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By: Marbleye
Posted: 12/20/2020
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/20/2020
Hot Spots: 0
Although the water was low, as expected this time of year for an irrigation reservoir, the water was fairly clear (about 3'), water temp was 38.3 F with light to moderate wind and an ambient temperatu...
By: tricities-sean
Posted: 10/19/2018
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/19/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Caught a bunch of fish (perch, catfish, bass and bluegills) with the help of my dog-fisherman. ALL of them were REALLY small. We caught 50+ perch none bigger than 6". Used worms off of the bottom, bet...
By: rojomojo
Posted: 5/29/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/26/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at 6:00 and fished until 10:30. Took a while to find them but once we caught one, we were making passes with hitting fish every time. Caught 20 total but kept 15, probably would of been more ...
By: tluedeke
Posted: 8/20/2017
Species: Walleye
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/19/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Scooteney with the Jigmeister and FishinChristian. Targeted walleye, smallmouth, yellow perch, and other spiny rays in general.
Before I start, I encourage anyone fishing this body of water...
By: sylvanslayer
Posted: 6/20/2017
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/8/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Second try on Scooteney. Was pretty overcast and about a 10 mile an hour south west freeze with overcast skies. About 70 to 75° Bites were very very light, and once I adjusted my hook a little I ...
By: sylvanslayer
Posted: 6/12/2017
Species: Walleye
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/5/2017
Hot Spots: 0
First time on the lake. Used an inflatable with an electric trolling motor to troll around the main body of the lake. Missed a few good takes, who knows? Caught about four perch one was nice and big,...
By: tricities-sean
Posted: 5/28/2017
Species: Walleye
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/26/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Fished all day, pulling worm harnesses and still fishing with worms. No perch, but got 3 walleye. Very hot and slow day, but the carp hunters were having a blast. The shorelines were boiling!
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/16/2017
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/15/2017
Hot Spots: 0
My first time fishing Scootney. Nice lake that holds real potential. It took awhile to figure out but eventually my friend Robbie and I started hooking the marble eyes. We ended up with 8 13 to 17" ...
By: tricities-sean
Posted: 12/28/2016
Species: Perch
Rating: 1
Fished: 12/28/2016
Hot Spots: 0
1 small perch and only a couple bites. Ice is 8", but not completely solid. Top 2-3 inches is not clear and super easy to drill through.....
By: tricities-sean
Posted: 10/9/2016
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/8/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Long day with some action, but only a few keepers.
By: SleepyFisher
Posted: 8/22/2016
Species: Walleye
Rating: 1
Fished: 8/17/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Advised Scooteney has toxic algae. Will take a week once cleared before toxins removed from water to be cleared by health dept. Children and pets are advised not to get water in mouths.
By: SleepyFisher
Posted: 8/22/2016
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/7/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Went back to see if we could pick up a few more walleye. Wind blowing today. Late morning was 5-15 knots. Hard to maintain trolling speeds and chop made maintaining same depth hard. Caught 2 eati...
By: SleepyFisher
Posted: 8/1/2016
Species: Walleye
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/31/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Boat Race time in the Tri-Cities WA area, so we decided to avoid crowds and went to Scooteney. Only 2 trailer rigs when we arrived. Launched and talked to a fellow fisherman. Previous day he had ca...
By: tricities-sean
Posted: 7/26/2016
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/25/2016
Hot Spots: 0
VERY SLOW, only caught 1 perch, 1 walley, 2 bluegill and 3 or so small bass. Had to go over the entire lake to catch those fish. No real hotspot. Really had to work for them. Trolled walleye rigs and ...
By: benji808
Posted: 5/18/2016
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/18/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Hit scooteney this morning before the wind picked up. The northernmost part of the reservoir was packed with debris, making it impossible to fish with out constantly removing trash from your lines. ...
By: tluedeke
Posted: 9/13/2014
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/13/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Took a colleague from work who'd not fished since he was a kid, and we decided to go back up to Scooteney Reservoir (see my report from last weekend, when I went with the two masters). This trip, tri...
By: The Jigmiester
Posted: 9/10/2014
Species: Bluegill
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/7/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This is a followup to the fishing report with Thom Luedeke and Fishing Christian at Scootney Reservoir on 7th, September. It took awhile to locate the fish , but persistence paid off with nearly non ...
By: tluedeke
Posted: 9/8/2014
Species: Bluegill
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/7/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Went out with the brilliant Jigmeister and fishinChristian for a day on Scooteney Reservoir. Always heard mixed news about this lake, usually that it can be quirky due to significant flow changes imp...
By: allanwalker
Posted: 6/2/2014
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/25/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Lake or River Fished: Scootney Reservoir
Target Species: Walleye
Date(s) Fished: Sunday May 25, 2014
Weather Conditions: Sunny and Cle...
By: tluedeke
Posted: 4/26/2014
Species: Carp
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/26/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Finally the carp shoot at Scooteney lit up. Water was low, the weather finally got to reasonable (if not good). The carp were in the shallows in big numbers. My shooting was mediocre, and should ha...
By: tluedeke
Posted: 4/7/2014
Species: Carp
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Gave a couple of weeks after my last run up to Scooteney Reservoir, to see if the river of mud and tumbleweeds (due to the flushing of the irrigation project with spring upflow) had subsided. It had,...
By: tluedeke
Posted: 3/27/2014
Species: Carp
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/25/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Having driven past Scooteney and seen the increased water flow into the lake, I thought I'd swing by and see if my favorite carp shooting spot was in action yet. The answer was 'not yet'. It's getti...
By: armstrong88
Posted: 3/23/2014
Species: Perch
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/4/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Had 2 poles in the water, one with worm on bottom for 3 hours, other had Bubblegum colored Power Bait power eggs on the bottom for 2 hours, then a pink Senko for a half hour and then a bobber with wor...
By: soberg
Posted: 1/8/2014
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/8/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Left Tuesday to do my sales route Tri-Cities to La Grande ans as usual I brought my gear with me and I was dying to try my latest ice fishing tool, ION electric ice auger.
Wed morning took care of...
By: tluedeke
Posted: 8/11/2013
Species: Carp
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/11/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Still highly irritated with I82 Pond #4, so I decided to skip it. Went up to Scooteny to see about whacking a carp or two with the bow, since I had a couple of spare hours. The conditions were very ...