Northwest Fishing Reports

Pete Heley has written about this a few times in his column and I thought it might be good to give a bit more press. For 2012 Cabelas has tagged and released fish into waters of Washington State. The contest runs from May 5, 2012 and ends July 8, 2012. All one needs to do to take part in it, is register at least 2 days prior to fishing in the contest. For West side anglers, Lake Washington and American Lake were selected for participation. For East side anglers, the Potholes and Sprague lake were selected. The species list includes a little something for everyone: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass, White Bass, Walleye, Perch, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Striped Bass (Striper), Wiper, Crappie, Blue Gill, Channel Cat. Complete details can be found at http://cabelasfishformillions.com/rules

I heard they tagged 15 fish in Lake Washington (9 bass and 6 trout I think), 9 apiece in American and Potholes. I've never heard of or seen anyone catching a tagged fish yet but it would be great if a report pops up with one.

One of my customers caught a tagged smallie out of Lake Couer d'Alene. He finds out next week what he won. I'll let you guys know.

So, finally talked to him. He won $850 in gift cards to Cabela's.

Awesome! That's not too bad at all!