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Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/10/2002
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Rating: 2
Fished: 7/10/2002
Hot Spots: 0
It was tough fishing on the Bar today. Not the weather the fish. We launced out of Edmonds at 7am, dropped a couple pots and went over to Apple Cove Point. Fished till 9am. One release at 8am, qui...
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Tanwax
Tanwax
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/12/2002
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/12/2002
Hot Spots: 0
I took a scouting expedition to Tanwax to get some pictures for a future Feature Lake article. Trolled to the north end of the lake using a worm harness/spinner combo. No takers. When I got to the nor...
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Washington
Washington
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/30/2002
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Rating: 2
Fished: 5/30/2002
Hot Spots: 0
After Carl's excellent outings I had to give it a try. I had two friends with me so I knew we could cover the water column very well. I also know that lake Washington can be generous one day, tough th...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/23/2002
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Rating: 1
Fished: 5/23/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the low morning tide at several spots, mainly focused on Rich's Passage and the artificial reef at Blake Island. The target was ling cod, the bait was jigs with curly worms. We caught a few n...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/23/2002
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Rating: 2
Fished: 5/23/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Tom Jacobs and I had a morning of good entertainment. First we drove up to the Mukilteo launch to begin our day, only to find the piers removed from the boat launch! Anyone know when those go back...
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Area 4 Neah Bay
Area 4 Neah Bay
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/17/2002
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/17/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Three great days in Neah Bay. My friend Brad and I fished our of his 22 foot boat. We travelled out to Blue Dot (way too far!), Swiftsure (just right), and fished the Duncan Rock area as well as point...
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Potholes
Potholes
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/4/2002
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/4/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the Lind Coulee branch of the Pot Holes with guide Curt Welch and his friend, Mike. It was a day of solid action. We caught 44 walleye, 14 legals and a nice small mouth bass. The rig of the day...
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Pine
Pine
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/1/2002
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/1/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the lake from 6:50am to 9am. No Opening Day crowds but not as many fish either (at least not as many fish that were biting). I was trolling and tried a variety of lures ranging from quik fish to p...
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Pine
Pine
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 4/28/2002
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Rating: 5
Fished: 4/28/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Pine Lake never lets me down. We started with spoons and plugs and when that slowed down switched to power bait trolled with small spin n glows or just yarn balls. Caught the usual assortment of fish ...
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Wenas
Wenas
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 4/9/2002
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Rating: 1
Fished: 4/9/2002
Hot Spots: 0
I drove down to Wenas lake in pursuit of monster German Brown trout. Reports of 10-13 pound monsters had piqued my interest. Got there at 7pm and put in, fished for about 45 minutes before dark. I dec...
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Washington
Washington
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 4/7/2002
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/7/2002
Hot Spots: 0
The third shake-down cruise for my boat. Finally this time I had no boat troubles - the motor purred like a kitten. My son James and I spent an hour fishing the north side of the 520 bridge from 11:30...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 2/13/2002
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Rating: 4
Fished: 2/13/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Lakers and fresh water ling. A nice combination on a great day to be on the water! Sunny skies and snow covered mountains. A good friend and a new friend. These are the days that make fishing the grea...
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Area 12 Hood Canal
Area 12 Hood Canal
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 11/28/2001
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Rating: 5
Fished: 11/28/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Ah, fishing adventures - one of life's joys. After picking up Tom and Carl at 6am, we headed south on I-5 into the heart of Wednesday's snow storm. Hey, the weather man was talking wind and rain w...
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Area 12 Hood Canal
Area 12 Hood Canal
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 11/17/2001
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Rating: 5
Fished: 11/17/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Made the trip to the hatchery for some Saturday morning combat fishing. My friend Brad and I were in my boat. After dropping a couple crab pots we motored over and dropped anchor. Not too crowded at 8...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 11/10/2001
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Rating: 1
Fished: 11/10/2001
Hot Spots: 0
My son James, my friend Brad, and his daughter "fished" from 7pm to 10pk for squid. We joined the squid crowd and jigged our squid jigs off the pier around the lights that had been set up. Someone...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 11/7/2001
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Rating: 2
Fished: 11/7/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing by myself today (fishing buddy had stuff to attend to). The day was crisp, light wind, clear skies. In short, a perfect late fall day. Tide change around 10am. I had high hopes for a great m...
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Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 11/3/2001
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Rating: 3
Fished: 11/3/2001
Hot Spots: 0
My son Matt, my friend Brad, and I hit the water to try for the winter blackmouth. We launched out of Edmonds for the quick run across the Sound. Started fishing about 7:45am. We focused on the bottom...
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Washington
Washington
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/6/2001
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Rating: 4
Fished: 10/6/2001
Hot Spots: 0
The lake opened on 10-4 for coho. Although I hadn't planned on fishing it this weekend, after the Edmonds train fuel spill I decided to hit the lake instead. Matt, James, and I started fishing at 7:30...
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Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/3/2001
Species:
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/3/2001
Hot Spots: 0
After a rocky run from Shilshole, my friend Brad and I hit the Edmonds area and started fishing at 7:30am. We fished whole herring and a dodger at 45 and 55 feet on the riggers. The conditions were...
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Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/23/2001
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Rating: 4
Fished: 9/23/2001
Hot Spots: 0
My wife joined Matthew, James and I for a peaceful day fishing the Bar. The weather cooperated with sunny skies and mild conditions. We fished from 8am to noon. Running three poles, at 65 ft a green...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/15/2001
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Rating: 1
Fished: 9/15/2001
Hot Spots: 0
The fishing was frustrating today. We ran three lines, varying depth from 20 ft to 65 ft. We used herring and dodgers, trolled at 2-2 1/2 mph. The fish were willing - we got many bites - but we could...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/9/2001
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Rating: 1
Fished: 9/9/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Two friends and I fished West Point from 7:45 to noon. It was slow fishing overall. We didn't see too many caught. We missed a couple fish at 10 am and at 11:30. Pretty disappointing.
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/5/2001
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Rating: 4
Fished: 9/5/2001
Hot Spots: 0
There was a good AM bite with a 6:50 high tide. Caught 3 fish (one blackmouth) and lost a couple more. Green hoochie with green flasher at 65 feet on the rigger. Troll speed 2- 2 1/4 mph. Straight out...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/1/2001
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Rating: 4
Fished: 9/1/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Despite a big early morning blow, stuck it out to catch a reasonable amount of silvers. We started with one fish off Shilshole at 7 am, then another at 9 am. We were running three rods rigged with g...
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Area 1 Ilwaco
Area 1 Ilwaco
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/29/2001
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Rating: 3
Fished: 8/29/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Started the day at the Humpy Hollow. Two rods for humpies, one for coho. Fished one rig at 55 feet, one at 70 (coho) and one at 35 pulls. Caught 5 humpies with two doubles. Caught a nice silver hat...
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