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Yale
Yale
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 4/18/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/17/2016
Hot Spots: 0
After struggling with the wind and poor fishing on Merwin, we decided to check out Yale Reservoir. Yale has huge numbers of kokanee, albeit smaller than Merwin. Last year I noted the fish had gotten i...
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Willamette River
Willamette River
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 4/18/2016
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/16/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Spent the day fishing with Luke Hatfield, NWFR Moderator on our Facebook Fishing Group. We also had his son Carter along helping to run the boat. Myself, Gringo Pescador, and Robbie were guests on Luk...
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Merwin
Merwin
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 4/18/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/17/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Myself, Gringo Pescador, and Robbie got to join Luke Hatfield and his friend James on his boat to fish Merwin for some kokanee. Luke is one of our Facebook Fishing Group moderators and was gracious en...
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Stevens
Stevens
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 4/2/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/2/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Yaaa! Spring has sprung. The nice weather forecast had me unpacking and cleaning my boat from it’s winter slumber. Checked all the gear and electronics, everything is working, sweet. I decided to hit ...
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Secret Spot
Secret Spot
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 3/3/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 0
Fished: 3/3/2016
Hot Spots: 0
This report is actually for a Secret River on the Olympic Peninsula. Monday I got to fish for the day with outdoor writer Jason Brooks and guide Ted Schuman of Winter Run Guide Service. Ted took us...
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Potholes
Potholes
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 2/23/2016
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/20/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I recently had received an invitation from Lonnie on NWFR to take me out for some big walleyes and was excited at the prospect of trying out this fishery. Add to that, the opportunity to stay at one o...
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Area 12 Hood Canal
Area 12 Hood Canal
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 11/24/2015
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/23/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I got to fish today with my friends Robbie and Rseas and as a bonus we got to try out one of the Life Proof Boats , the 21 foot run about model. Well, by “try out” I should say we got to go along as p...
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Montana
Montana
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 11/1/2015
Species: Other
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/31/2015
Hot Spots: 0
REPORT ALERT! This is NOT a fishing report… That said, it was a cool weekend for myself as my wife and I visited our son and DIL in Great Falls, Montana. My pontoon was left there in the spring and...
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16 - Lake Pateros
16 - Lake Pateros
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/28/2015
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/27/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Day Two of our Wells Pool steelheading adventure with Shane Magnusen of Upper Columbia Guide Service. After a relaxing stay at the Lake Pateros Motor Lodge we loaded up and met Shane for a leisurely m...
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16 - Lake Pateros
16 - Lake Pateros
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/26/2015
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/26/2015
Hot Spots: 0
As the memories of chinook fishing fade away it’s time to change gears and with winter approaching that means steelheading time. Shane Magnusen of Upper Columbia Guide Service invited Aaron and I to g...
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Potholes
Potholes
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/20/2015
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/18/2015
Hot Spots: 2
The perfect ending to another weekend fishing adventure! I got to fish with Aaron and Rob from NWFR, with guide Shelby Ross of Ross Outdoor Adventures. Today’s adventure was Shelby’s “Cast and Blast” ...
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11 - Vernita Bridge to Priest Rapids Dam
11 - Vernita Bridge to Priest Rapids Dam
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/18/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/18/2015
Hot Spots: 0
The 2015 chinook season for me ended this weekend with one last trip with guide Dave Grove of Captain Dave's Guide Service. I fished with Gringo Pescador and Dave on Saturday and Sunday. It was a beau...
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Skagit River
Skagit River
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/12/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/12/2015
Hot Spots: 2
We fished the upper Skagit today with River Chrome Guide Service, in Dany’s drift boat, floating from Marblemount to the takeout at Swift Creek. The recent rains had brought the river up – a lot – and...
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Area 8-2 Ports Susan and Gardner
Area 8-2 Ports Susan and Gardner
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/1/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/29/2015
Hot Spots: 1
After getting bounced around on Monday off Edmonds we were looking forward to a relaxing change of pace and something new to try. Reading shore fishing reports from Stansjoy and others I decided to ta...
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Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/28/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/28/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Today JoAnn and I got to fish our last saltwater trip of the year out of Edmonds. We had a free launch fee having filled up our punch card. The weather forecast was beautiful and I was excited to be p...
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Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/22/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/22/2015
Hot Spots: 1
My last day of vacation and one more fishing adventure. Met up with Robbie at Edmonds at 8am (someone overslept, LOL). We trolled from the Marina down to the Oil Docks using the same gear and techniqu...
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Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/21/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/21/2015
Hot Spots: 2
I got to get back to fishing my “home” waters today, launching out of Edmonds Marina with my friend Robbie. I arrived promptly at 5:45am at the sling, only to discover it doesn’t open until 7am! Oh we...
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Klickitat River
Klickitat River
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/16/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/16/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Day 3 of Ed Iman’s Fish Camp saw us fishing with Jeff Geary’s Guide Service (509-369-2287). Jeff is a local who has fished the Klickitat river all his life. As such, he knows the river like his back y...
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06 - Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam
06 - Bonneville Dam to The Dalles Dam
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/15/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/15/2015
Hot Spots: 0
It was another great day in the Pacific Northwest fishing the Columbia River. Today Aaron and I again joined guide Bruce Warren (www.FishingForFunGuideservice.com) and fished outside the mouth of the ...
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05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
05 - I5 Bridge to Bonneville Dam
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/14/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/14/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Aaron and I are at Ed Iman's "Fish Camp 2015" where we get to see new products from outdoor recreational companies and fish the mighty Columbia. It's a fun event we've participated in for several year...
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10 - Hanford to Vernita Bridge
10 - Hanford to Vernita Bridge
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/8/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/7/2015
Hot Spots: 0
One more day fishing with Don Talbot. Today we had myself, Aaron, and Gringo Pescador in the boat. Having established an effective morning bite pattern on the river, Don took us back to his fast becom...
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10 - Hanford to Vernita Bridge
10 - Hanford to Vernita Bridge
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/6/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/6/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing Hanford Reach this time of year is considered early, but when Don Talbot invited the NWFR Team to go fish with him for some early action we jumped at the chance. Don told me that he had some s...
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Area 8-2 Ports Susan and Gardner
Area 8-2 Ports Susan and Gardner
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/24/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/24/2015
Hot Spots: 2
I had a special treat today as I got to fish with my son James for pinks. The last time we fished pinks together was 09 when we got the skunk. James is in my first humpy video I ever made, our “Pink ...
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Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/23/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/23/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Another day of Pink Extravaganza 2015. This time JoAnn and I decided to sleep in and catch the HT change at 1:10pm. We launched out of Edmonds and headed to Picnic Point. The game plan was to troll on...
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Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
Area 9 Admiralty Inlet
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/22/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/22/2015
Hot Spots: 1
What a beautiful day to be out fishing, even with the haze from fires coloring the sunrise. Gringo Pescador and I launched from the Edmonds sling at 6am. I was surprised to not see a line stretching a...
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