Northwest Fishing Reports

yes, i should. I know Fred down there in the service dept. he has serviced my boat for years. he sold me the boat when he was with Gonnasons. Thanks for the reminder.

I am looking for a decent kicker motor for my 18.5' Tracker Targa Boat. Needs to be a long shaft at least 8 hp four stroke as I am going to run it off of my main tank. My main motor is a four stroke also and I don't want to carry an external tank on the boat. Price range is under $1000.00 or close t...

I run EO in my 115 Mercury. If I can't get it i always have a bottle of Stabil or some other product to dump into the tank. Works great and is great for storage also. I run Stabil in all of my gas powered engines. Lawnmowers etc. Never had a problem with the boat and when it come tune up time, my te...

Cool! Good luck and have fun.

You rig it the same as any other worm. The finesse worm will float tail up. Other worms will lay down as you jig the lead head.i use a jig head with a screw for the worm. Screw the worm on the head and run the hook into the worm so it Is strait. Much like a Texas rig.

See what I mean. Your already learning new things and getting the hang of experimenting. A big part of bass fishing, especially on a new or unfamiliar lake is finding the pattern that works that day. That is why it is so much fun! Use that same finesse worm on a 1/4 oz jig head. There's your shakes ...

You guys are getting way to technical for a beginner to understand. Nick, you are just going to have to get out and experiment. My favorite bass bait is a shakes head. It is a lead headed jig hook used with a floating plastic worm. I have caught hundreds of bass on this one rig. Easy to use. When yo...

That's eally cool Nate. I agree about it being the best way to fish. Should be more people like you out there helping out. Great job!

Do you still Want to sell? If so I will buy at the right price. How much are you selling it for? Primetime is right though. You don't need Top of the line gear to make it work. That is a really nice rod. Be ashame to waste it. But how much if you really want to sell?

Hey all!. Going to Banks this weekend 6/20/13. Anyone hearing anything going on over there. The weather is supposed to be warm. I hope! Not many new reports for that area. Just wondering.

Eightballsaul

I fish Banks quite a bit but usually for Walleye or Bass. Bottom Bouncers work great with about 18" - 24" leadr with a Mustad worm hook and half a crawler run up the hook. have also used plastic worms for the Walleyes and occasionally a small shallow diving plug. For the bass, both largies and small...

Is anyone familiar with or know of a detailed map of the lake itself. I really want to learn more about this fishery so I can go over their myself. Guided trips are a little to expensive for my taste and I have my own boat that is fully outfitted but I know nothing about the lake and the various loc...

Hey Freddy, I was in a similar situation as you are now. My suggestion would be look into a Tracker. That is what I bought. A Targa V185 muti-species. I fish the sound. I fish Washington, Sammamish. Tapps all of the lakes. It is a deep V hull fully equipped with a trolling motor live wells (2) Elect...

Try cutting it up into 1" chunks and putting it in boiling lightly salted water until it floats. When it floats it is done. Now dip it in a butter (not margerine) garlic sauce. Has a taste and texture very similar to lobster. Try smoking it also with your favorite brine recipe. I use a simple dry br...

So what does everyone do with all the carcasses from the fish that we keep to eat. Any fish that we catch and keep as food has a carcass left over. I clean my fish at home after the trip. I throw the carcasses away. They go to the landfill and decompose. I don't have a garden to put them in. I don't...

I have always had good luck with a heavy skirted Jig with a plastic chunk or craw. I like Blue and Black or reds. When I say heavy , I mean heavy. 1oz to 1 1/4 oz. It'll get you down to the fish. Just make sure it is weedless of course. Strike King makes a real good one. As far as line goes, The hea...

I agree with BigD. I run 2 of the same Scotty DR's on my boat and absolutly will not use any other brand. They are easy to install and real easy to operate. I also use the braid and it does make a huge difference in drag and noise reduction.

I gotta take the horses over to Naches. Which means I can't take the boat anywhere unless I can find a way to stuff it in the horse trailer with my 2 horses. Gotta split the recreational duties with my better half. We get to take the boat (GOOD TIMES) to Banks in June.

My advice would be to get a new fish finder.

Sorry, I think the shooting Idea is better. No wait, make them do the community service and then shoot them.