Northwest Fishing Reports

Hey Chad, glad you still have the internet. with 4 days to blow, you should have taken a quick trip to brainerd,MN for some wally fishing. i finally have them larger schools of perch on lake washington figured out, and, been working on my cutt fishing. by the time you get back, i should know some sp...

the LM's have been coming closer to the dam, to mingle with the smallies. I have been using salt-n-pepper curly tail grubs, with minimal weight. water is low, but, the fatties are starting to fatten up for winter. be there the next 3 week-ends in silver/maroon alumaweld, hollar! the wally's have als...

follow the pacific salmon charters boats. there will be 4 or 5 pulling out of there. they know the spot, and, usually limit fast, with some whoppers. very deepwater fishing. if you get there a day early, see if captain gene knowles is around the office. he can give the best current info, and, will d...

12 ft. alum., 18 h.p. motor (oldie but goody), trolling motor, fishfinder (both pro-wired to newer marine battery in all-weather case), anchors, tilt-trailer (astro-turf for rails, so, no scratching). boat planes with 3 full-sized adults, and, I mean fast! title in hand. I just had it at potholes fo...

I am heading there tonight, to play ball in moses, and fish for 4 days at potholes. We fish for cats off the dock at night (2 am or so), or, below one of the spillways (they school up with carp. I use waterdogs out of the tri-cities (large slip-sinker-swivel-4 ft. of leader, so, the dog can swim aro...

I have a 12 ft. aluminum, fully outfitted (fishfinder, trolling motor, newly tabbed trailer, 18 h.p. motor) boat, that I am trying to get to potholes for my 10-days of vacation. i will pay 1/2 of the gas, plus, offer a fully-guided 8-10 hour fishing trip on potholes 7/31 in my boat, fishing for wall...

my girl lives in west richland, so, i fish the lower yakima alot (when im not at potholes). try off of the yakitat road, in between prosser and benton city. there are some farmhouses on this side of the river, that makes it mostly private. knock on a couple of doors, and, ask to cross thier properti...

I FISH SOUTH LAKE WASHINGTON 3-4 NIGHTS A WEEK (AFTER WORK FOR 2-3 HOURS). DO NOT IGNORE YOUR FISHFINDER, BUT, PAY ATTENTION TO IT MORE. I USED TO GO RIGHT BY THE SCHOOLS THINKING THEY WERE CLUTTER, BUT, A COUPLE OF KIRKLAND MILITARY VETERANS WHO FISH FOR THEM RELIGIOUSLY SHOWED ME THE TICKET AWHILE...

I SAVE OVER $3000 PER YEAR IN GROCERIES ALONE, FROM 1 ELK, 1 DEER, BAGS OF PERCH/WALLEYE/BASS/SALMON/HALIBUT/BOTTOMFISH PER YEAR. I PLAN MY FISHING TRIPS WITH OTHERS (SPLIT EXPENSES), EVEN, POSTING ON HERE AND CRAIGSLIST (8 GUYS TO POTHOLES THIS SPRING WAS AROUND $50 A PERSON, AND, I KNEW ONLY 1 GUY...

IVE WALKED IT IN 2 EVENINGS OF FISHING. IT GETS VERY DEEP, ONCE IT LEAVES THE DAM, AND, QUICK FROM SHORE. MY BEST SPOT BY FAR IS WALKING FROM MARDON (SOMETIMES I HAVE MY GIRL DROP ME OFF THERE, TO AVOID THE WALK), AND, AT THE FIRST TURN OF THE DAM (THERE WILL BE SOME ROCKS STICKING OUT OF THE WATER ...

from mardon, ive walked the whole length of the dam tossing a salt-n-pepper grub for smallies, on the days i was boatless (hard walking because of the rocks, but, pays off!). just after 6 pm until dark, this stretch produces the best as far as shore access. the dunes are northwest of the resort, the...

WOW RACFISH. THAT PHOTO TAKES ME WAYYYY BACK!! USED TO BE A DECENT FISHERY BACK IN THE DAY!!! WE LIVED OVER IN SOUTHPARK DURING THIS TIME (I WAS A LIL GUY), AND, SPENT ALOT OF TIME OUT AT ALKI WITH MY MOTHER, WHILE MY DAD WORKED AT BOEING! I THINK THAT WAS RIGHT ABOUT THE TIME "SPUDS" OPENED UP OUT ...

GIAN,
GLAD YOU HAD FUN UP THERE. HEADING UP NEXT WEDNESDAY FOR 5 DAYS. IM HOPING THE WATER IS DOWN A TAD. SUCKS THAT YOU LOST A FEW LURES. I TRY AND GET THOSE MULTI-PACKS OF ROOSTER TAILS, DUE TO THE FAST WATER, AND THE ROCKS BEING "GRABBY". CANT BEAT THE VIEWS, THOUGH!!!!

THE KEY AT POTHOLES AT THAT HIGH OF A TEMP. IS DEFINENTLY NIGHTFISHING (THE SPACE BETWEEN DAM AND GOOSE ISLAND). IVE HAD 3 REPLIES FROM BENTON CITY, AND, ONLY 1 GUY HAS HEARD OF THEM (BADLANDS), BUT, THINKS THEY ARE PRIVATE PROPERTY. I WILL BE DOWN THERE FISHING THE YAK OVER THE 4TH OF JULY, SO, I W...

YEPPERS, I ALMOST CRAPPED MY PANTS THE FIRST TIME I HAD ON A 52-INCHER, AND, IT CAME OUT OF THE WATER BY THE BOAT, TAILWALKED RIGHT BY US!! I KEPT ASKING THE GUIDE FROM PACIFIC SALMON CHARTERS IF WE SHOULD BE USING 100 LB. TEST, AND, HE KEPT LAUGHING!! ALOT OF FOLKS HAVE THE MISCONCEPTION THAT THEY ...

MY GIRL LIVES IN BENTON CITY, AND, I FISH THE LOWER YAKIMA ALOT (WHEN IM NOT AT POTHOLES), AND, IVE NEVER HEARD OF THOSE PONDS. I FISH THE STRETCH BETWEEN BENTON CITY AND PROSSER ALOT, AND, CANNOT RECALL HEARING ABOUT THEM. I WILL PUT AN EMAIL OUT TO SOME OLD-TIMERS IN BENTON CITY, TO SEE IF I CAN G...

VERY NICE DAVE. WE FISH THE COLUMBIA NEAR THE SANDBAR FROM ILWACO, AND HAVE LIMITED 3 YEARS IN A ROW, WITH NUMEROUS "BIGUNS" RELEASED. IT IS AMAZING TO SEE A 6' FISH TAILWALK (AND YOUR THINKING THE WHOLE TIME THE LINE IS GOING TO BREAK). AND AS FAR AS, EATING!!! JUST AS GOOD AS WALLEYE AND HALIBUT!!...

IF IT SIZE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, I WOULD TRY MOSES LAKE, BUT, IF IT IS QUANTITY, I WOULD HIT-UP SCOOTNEY OR LOWER SCOOTNEY (THIS IS WHERE THE SPILLWAY IS AT THE SOUTH-END OF SCOOTNEY, AND, CREATES A CANAL THAT DUMPS INTO A SMALLER LAKE). RIGHT WHERE THE CANAL ENTERS THE SMALLER LAKE ON LOWER SCOOTNEY...

BE CAREFUL ABOUT POSTING ABOUT PICKING UP FIREWORKS AT THE RES'S. LITTLE BROTHER LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON LAST YEAR POSTING SOMETHING SIMILIAR ON IFISH LAST YEAR, AND, CAUGHT QUITE A BIT OF HEAT FROM THE VANCOUVER FD. HEAT IS A MILD WORD, BY THE WAY, FOR THE TROUBLE HE GOT INTO. JUST THROWING IT OU...

I SUGGEST ICICLE RIVER CAMPGROUND. 3 MILES OUTSIDE OF LEAVENWORTH. THE ICICLE ROLLS RIGHT BY YOUR TENT. TROUT FISHING OPENED ON JUNE 1ST. FISH HATCHERY WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE, AND, WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE SLEEPING LADY IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR. VERY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY AND THE KIDS WILL LOVE IT.