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Area 8-2 Ports Susan and Gardner
Area 8-2 Ports Susan and Gardner
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/17/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 8/17/2015
Hot Spots: 2
It was a great sockeye season for JoAnn and I, but with the recent reports of pinks starting to show in greater numbers in the Sound we decided it was time to switch gears. We both love fishing Puget ...
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Yale
Yale
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/10/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/10/2015
Hot Spots: 1
The last time JoAnn and I fished Yale was three years ago, and we didn’t fish it very long as the fish were running 8-9 inches in size. Lot’s of fish, no size. Because Merwin was fishing tough for us...
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Merwin
Merwin
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/10/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/10/2015
Hot Spots: 0
This is a Tale of Two Lakes… JoAnn and I got to fish one of our favorite lakes, Merwin, and as a bonus spent some time on Yale. This report will be for Merwin. We fished Saturday mid-morning, ...
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Wenatchee
Wenatchee
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/3/2015
Species: Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/3/2015
Hot Spots: 1
JoAnn and I and our dogs did the sleep over in the boat Sunday night for a day of fishing Monday morning, with high hopes for some great fishing. Tried a little evening fishing but had no luck, so we ...
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Baker
Baker
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/28/2015
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/28/2015
Hot Spots: 0
“Baker Lake Two”, JoAnn and my second trip to Baker, along with our dogs Diesel and Rudy (I gotta get a bigger boat!). We arrived Sunday evening for two nights of R and R and two mornings of fishi...
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Baker
Baker
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/22/2015
Species: Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/22/2015
Hot Spots: 0
This is a report for Mon-Wed, AM each day. JoAnn, myself, and our dogs Diesel and Rudy got to go off on a three night/day “boat camping” trip to one of my favorite destinations, Baker Lake. I was p...
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Area 1 Ilwaco
Area 1 Ilwaco
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/13/2015
Species: Chinook Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/5/2015
Hot Spots: 1
The old saying one door closing can mean another one opening certainly rang true for a group of Northwest Fishing Reports anglers this weekend. Our group had a trip/video planned to fish tuna with...
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Alta
Alta
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/7/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/5/2015
Hot Spots: 1
After the 99 degree heat of the afternoon diminished, my friend Robbie and I decided to try Alta Lake for some kokanee. The lake was planted in 2013, 14, and again this year. I had hopes that these fi...
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16 - Lake Pateros
16 - Lake Pateros
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/6/2015
Species: Sockeye Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/5/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I got to go on a much anticipated two day fishing trip with my friend Robbie, Rob from NWFR, and his daughter Sarah. On Sunday we fished with Jerrod Gibbons of Okanogan Valley Guide Service, and on Mo...
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Merwin
Merwin
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/30/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/29/2015
Hot Spots: 0
After persuading JoAnn that the heat wasn’t going to be as bad as predicted (97 degrees in the Woodland area) we drove down Saturday evening to find it a delightful mid 80s. We fished Sunday morni...
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Clear
Clear
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/23/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/22/2015
Hot Spots: 1
I got to try a new (for me) method of kokanee fishing with Toni of Wannafishalure today. She taught me the essentials of still fishing, anchored up in one location. Being a die-hard troller I will adm...
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Sutherland
Sutherland
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/15/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/15/2015
Hot Spots: 2
This report/article is for Saturday to Monday. Imagine a kokanee lake where you can consistently catch 13-15” beautiful fat, shiny kokanee and not have one single other trolling angler around you f...
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18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
18 - Lake Roosevelt South End to Spokane Confluence
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/2/2015
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/31/2015
Hot Spots: 0
To say I was looking forward to today’s fishing trip on Lake Roosevelt was an understatement. It had been way too long since I last fished with Big Bass Dez or for bass. Bass fishing to me is one of t...
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Banks
Banks
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 6/1/2015
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/30/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Aaron, Rob, and I got to fish with Jordan Osborn of Upper Columbia Guide Service for a day of walleye fishing on Banks Lake. We met at 5:30am and hit the water running. It was a gorgeous day with ligh...
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Montana
Montana
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/18/2015
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/17/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Finally got to fish in Montana! After years of visiting my son at college, this year I loaded the pontoon on top of the truck and drove it out to Great Falls. We planned to fish the Missouri River, wh...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/4/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/2/2015
Hot Spots: 1
We could not have asked for better weather for this weekend’s fishing Get Together. Sunny skies, mild winds, and perfect temps in the 70s. I got to fish on Friday late morning, Saturday, and Sunday...
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Area 4 Neah Bay
Area 4 Neah Bay
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 4/21/2015
Species: Lingcod
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/19/2015
Hot Spots: 3
This fishing report is for Saturday to Monday. I got to go fishing with my friends Robbie and Gringo Pescador for a long anticipated spring ling cod trip to Neah Bay. I can safely say this was one ...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 4/6/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/6/2015
Hot Spots: 1
JoAnn and I got to fish Chelan for a long Easter weekend, our first fishing/camping trip of the year. New for us this year is the addition of our dog, Diesel. Diesel is a “puggle” that JoAnn got at th...
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Cowlitz River
Cowlitz River
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 3/8/2015
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/8/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Day 2 of our weekend fishing adventure. This time gringo and I fished with his friend Dan. Plan was the same, side drifting or bobber dogging the area around Mission Bar to downriver of Toledo. We l...
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Cowlitz River
Cowlitz River
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 3/7/2015
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/7/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Fished all day with Gringo Pescador, his brother Gene, and friend Jim. We launched out of Toledo at 7am. I had to remind myself that this was Saturday as there were no rigs at the launch, unreal! As w...
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Cowlitz River
Cowlitz River
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 2/23/2015
Species: Steelhead
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/22/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I got to fish the beginnings of the Cowlitz “B” run with author Jason Brooks, and Gringo Pescador today. We were guests of Bruce Warren, FishingForFunGuideService.com. I could say it was a “guides day...
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Chelan
Chelan
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 1/27/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/27/2015
Hot Spots: 0
The word is getting out that kokanee fishing on Lake Chelan is a year round affair. Recent reports have been showing some nice catches. I hooked up with Jeff Witkowski of Darrell and Dad’s Family Guid...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 1/4/2015
Species: Squid
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/3/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Off to the pier to go squiding with my new squid jigs. I had hit Ebay up for some very likely looking jigs, including some cool LED flashing ones. I met up with my friend Robbis at 5pm and we jigged u...
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Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
Area 10 Seattle - Bremerton
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 12/23/2014
Species: Squid
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/21/2014
Hot Spots: 1
Got to take my son Matt and DIL Veronica out for her first time squiding. We were joined by my friend Robbie. We squided from 5pm to 8pm. Conditions were pretty good - calm winds, low 40s. Still cold ...
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Secret Spot
Secret Spot
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 12/16/2014
Species: Other
Rating: 0
Fished: 12/16/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Not a LAKE it's a SECRET RIVER... Today I had the pleasure of fishing with guide Ryan Hung of Reel Priorities. Like many of you I’ve enjoyed his positive, informative, and teaching fishing reports ...
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