Search

Mike Carey's Reports

Washington
Washington
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/24/2004
Species:
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/24/2004
Hot Spots: 0
We anchored at Seward Park yesterday evening and really enjoyed getting out of the heat. Swam and had a good time with my son James, my friend Tom, and his daughter Elizabeth. This morning we hit t...
Full Report »
Washington
Washington
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/16/2004
Species:
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/16/2004
Hot Spots: 0
My son, friends Brad and Tom and I joined the mass of humanity out for the one day sockeye season. We got to the Gene Coulon launch at 3am and waited about 1 1/2 hours to get the boat launched. Once...
Full Report »
Secret Spot
Secret Spot
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/28/2004
Species:
Rating: 0
Fished: 6/28/2004
Hot Spots: 0
6-28-2004 Mike Carey Took my kids to our secret Mackinaw lake. Special thanks to Dave AKA FFF for showing me this wonderful gem. We started fishing at 7:30am and hooked our first one of the day ...
Full Report »
Cottage
Cottage
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/26/2004
Species:
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/26/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to explore a near-by lake I've never tried before. Hit the water at 6:30pm. The parking lot/ramp area is terrible. Very small and the swimmers are right there. Oh well, after kicking for a bit...
Full Report »
Langlois
Langlois
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/21/2004
Species:
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/21/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the lake for an evening of fishing. I started at 6:30 on my new Caddis float tube/mini pontoon. Nice and high out of the water for a kick toon. Began letting out most of my sinking line and trolli...
Full Report »
Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/15/2004
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/15/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Started fishing at 6:30am. Ran to the cove on the far end of the lake and trolled a variety of leech colors on a sinking line. I had several hits and caught a couple small cutthroat. Wanting to get so...
Full Report »
Langlois
Langlois
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/12/2004
Species:
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/12/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Back to the lake, earlier this time. I started fishing at 7:30am. I brought my tube which hasn't been used in 17 years! It still floats, happy to say. I started off with trolling a black leach on my s...
Full Report »
Langlois
Langlois
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/8/2004
Species:
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/8/2004
Hot Spots: 0
I got a late start - 9am. First time fishing this lake. What a gem! So close to home and it's undeveloped - just two houses on the whole lake. The fishing was slow. I trolled a Carey Special and then ...
Full Report »
Alice
Alice
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/8/2004
Species:
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/8/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Started fishing around 10:30, working along the shoreline with my trusty black leach on a sinking line. Started paying off in short order. The planted rainbows were very cooperative today. Had sever...
Full Report »
Pine
Pine
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/31/2004
Species:
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/31/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 6:30am to 9:15am. Things have slowed down quite a bit. I suspect the fish are all stuffed with power bait. Anyway, I trolled a variety of flies, caught three fish 10-12" on olive leeches...
Full Report »
Pine
Pine
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/29/2004
Species:
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/29/2004
Hot Spots: 0
I took my ten year old son James to the late opening at Pine lake. The opening was delayed this year due to road construction. Also new for this year - the rough boat launch has been closed to trailer...
Full Report »
Angeline
Angeline
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/29/2004
Species:
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/29/2004
Hot Spots: 0
I took my ten year old son James to the late opening at Pine lake. The opening was delayed this year due to road construction. Also new for this year - the rough boat launch has been closed to trailer...
Full Report »
Samish
Samish
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/25/2004
Species:
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/25/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Went fishing today with Uncle Wes. Fish being marked throughout the water column but no takers. We trolled from 7am to past noon and came away with two perch and a squawfish. In other words, the fishi...
Full Report »
Rock
Rock
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/21/2004
Species:
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/21/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Had to back the Jeep Cherokee up into the lake till the rear bumper was under water, but we finally got the boat in the water. Fished this lake up and down for hours with all sorts of lures. Nothing t...
Full Report »
Blackman's
Blackman's
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/17/2004
Species:
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/17/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 10am to noon. Got one small planter and several bumps. Used black, olive leeches. Slow for everyone I spoke to.
Full Report »
Bosworth
Bosworth
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/17/2004
Species:
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/17/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 7am to 9:30am. Caught several small planters but overall pretty slow. Caught on trolled black leeches. Decided to check out Blackman's lake and headed over there...
Full Report »
Clear
Clear
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/11/2004
Species:
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/11/2004
Hot Spots: 0
First time fishing Clear lake. It's a nice enough lake, quiet, calm. No view of Mt Rainer due to clouds. I fished from 9am to noon. Caught plenty of 10" stockers on olive leeches, wolley buggers, an...
Full Report »
Rattlesnake
Rattlesnake
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 4/26/2004
Species:
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/26/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the lake from 9:15am to 1:00pm. First time I've fished Rattlesnake. What a great place to fish! Stunning views and hawks soaring overhead - can't ask for more. I started with a Montana nymph an...
Full Report »
Washington
Washington
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 4/5/2004
Species:
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/5/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Got out for a couple of hours on my friend Brad's boat. We fished four rods, two 30-35 feet on riggers and two surface rigs. An assortment of lures produced just one, a nice 16" cut. Caught on a yello...
Full Report »
Lone
Lone
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 3/23/2004
Species:
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/23/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Wouldn't you know it - yesterday was sunny, sixties, and I spent the day doing yard work. I kept telling myself "work today, play tomorrow". Well tomorrow became today and the weather turned cooler an...
Full Report »
Lone
Lone
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 3/8/2004
Species:
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/8/2004
Hot Spots: 0
The weather was beautiful, warm, sunny - what a great day to be out! Fished from 9am to 1pm. Still learning the ropes on this new fangled indicator fishing. Used chronomeds mostly, trolled woolly...
Full Report »
Pass
Pass
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 2/18/2004
Species:
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/18/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Fished during midday, arriving after the rain and leaving just before - good timing! Used my trusty sinking line and tried a wooly bugger, Montana nymph, and a large bluish-yellowish streamer. The str...
Full Report »
Beaver
Beaver
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 2/11/2004
Species:
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/11/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Visited Beaver lake for the first time to try out my new pontoon boat. I fished for a couple midday hours with nary a bit. Slowly rowed a sinking line with various wooly buggers. The sun was shinning,...
Full Report »
Area 1 Ilwaco
Area 1 Ilwaco
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 11/5/2003
Species:
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/5/2003
Hot Spots: 0
The zone was full of fish - non-biting fish. The day started out bad with my throttle cable malfunctioning so I had to run the three miles via my 8 hp kicker. 30 minutes instead of 5 to get fishing....
Full Report »
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/10/2003
Species:
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/10/2003
Hot Spots: 0
My mom is visiting from Wisconsin. As she is getting older the O-Dark Hundred start times just don't cut it. So we got a civil start at 9am from Shilshole. Dropped two crab pots and went over to W...
Full Report »