Northwest Fishing Reports

I LOG ON TO WASHINGTONLAKES.COM JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY AND GO OVER THE TOPICS IN THE FORUMS TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN CONTRIBUTE ON ANY GIVEN TOPIC. HOWEVER A LOT OF THE TIME I SEE QUESTIONS ASKED THAT ARE COVERED IN GREAT DEPTH UNDER THE TOPIC OF THE COMMUNITY, ARTICLES, WHICH AUTHOR AND SUB...

Hi, if you look under Features you will find 50+ stories I have written about bass fishing and all the ways to use the different baits and lures. These stories are meant for beginners to intermediate bass anglers with enough new information to help even an advanced bass fisherman. Look under Bruce's...

If anyone call the law in on you becasue you have a gass motor on the boat wheathyer or not you use it, it will cost you $250 for the first offense. One year and $5000 for the second offense and lose of fishing licence for life.

You can also mount the transducer on the bottom of the electric motor you use to propell the boat if you do that. Use epoxy and hold it with rubber bands while it cures. Make sure not to get any on the face of it though.

For a really in-depth look at jigs, go to this site and go to "Features" then click on Bruce's Bassing Essentials and scroll through my articles until you fine the story I wrote on jigs. That should answer all the questions you may have about jigs. One point to always remember though and that is nev...

:bounce: Take a look at the story I wrote about pontoon boats here on washingtionlakes.com Look under bruces bassing essentials . It is full of advice and types of boats as well as other info



Bruce Middleton

Hi, I wrote an aarticle forr washingtonlakes.com all about trolling motors and battery care. It should explain everything yopu need to know about bateries. Oh, by the way, if your battery never seems to take a full charge in the first place take it back and have a pro check each cell of the batery t...

I almost always use Uncle Josh pork rinds when the water is below 60 degrees and plastics for water above 60 degrees. I perfer to use pincer look a likes in cotton candy, black, neon black, cammo, pumpkin seed and other medium dark colors. I will also use a white grub if I am swimming the jig as thi...

A bait caster for silvers< oh yeah. I use mine for fishing in the sound and fish it in the fall when they migrate up the creeks to spawn. I use 15 pound test and have only broken one fish off in many years. It's no sin to use what you have, just use common sense and don't pay out all your line at on...

Hi, I grew up on the Pend Orielle River in the town of Ione. If you put in the best places are NewPort and just North of that near Cuisick. Now, be very aware that you can't put in after Ione. The Box Canyon Dam has killed many people who go past this mark. Also if you put in past Box Canyon you run...