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Cowlitz River
Cowlitz River
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 3/27/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/26/2012
Hot Spots: 3
The Cowlitz was in good shape Monday, with river flows at 8,300 csf for the day. I met up with Gringo Pescador and Nate Treat for one last shot at the “B” run steelies. Conditions were upper 40s to lo...
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Cowlitz River
Cowlitz River
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 3/12/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/12/2012
Hot Spots: 1
Well, my personal slump for steeelhead continues, but at least one person in our group got a fish today. We hit Blue Creek and started fishing by 8am. Today's plan was to drift from BC down to Mission...
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Wynoochee River
Wynoochee River
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 2/27/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/27/2012
Hot Spots: 0
OK, all my worries about rain were unneccesary. The river was in great shape, very fishable and perfect color. It was crisp to start the day (24 degrees) but warmed up as soon as the sun got above the...
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Wynoochee River
Wynoochee River
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 2/14/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/13/2012
Hot Spots: 1
It was convoy fishing with Gringo Pescador and Nate Treat today. We launched at the 7400 launch (what a muddy, mucky, tiny launch!) and drifted all the way to the White Bridge take out. Conditions wer...
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Cowlitz River
Cowlitz River
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 1/2/2012
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/2/2012
Hot Spots: 3
OK, last trip to the Cowlitz river for this winter steelhead season (I think!). natetreat and I hit the water with a ton of other anglers at 7:30am and started side drifting the upper blue creek drift...
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Cowlitz River
Cowlitz River
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 12/19/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/19/2011
Hot Spots: 1
wow,water is down, dropped from 6,400 to 5,030 cfs. Nate and I fished from 8am to 2:15pm, pounded the launch drift and also wandered down below Blue Creek and side-drifted and pulled plugs. We saw a f...
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Skykomish River
Skykomish River
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 12/12/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/12/2011
Hot Spots: 3
Gringo Pescador and I floated from High Bridge down to Sultan. The water flow was only 1,600 so there was some pretty dead water and it took the full day to get through. The water was low and clear - ...
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Cowlitz River
Cowlitz River
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 12/5/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/5/2011
Hot Spots: 3
OK, so the morning started out a little rough as my boat collided with another boat that was pulling plugs. What can I say, I'm out of practise. My apologies and fortunately no damage done. Nate an...
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Green River
Green River
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 11/28/2011
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/28/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Spent the day with Nate checking out different locations on the Green. We started by the soccer fields in Auburn, but the water was pretty high and kinda off color, so moved farther up river. Soos cre...
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Area 12 Hood Canal
Area 12 Hood Canal
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 11/7/2011
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/7/2011
Hot Spots: 3
The chum are in big time at Hoodsport! Got to fish today with WL.com regular natetreat who is as big a fan of chum salmon as I am. It has been several years since I've been to Hoodsport and I was as e...
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Potholes
Potholes
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/10/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/9/2011
Hot Spots: 1
Had a great time fishing with guide Shelby Ross of Ross Outdoor Adventures (a guide sponsor on this site, 509.750.7763 ). Shelby took Aaron and myself out to some of the backwater dunes that are only ...
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Potholes
Potholes
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/10/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/8/2011
Hot Spots: 2
Aaron and I got to the Potholes in the late afternoon and took his boat out for a few hours of trolling for rainbows. We were running four rods and using a variety of set ups. We fished across from th...
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06 - Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam
06 - Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/24/2011
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Ed Iman’s Fish Camp 2011 was winding down for Aaron and me with a two day salmon-fest at the mouth of the White Salmon River on the Columbia River. This location can consistently put out lots of salmo...
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Merwin
Merwin
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/23/2011
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/20/2011
Hot Spots: 3
OK, this was a trip I jumped at when I found out it was being offered at our annual "Fish Camp" put on by Ed Iman. I have never fished Merwin Reservoir before but like many of you I have seen the pict...
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06 - Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam
06 - Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/23/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Our first day of fishing at Ed Iman's yearly "Fish Camp", a gathering for guides, outdoor product reps, and writers. Aaron and I fished with Nolan Morgan, an Oregon tournament bass angler. Nolan knows...
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Snohomish River
Snohomish River
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/13/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/13/2011
Hot Spots: 3
Wow, great fishing on the Snohomish continues! I met up with Gringo Pescador at 6am at the Cady boat launch in Snohomish. Today HT was 6am (Everett) and LT was 1:30pm. Weather conditions were calm...
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Snohomish River
Snohomish River
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/5/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/5/2011
Hot Spots: 2
Went fishing with my son James. We launched out of Langus Park at 6:15am, still parking spaces in the lot. Nice launch, even at low tide. Motored to a location just past the float plane recommended by...
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Area 8-2 Ports Susan and Gardner
Area 8-2 Ports Susan and Gardner
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/29/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/29/2011
Hot Spots: 0
OK, I haven’t read today’s reports yet and may well embarrass myself, but it was tough for us today. What a total change from two days ago. My son James and I had lines in the water at 6:45, working j...
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Area 8-2 Ports Susan and Gardner
Area 8-2 Ports Susan and Gardner
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/27/2011
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/27/2011
Hot Spots: 2
My wife JoAnn and I had the pleasure of fishing with Toni from WannaFishaLure for pink salmon. We had determined that today we would only jig, as I wanted to do a pink salmon jigging video and field t...
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Sammamish
Sammamish
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/22/2011
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/22/2011
Hot Spots: 1
Part 1 - got up and went to lake Samm with my wife JoAnn to target chinook salmon. We arrived and had lines in the water by about 6:45. My plan was to switch up gear every half hour or so, cycle throu...
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Cottage
Cottage
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/17/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/17/2011
Hot Spots: 2
Hit the water at 6:45 after the gate got opened (thanks King County Parks). I had high hopes and expectations as I started kicking along in my pontoon. Worked counter-clockwise to the far end of the l...
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Baker
Baker
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/15/2011
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/15/2011
Hot Spots: 2
Ah, false morning arrived and I had the kicker up and running. We left anchorage and rods down at 5:30am. Conditions - slight chop, scattered sprinkles/on off, which cleared as the morning progressed ...
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Baker
Baker
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/15/2011
Species: Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/14/2011
Hot Spots: 0
My wife JoAnn and I arrived at Baker around 4:30pm and fished until 8:30pm. Three rods, traditional gear, trolling, varied depths. Maybe a half dozen of us out there. Zip, nothing, nada. Marked fish b...
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Margaret
Margaret
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/7/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/6/2011
Hot Spots: 3
The hike to this Alpine lake starts out in clear cut switchbacks but once you reach the crest it's a pleasant stroll in 2nd growth. There's snow on the ground (patchy) except when you head down into t...
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Baker
Baker
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/1/2011
Species: Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/1/2011
Hot Spots: 3
BAMM! Got your attention? OK, 4;45am I awoke a minute before my alarm and warmed up the boat motor, idled out of the anchorage my wife JoAnn and I set up at Noisy Creek (amazing spot, BTW) and headed ...
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