The Quadfather
6/28/2010 8:57:00 AMThanks for your report.
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I'm not sure if it was rseas or Quadfather who said it in an earlier report, but after finally getting up there, I think I agree that this is my new favorite lake, at least on the West side! It is a nice, rustic, woodsy feel, even with the houses around the lake. There were a couple of boats in front of me at the launch, both were families out for a fishing outing. With my Arima, I also brought waders to minimize the need to beach the boat.
I started trolling left, West, from the launch, kind of out towards the middle. I have a 2 pole endorsement. On one side I started with a Flashlite string of blades followed by a silver spoon. On the other, a 4/0 dodger with an orange wedding ring. Set the orange at 26 feet and the spoon at 18. Changed the spoon to a red wedding ring and 4/0 dodger later.
Ended up doing a donut or two as I tried to keep the boat straight with the action and light wind, but really only ended up taking one pass down the lake towards the islands. I ended up with 3 kokanee to about 13 inches and 2 beautiful cutts. I released 3 smaller fish and probably lost another 7 or 8. The cutts came more shallow than the kokes. It was hard to see hits on the downriggers, even with my light clips and long leads. I think with the colder water, the fish aren't as fiesty as the kokes at Lake Stevens.
In all I had a very enjoyable trip. Well worth the drive.
Available Fishing Guide:
Website: Darrell & Dads Family Guide Service