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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 10/19/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/1/2015
Hot Spots: 0
10/1/15 The Last beach, although convenient, was to busy for my liking. Time for a new location. Not feeling very optimistic. I access the new to me beach, sighting one other fishermen! That lim...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 10/19/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/28/2015
Hot Spots: 0
After spending Sat and Sun in the boat with the wife. Today, I am back to Beach Coho fly fishing. Armed with the fly I tied and caught my first beach Coho limit on the following day. It was 7am, a...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 10/19/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/27/2015
Hot Spots: 0
On 9/27. Beach fly fishing quest or Boat trip? Today the wife wanted to fish again. Which makes this a boat trip, beach fly fishing would have to wait. Launched from Shilshole at 7am, lines in the...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 10/19/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/26/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I last reported on 9/25, and had mentioned then that I had been on a quest to catch Coho Salmon, on a fly rod, from the beach. After 12 or so beach trips, to varying locations, and what seems like sev...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 9/25/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/25/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I have been on a quest to catch Coho Salmon, on a fly rod, from the beach. After 12 or so beach trips, to varying locations, and what seems like several hundred casts later. In varying weather conditi...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 4/28/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/26/2015
Hot Spots: 0
During the second day of the father/son opening day weekend. We decide to forgo the generally slow Sunday fishing at Wapato Lake. Drive from Chelan, via the BB bridge and up McNarry Canyon RD to the N...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 4/28/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/25/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I have fished Wapato Lake with my dad, on opening day for several years in a row, and have not experienced the lake in such fine form. Once again, a 14ft aluminum boat, with two passengers capsize...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 6/17/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Left Lake Chelan, arrived at Wapato lake at around 3:00pm. Again to heavy winds, white caps, the consolation prize being no rain!. Was definitely blowing a consistent 20mph. Parking lot had 3 vehicles...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 6/17/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/14/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Day two of a 3 day trip. Launched at Mill Bay about 7:00 am. Light breeze, few vehicles in the parking lot. Dropped gear when we reached 45ft of depth. One rod pink crappie tube with white tail, shoe ...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 6/17/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/13/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Usually fish this lake with dad, during the general opener. This year we did not make it until Fathers day weekend. Arrived at the lake at 1:00pm, heavy winds, white caps, raining consistently. Parkin...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 9/26/2013
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/26/2013
Hot Spots: 0
This would be my 9th trip out in the salt this year. Two of those trips were during the height of the Pinky run in August, fishing while the crab pots soaked. So, those two were more of a crabbing tha...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 5/30/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/29/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Went down and mowed my Parents lawn today. Which, put me so close to the Mean Green. That resisting a visit was futile! I had to wet a line. Arrived around 2:00ish, with overcast skies, and dark cloud...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 4/29/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/27/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Annual opening day trout trip with dear ol' Dad. Started by 8am. Calm wind, made passing the Lake Chelan ramp at Mill Bay, real difficult!. That was short lived. Caught and released several fish on l...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 4/26/2013
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/26/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Word is the fish are scattered. Small schools of fish when you do find them. Catch a few out of a school, try and stay on them. They move around. Making fishing hit and miss. But generally slow. S...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 4/25/2013
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 4/21/2013
Hot Spots: 3
Fishing? Word is I took a vet fishing on American Lake. Never fished there before. Word from down there. Was the boat house was cutting loose some pen raised trout. 13" or so in size, and fat! W...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 10/7/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/5/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to try the Coho thing one more time. Fishing had been slowing in Shilshole area. Some anglers were having luck at West Point. Others headed North from the Launch, destination Edmonds. Several ...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 10/2/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/2/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Got up a bit earlier today, but did not start fishing much earlier than yesterday. Arrive at the launch and it is only half full. Even during the week the parking lot is full everyday. Line in the wat...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 10/1/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/1/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Did not get a early start. Was sore from thrashing about on Sunday at one or the WDFW Pheasant release sites. Pretty sore from that. Anyway, left the house at after 7am. At the launch by 7:30ish. ...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 9/19/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/19/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Dear old Dad wanted to fish today. Who am I to ruin that plan! Met at the Shilshle ramp @6:30. No line to deal with. We headed North toward Richmond Beach today. Fog? Yea you could say the recently pu...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 9/16/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/15/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Told the boyz (my dad and his golf buddy) to meet at the Shilshole ramp at 6:30am. Hoping the launch line would be fizzled as in all previous trips. NOT! Launch line as long as I have ever seen it. We...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 9/13/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/13/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the water with dear old Dad, early in the am, for first time. Seeing as all previous trips started at no earlier than 7:30. Same gear as previous outings. Green flasher/white hoochie combo on rod ...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 9/12/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/12/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Dear old Dad was interested in Coho fishing today. We head out but not super early. Had fish in the smoker, fish air drying, some in brine, and still more waiting to start the brinning process. Tarp w...
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 9/9/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/9/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Conditions today were tough. Steady wind from the South. Heavy chop, with white caps most of the day. Add boat traffic, and swells.....oh my! Thought the wiffee was not going to deal with that "crap"....
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 9/8/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/8/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Wifee asks, "Want to go fishing tomorrow?" I say, "I don't know, let me think about it". 3 seconds later.....Yep! Had to string her along.......LOL! In the water at 7:30am. Planned to show up late....
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By: MotoBoat
Posted: 9/7/2012
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/7/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Wife usually has the day off on Friday’s . But on this Friday, she needed to meet with a doctor at 12:00 noon to discuss work related stuff. But she say’s, “I wish I could go fishing!. I just don’t t...
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