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Mike Carey's Reports

Posted: 7/19/1996
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Rating: 3
Fished: 7/19/1996
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This is an update for those of you curious about the salmon and kokanee fishing on the lake. I spoke with Mike at the Issaquah hatchery after I caught some jack salmon a few weeks back. He told me tha...
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Posted: 7/15/1996
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Rating: 5
Fished: 7/15/1996
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Well the final day of the sockeye season was a repeat of yesterday. My son and I hit the water at 6:15 am and fished off the SW corner of Mercer Island. We saw a few caught but had no strikes until 7:...
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Posted: 7/14/1996
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Rating: 5
Fished: 7/14/1996
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My son and I fished from 4:45 am to 9:45. At 5 am we observed a nice bite with several boats pulling in fish. We had no strikes. At 8 am a second bite occurred. We lost one due to a release malfunctio...
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Posted: 7/13/1996
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Rating: 5
Fished: 7/13/1996
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The Sockeye season is open for the first time in eight years with a one fish per day, very brief season. Initially it was announced that the season would last only from one hour before sunrise on Satu...
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Posted: 6/30/1996
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Rating: 2
Fished: 6/30/1996
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I fished from 6:15 to 9:30 am on a sunny, calm and warm Sunday morning. Caught one 14" rainbow at 35 ft. on the downrigger in 70 ft. of water. I was trolling a white/red small needlefish. Other angler...
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Posted: 6/21/1996
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/21/1996
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We fished from 6:30 to 8:30pm and caught four keeper rainbows on super dupers, three of four off the downrigger at 10-15 feet and one on long-line. We also caught several smaller fish. The keepers onl...
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Posted: 6/16/1996
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Rating: 2
Fished: 6/16/1996
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My son and I fished from 6am to 9:30. As good as it was last week it was slow this week. We caught one jack salmon (3lb) at 8am at 30 ft on the downrigger using a super-duper (silver/red head). Tried ...
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Posted: 6/1/1996
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/1/1996
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Fished from 6:15am to 9:45am. Weather clear, warm, and calm. My son and I trolled Super Duppers at 15 ft on the downrigger and also on longline. Caught and released two jack salmon (chinook), one was ...
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Posted: 5/26/1996
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Rating: 1
Fished: 5/26/1996
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Fished about an hour from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. Target was bass and was not successful. When my sons and I returned to the boat launch we did meet a couple who had several rainbows and two nice 2-3lb sea-r...
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Posted: 5/7/1996
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Rating: 2
Fished: 5/7/1996
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My son and I fished a couple of hours in the morning with limited success. We were trolling super dupers and thin blade spinners with worms. Caught a couple small rainbows and perch. Water clarity was...
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Posted: 4/27/1996
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Rating: 5
Fished: 4/27/1996
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Opening Day was red hot at Pine Lake with lots of anglers limiting. My son and I started fishing at 6am and by 7:30 we had our limits. Most were caught with Power Bait off the bottom, a couple were ca...
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Posted: 4/7/1996
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Rating: 1
Fished: 4/7/1996
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Fished from 7-9 am both trolling and still fishing. Had one light tap while trolling. The water clarity is quite poor. We saw no one else having any better luck.
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