Northwest Fishing Reports

Cool! Glad to hear life is movin on nicely Oneshot. Cheers!

Sportco in Fife has a better selection than Outdoor Emporium, plus if you're headed there you can stop at Sportsman's Warehouse in Federal Way - they have some parts too, but stock can be iffy.

I've seen a lot more perch floating since this was posted. Caught one at Coulon yesterday that had bloody spots on its belly and obvious parasites. Last year I fished around Stan Sayers/Seward Park after they sprayed for milfoil, but do not remember seeing so many floaters...still wondering what's u...

The Sticklebacks die off and float everywhere when the temps get hot. The Perch just had a big spawn too. I'm guessing the majority of the dead fish were the 3" sticklebacks, which is totally normal.

+1 on the Coleman from Costco. Great value. I have 2 kids, and it handles our family easily and comfortably.

My understanding is that they are Dollies in the rivers, Bull Trout in the lakes. I've hooked 2 Dollies fishing for Steelhead on the Wallace (only been 2 times)...They'll hit the same stuff. Dollies pull down and don't usually jump, so you can usually tell when you have one on the line, as Steelhead...

I agree, not enough pics in this thread. Here's one I caught last June @ Newman Lake. They are plentiful there, and you can 2-pole there! so set the Carp rig and fish for bass until you hear the clicker! FUN!

Yeah, the prices/selection are not impressive. Too bad. I'll still go to Limit Out & Sportco for my bass fishing needs.

I get 'em from the bank on Lake Wa. in warmer months, but it's not easy. I'd check the reports for Crappie specifically. I'd probably drive to the I-82 ponds and fish those. Jigmeister knows his crappie spots...maybe send him a pm.

This really sucks. I saw so much of myself in his reports and really lived vicariously through them when I couldn't get out. The events that have occurred really had a "it could happen to me too" vibe, which has given me an even greater sense of caution for sure. I'm really thankful for that, but ve...

These guys are like 5 poles per person, plus who knows how many trotlines are still hanging off those docks. It was an interesting evening in Andrews Bay last night. I went "fishing" there @ noon to check out the operation and plot my evening strategy. As I was standing near their makeshift raft, so...

I'll be paying them a visit tonight...going to confirm they are still poaching & fill out a more detailed report/get ahold of a warden...gotta put a stop to it.

These guys are Asian. They stash a raft so they can get on the swim docks that are stored there over winter. They run up to 20 rods between 6-7 guys plus several trotlines hanging all over the dock. I'm guessing they catch most of their fish after dark because they stay there really late...past park...

Wow, they (poachers @ Seward Park) are still there after dark every night, saw them there Fri. night 9:30pm in pouring rain...one guy watching the parking lot. This is quite an operation. Why would someone stake out the parking lot unless he's getting paid? So they've fished from 5:00pm-10:00pm or l...

Good to know Nate. I was wondering because 2 years ago a warden checked me out when I was 2 miles down the trail @ the point in Seward park. I'm pretty sure someone saw me lobbing my fishfinder transponder (portable fishfinder thing) and then casting my lure and assumed I was 2-pole fishing, so repo...

I have also tried busting poachers via the hotline/911... the guys who are running 15+ lines off the swim docks in Seward Park. They did it all August/September. RE: the WDFW page - 911 operator said they had no idea what I was talking about, didn't even have WDFW phone number. A cop actually showed...

PM sent with contact info.

Hey Darren, That was me with the Moken @ the seminar. No local places to see 'em that I know of. I'd be happy to let you check out mine. I bought mine from Austin Kayak: http://www.austinkayak.com/products/2963/Feelfree-Moken-10-Angler-Kayak.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; PM me ...

I went out...lightning started just as I started casting, so I quit. Went out last night...much better weather/much better fishing action. Plus my 4 year-old caught 3 different species on the Princess rod. thanks again guys. I'm still not sure what happened. The minnow theory is totally possible, as...

Thanks guys. I thought I thoroughly covered the depths & cover options...but for whatever reason I was not as on top of my game as I had thought. The only way to figure it out any further is to fish more, so I'll be out there tonight hitting it again...which is just fine. I was perhaps getting too u...