Northwest Fishing Reports

tnj8222... sounds good. I'm near Fairwood. I short drive from Gene Coulon Park.

Much better trip this weekend.
I just under 10" and one 6" that I would of thrown back but he was hooked pretty good.
Lake Meridan-- one trolling wedding rings and 1 drifting a gang hook setup near the docks

thanks for the help. I'll give trolling a shot the next time out.
Bigass Dez-- never considered bass fishing. How difficult/easy are the techniques to learn?

Lake Desire, King County.
I think it is a realatively shallow lake-- no deeper thatn 25 ft or so.

targeting trout

Need some help; I've been fishing from a boat on the lakes near my house,; shady, shadow & desire...moslty desire I haven't caught squat! I actualy had a nible the other day, but no fish. I never grew up fishing so I have no clue as to what I'm doing wrong. I've been fishing off the bottom with an e...

I got one for father's day as well. I think it is the 2200. Works pretty well as far as I could tell, but I only used it for a couple of hours. You may get some motor interference if it is to close to the motor-- might depend on size of motor too. Does yours have the "side" fish finding feature? All...

Nice set up! Thatz what I'm going to do...

Thanks!

Need some help storing rods during fishing trips. I've got a 16' alum with three bench seats. Curently I just lay the rods across the seats, between passengers etc... This works jus tfine, but it seems a little cluttered. Any idea where/how to put rod holders? How well do those portables that attach...

is there any good catfishing in this area? I live near Lake Desire; have never seen any cats pulled from there.
What works best for cats in this part of the country?
thanks--

On an easy day yesterday-- perfect sunny afternoon, no wind at all....
I launched from the ramp near Rainier Beach HS and went across to Mercer Island and back. Didn't do any fishing, but it worked out fine.

Flatfish? Can you get them at Joes?
Should I use a leader as well or jus t go off the main line?
My trolling motor has speed increments of !0, 25, 50m75 & 100 -- I assume I want to stay somewhere around 10?

Hello All,

I need advice on the proper way to troll for trout; never done it before today.
I hit North Lake and trolled end to end with a rooster tail. Sometimes used weight, sometimes not. Got one nibble and that was all.

Help!

:d/ Excellent. Just what I needed to hear. I'll probably get a second battery to make for a longer trips.
I'm not sure what 54# thrust translates to on the water-- no experience with these types of motors and not much info on the web, that I could find.

Hello, I've got what is probably a silly question, but hey- I'm new to both fishing and boating... I just purcahsed a 14' Tracker riveted deep V with a 54# thrust electric motor. I went with the electric becuase there are three electric only lakes within a few miles of home. But I'm also interested ...