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By: slabman
Posted: 10/28/2015
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/27/2015
Hot Spots: 0
As he does every year my brother, Pat, comes over from Spokane to visit and fill his ice chest with perch fillets. We pretty much only fish the south end of Mercer Island as I have stated in previous ...
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By: slabman
Posted: 10/16/2015
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/15/2015
Hot Spots: 0
From now until early spring is the time to hit the perch in Lk Washington. As we do every year we start about this time to fish around the south end of Mercer Island between the Sea Hawk training camp...
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By: slabman
Posted: 1/25/2015
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/24/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Okay, not to beat a dead horse about perch fishing Lk Washington (2 reports I previously posted) but it is still going strong. No, the size has not changed ( still mainly 8 to 9 1/2 " with an occasion...
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By: slabman
Posted: 1/4/2015
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/3/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Lk Wash in the winter months is always a special treat. Not sure what you are going to see and yesterday was no exception. As we headed for the perch area in the cold wind saw several bass boats in d...
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By: slabman
Posted: 12/23/2014
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/23/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Had a big perch fry and they are so good had to go for more. Again went to the south side of Mercer Island and this time the fish had moved 5 ft deeper than a week ago - now at 70 ft. We drop shotted ...
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By: slabman
Posted: 12/17/2014
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/17/2014
Hot Spots: 1
If you have a chance and like to eat perch hit the south end of Mercer Island. Start about 3/4 mile from SeaHawk's training facility and motor toward Mercer Is bridge. Stick to the middle channel of ...
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By: slabman
Posted: 11/3/2014
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/2/2014
Hot Spots: 0
We have been fishing on all sides of Mercer Island for perch for the last 2 weeks and found huge schools. As you can see on the depth finder picture the schools are sometimes so thick that we cannot ...
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By: slabman
Posted: 12/14/2012
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/14/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to try 2 tactics today - one planner board and one downrigger at various depths Tried both spoons and rapalas in different colors but just couldn't get any strikes on the planner board. So t...
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By: slabman
Posted: 12/10/2012
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/10/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Very interesting day. On the water about 1130 hrs to see if we could find some perch. Drop shotting in the 50 ft depths and could not find any perch on the finder so fishing "blind". Finally got a 12...
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By: slabman
Posted: 12/9/2012
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/5/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Just a quick report, or should I say non report. Decided to go strictly with planner boards in the I 90 area and south end of Mercer Island. Trolled several type of lures from rapala type to different...
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By: slabman
Posted: 11/29/2012
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/28/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Tues on the SW end of Mercer Is and went with down riggers at 40 to 60 ft and a planner board with a rapala type lure. Caught 2 fish on the planner board - small cutt and chinook. Then raised t...
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By: slabman
Posted: 11/24/2012
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/24/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Rain and wind finally stopped long enough to get out today and see where the perch had moved. Had to fish by myself so decided to try one area and stick with it. Chose Andrews bay (northwest side of S...
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By: slabman
Posted: 11/16/2012
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/15/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Just a quick report from a new member. Moved back here after a long stint in the southwest (Lake Texoma on Ok - Texas border). Since I am living near Lk Wash have concentrated on the cutts and perch. ...
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