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Stevens
Stevens
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/7/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/7/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I had high hopes and expectations and was full of the excitement of getting up early and going fishing. I guess that’s a good sign as I get older that fishing still holds that special appeal. JoAnn...
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Keechelus
Keechelus
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/2/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/31/2017
Hot Spots: 1
Day Two of my friend Robbie and mine fishing adventure. After pounding Cle Elum and missing a trophy laker we loaded up the boat and drove to Keechelus to target kokanee. The lake is dropping but ther...
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Cle Elum
Cle Elum
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/31/2017
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/30/2017
Hot Spots: 2
This is a report about the one that got away… My friend Robbie and I got the green light to go do an overnight fishing adventure. I had a plan in place and was (pretty much) ready to execute it. As...
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Alta
Alta
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/24/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/23/2017
Hot Spots: 2
What to do when the chinook are not cooperating at Brewster? How about a little kokanee fishing at a seldom reported kokanee lake just a few miles away? Alta Lake is a 200 acre lake that is plante...
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Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/18/2017
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/17/2017
Hot Spots: 2
I had the honor of fishing out of rseas’s new boat, a 21 foot Thunderjet. He, myself, and Gringo Pescador fished Mid channel Bank on Monday, from Crack-O-Dawn to around 11:30. The chinook season just ...
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Montana
Montana
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/12/2017
Species: Walleye
Rating: 1
Fished: 7/10/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Holter Lake - Day 2 fishing with my son Matt in (his) new boat, My old 15 foot Klamath. We picked a launch 4 miles down from the dam launch. It put us right on top of some fishy spots that unfortu...
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Montana
Montana
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/9/2017
Species: Walleye
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/9/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Off fishing in Big Sky County, visiting my son and DIL . I brought my 15 foot Klamath boat over to transfer ownership to my son Matt. Time for me to thin the herd. We drove 2 hrs north of Great Fa...
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Area 25 - Nootka Sound, Esperanza Inlet
Area 25 - Nootka Sound, Esperanza Inlet
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/22/2017
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/17/2017
Hot Spots: 1
Our second NWFR members adventure to Zeballos, Vancouver Island was a huge success. The fishing remains very good for Chinook salmon, halibut, lings, and bottom fish. The lings were smaller for us t...
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Yale
Yale
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/5/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/3/2017
Hot Spots: 1
I had the privilege of fishing the 2017 Yale Kokanee event “The Fallen Outdoors” with my friend Robbie (first mate) and three vets, Chris, Jason, and Misty. For those of you not familiar with this awe...
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Merwin
Merwin
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/5/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/4/2017
Hot Spots: 2
I got to fish Lake Merwin with my friends Robbie and Mark. Having fished Yale yesterday as part of The Fallen Outdoorsevent, we decided to hit Merwin and try for some bigger fish and a change of scene...
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Spectacle
Spectacle
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/1/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/28/2017
Hot Spots: 1
JoAnn and I and our dogs decided to do a little exploring so for our second day of Memorial weekend fishing we headed north to Spectacle Lake. It’s around 35 miles north of Conconully. We got up a bit...
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Conconully Lake
Conconully Lake
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/30/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/27/2017
Hot Spots: 1
JoAnn and I got to spend another Memorial Day weekend at Liar’s Cove in Conconully. We came here last year and had such a good time we decided to return. That and the kokanee fishing on the upper lake...
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Meridian
Meridian
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/23/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/22/2017
Hot Spots: 1
This was originally to be a kokanee trip and report but the kokanee at the lake took the day off. The trout, however, were very active and entertaining. Started 6am. City launch is under repairs u...
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07 - The Dalles to McNary (Celilo/Umatilla)
07 - The Dalles to McNary (Celilo/Umatilla)
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/17/2017
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/16/2017
Hot Spots: 0
What a great weekend! I got my walleye fix, first at Scootney, and (for this report) the Columbia River. There’s nothing like fishing with good friends and meeting new friends. I was with my friends R...
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Scootney
Scootney
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/16/2017
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/15/2017
Hot Spots: 0
My first time fishing Scootney. Nice lake that holds real potential. It took awhile to figure out but eventually my friend Robbie and I started hooking the marble eyes. We ended up with 8 13 to 17" ...
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Stevens
Stevens
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/9/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/8/2017
Hot Spots: 1
I got to fish with a great group of guys, father and sons of our new lure sponsor, Reli Lures. Mike (dad) and sons Isaiah and Nathan are hardcore! They had me up and at the county boat launch at 4:30a...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/2/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/29/2017
Hot Spots: 2
The fishing at Lake Chelan for kokanee is red hot! If you’re interested in getting some shiny 11-15” silver bullets now is the time to go. I arrived on Thursday evening and met up with site members Fi...
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07 - The Dalles to McNary (Celilo/Umatilla)
07 - The Dalles to McNary (Celilo/Umatilla)
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 2/23/2017
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/19/2017
Hot Spots: 0
I got the rare opportunity to be part of a group of anglers in pursuit of keeper sturgeon with guide Jacob Murden of Rising Son Guide Service. I say rare because there is only one area on the Columbia...
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Washington
Washington
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 1/22/2017
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/22/2017
Hot Spots: 1
Darn, we missed the better fishing day by 24 hours... A cold front rolled in during the night and brought wind, rain, and cold. And locked-jawed fish, at least for us. I had the pleasure of fishing...
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Sammamish
Sammamish
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 12/28/2016
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/26/2016
Hot Spots: 1
Well, this will be the third member report for this fishing trip. I imagine guys are getting tired of reading about it… but for the sake of my own fishing diary, here goes. After reading the great ...
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Swift
Swift
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 11/30/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/28/2016
Hot Spots: 1
I don’t normally trout fish late in the season, but when I saw my friend Luke Hatfield’s recent Swift Reservoir report my interest shot way up. The lake is fishing incredibly good as it winds down to ...
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Yale
Yale
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 11/30/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/27/2016
Hot Spots: 0
It was a rainy and cool Sunday but I had two die hard anglers with me to share the marginal weather. Randy (rseas) and Robbie joined me for a day of fishing for kokanee on Yale. We arrived around 1...
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Jameson
Jameson
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/19/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/16/2016
Hot Spots: 2
Last weekend’s wind storm caused a delay in our plans and we missed the Jameson Lake Resort Fall Derby. But like many things it all turned out for the best as owners Julie and Jerry told us Saturday h...
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06 - Interstate Bridge to Hells Canyon Dam
06 - Interstate Bridge to Hells Canyon Dam
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/6/2016
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/3/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I checked off another adventure to a new fishing location from my bucket list, this time fishing for steelhead on the Snake River with guide Adam Hocking of Steel Dreams Guide Service. The drive i...
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Washington
Washington
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/29/2016
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/28/2016
Hot Spots: 1
Another shot at Lake Washington coho, this time the evening bite. Fishing in the evening can be productive, but I’ve found I have to temper my expectations a bit. Yes, it’s possible to catch fish, jus...
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