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Cottage Lake Report
King County, WA

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06/03/2017
Rainbow Trout
Morning
06/06/2017
3
1602

This was my third trip to Cottage lake in as many weeks. The first two trips I would have given a 5 to both days with about 12 - 15 fish per hour catch rate staying a couple of hours each trip. This trip was a lot more work with only about a dozen fish landed and released in the 2-1/2 hours between 7:30 and 10:00. I still had a great time, I was fishing after all. All fish were caught on all three trips using my favorite fly pattern.


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nwflycaster
6/6/2017 4:20:14 PM
I forgot to add that almost all fish have been cookie cutter 12" stockers but there's also been a couple closer to 10" and a few in the 14" - 15" range. The fly is of my own design so I can't tell you a name to go along with it that you'd recognize. I've just always called it "Jeff's Flashing Willie" and no that's not why.
Tight lines everyone,
Jeff
jchengj
6/7/2017 11:55:38 AM
earlier this season I was able to catch them on chironimid 4 feet under a strike indicator.
but not the last 2 times I went out
nwflycaster
6/7/2017 1:12:20 PM
Yes, all fish were in the top waters on my first two trips also with fish jumping everywhere, I had to start stripping as soon as my fly hit the water or I was too deep. This past weekend there were still some rises and jumpers but not nearly to the same extent. I'm thinking next trip I will start high again and go deeper if not successful pretty quickly, but unfortunately it will be the weekend after this one as I'm booked up with to many chores.
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