r...
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Shady
Shady
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 6/1/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/1/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Stopped by opening day at Shady after work today. Saw a fair number of boats already trolling. I joined the people at the boat launch. Two caught thier limits and one gentleman was skunked. Spoke too ...
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Green
Green
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 5/29/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/29/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at the 65 St dock around 2PM. The dock was already full of people catching fish. They make some space for me and I fished the middle left of the dock. They had two nice triplolids among the gr...
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Drano
Drano
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 5/23/2012
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/22/2012
Hot Spots: 0
I finally had my own chance at springer fishing after calling a guide last Friday. He was able to get my buddy and I out Monday. With the run past 50% done, it was probably a good time to go. I spent ...
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Green
Green
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 5/15/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/14/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished for an hour before it got dark at the crew docks. Used power eggs, but didnt get any bites. Saw other people fishing too and they didnt catch anything. Saw the 65 St. dock from a distance. Did...
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Pine
Pine
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 5/14/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/14/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Tired Pine Lake for the first time this year. Ive been lazy to fish I guess. There were fewer fisherman that I thought there would be. Word on the dock was it was slow. I was there for about two hour...
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Green
Green
By: returnofthefish
Posted: 3/27/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/27/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Ive had cabin fever for awhile now. My steelhead and springer trips didnt work out the past few weeks. I thought what the heck, lets go for stocker trout. I need them tugs because its the drug. Last t...
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