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Quarry Pond
Quarry Pond
By: MGTom
Posted: 4/1/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/1/2019
Hot Spots: 0
My wife and I went to a new to us lake today, the Quarry Pond at the two rivers recreation area. The lake is an impoundment between the railroad and the Columbia river. Access is easy to get to and yo...
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Tucannon Lakes
Tucannon Lakes
By: MGTom
Posted: 3/17/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/17/2019
Hot Spots: 0
This morning I grabbed a fly rod an headed for Big Four. Be careful on the drive up, I rolled several big rocks out of the road this morning. Donned the waders and headed down the trail (hip boots wil...
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Tucannon Lakes
Tucannon Lakes
By: MGTom
Posted: 3/16/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/16/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Spent the first 1 1/2 up at Rainbow Lake. The lake has been reconstructed, looks amazing. Much improved shoreline access and more fishable water at the south end. Road and Parking is better and nice r...
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Tucannon Lakes
Tucannon Lakes
By: MGTom
Posted: 3/15/2019
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/15/2019
Hot Spots: 1
Ahhhhhhh Spring!! I'd like to be chasing steelhead but with the numbers I'm leaving them alone. PLUS WDFW put the Triploids in. Spent a few hours up at Blue Lake with light wind and mild temps. The ...
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Tucannon River
Tucannon River
By: MGTom
Posted: 2/23/2019
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/23/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Spent 3.5 hours this morning at the Wildlife area just above the mouth, without seeing a fish. Two of us drifted jigs under bobbers and did a little spin n glo plunking with a shrimp. The water is at ...
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03 - Lower Monument Dam to Little Goose Dam
03 - Lower Monument Dam to Little Goose Dam
By: MGTom
Posted: 2/2/2019
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/2/2019
Hot Spots: 1
Spent the morning drifting bobbers with pink shrimp and yarn in various spots and depths around the mouth of the Tucannon. No action all morning except for about a 30 minute period when the sun came o...
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03 - Lower Monument Dam to Little Goose Dam
03 - Lower Monument Dam to Little Goose Dam
By: MGTom
Posted: 1/20/2019
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/20/2019
Hot Spots: 0
I say average day but we didn't put one in the boat this trip. We brought a nice medium sized wild one to the side of the boat where it got off before we got to net it (but if it was I keeper I would ...
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Walla Walla River
Walla Walla River
By: MGTom
Posted: 1/12/2019
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 1/12/2019
Hot Spots: 0
Tried something new today, went down to explore the Swegal Road area of the Walla Walla River (only 15 minutes from town). Lots of long swift gravel runs, faster than walking speed, with a few short d...
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03 - Lower Monument Dam to Little Goose Dam
03 - Lower Monument Dam to Little Goose Dam
By: MGTom
Posted: 1/5/2019
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/5/2019
Hot Spots: 0
My son and I have gone five previous trips this fall without even a bite, Today fished same place, off the mouth of the Tucannon, and got 2 fish in an hour. I got a 8lb hen in the first 30 min, follow...
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03 - Lower Monument Dam to Little Goose Dam
03 - Lower Monument Dam to Little Goose Dam
By: MGTom
Posted: 10/7/2018
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/6/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Had another slow morning fishing on the snake but a great trip with my son. Third trip with no fish. Trolled flashers and brads for Chinook for a few hours by the hatchery, no luck. Many boats but saw...
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03 - Lower Monument Dam to Little Goose Dam
03 - Lower Monument Dam to Little Goose Dam
By: MGTom
Posted: 9/22/2018
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/21/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Trolled flashers and lures from morning until mid afternoon. Tried various depths and combinations. Caught and released one wild coho jack fishing shallow. No pic, quick safe release. Most angles stil...
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