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Pierce County, WA

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07/14/2009
Other
Rainbow Trout
Other
Hook & Bait
Noon
07/14/2009
3
1063

Went back down to the boat house just to catch some fish and have some fun. We were using lil' salad shrimp and salmon eggs for bait and dropping straight down off the dock (it's 30ft deep or so) and reeling up 5 turns of the handle. My girl and i got there round 9am and left bout 3pm. Did pretty good considering we got there later in the morning and fished the slow part of the day. Ended up with 9 good sized rainbows (the biggest was 1.5lbs). The trick to fishing this dock is a 4ft flourocarbon leader and a small slip sinker (1/8 oz. or less). Saw some perch being caught too, looks like another week or so they should be biting really good down there.


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fishing_pro61
7/15/2009 10:52:00 AM
glad someone is taking a kid fishing
kuyamonster
7/16/2009 12:18:00 PM
What dock are you referring to? Flourocarbon works well, try going to 4 or 2 lb. test for leaders. I've caught twice as many fish using lighter leaders and most trout up here are usually no bigger than 2 lbs. anyway. Strictly ultralight gear...I cringe when I see other anglers who use 8-10 lb. test plus and then they wonder why they get no bites after 4 hours and I'm there less than 2 and catch a few for the pan. I swear heavier line looks like rope to those fish!!!
spokey9
7/16/2009 4:14:00 PM
Bill's boathouse out in tillicum. It's awesome fishing right there. There are some big ol' moose trout swimmin' in that lake. Got one that was 7lb 14oz, and lost a couple that looked bigger at the dock. I use six on my leader ( just so it don't get chewed as much with the bigger fish} and 4lb mainline.
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