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By: BentRod
Posted: 3/18/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/18/2018
Hot Spots: 0
This report would probably be rated a 3 if I'd got my gear dialed in a little faster, but once I started getting hits they were fairly consistent. So, the hour I spent without a bite reduced the rati...
By: BentRod
Posted: 5/8/2017
Species: Halibut
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/4/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The annual halibut attempt.
A foggy morning resulted in a slow trip out to Eastern Bank. Aside from the fog, the conditions were really pleasant. We decided to try anchoring this year and the ...
By: BentRod
Posted: 5/8/2017
Species: Lingcod
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/5/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Day 2 of the three day fishing trip.
Halibut was closed for Friday and the weather windy/rainy, so took the boat up through the shelter of the San Juans looking for Lingcod. Fished various locatio...
By: BentRod
Posted: 5/8/2017
Species: Shrimp
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/6/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Day three of 3 day fishing trip.
Woke to windy conditions. Launched at Cornet Bay with the intent of heading into the Straight to target halibut and spot shrimp. No sooner did we pass through Dec...
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/25/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/24/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Took the day off to get my wife out on the lake (without kids!). Cool and overcast in the morning. Started about 9am. We trolled Wooly Buggers in olive and black, no weight, just below the surface...
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/23/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/22/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Didn't expect to get out, but my wife decided to take the kids to the movies in the afternoon, so I threw the Kayak in the truck and headed to Pine. Surprisingly the parking lot was half empty, proba...
By: BentRod
Posted: 4/28/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/28/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Took the day off to reconnect with nature...by teasing some fish. Launched at Pine about 10:30. Not crowded at all. The fishing Leif was full, but didn't look packed. Hardly any craft on the water. ...
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/20/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/20/2015
Hot Spots: 0
With the Green closed to Coho, I used the opportunity to go check out the Snoqualmie. Hit the river at the Tolt mouth at 7am. Beautiful foggy morning. Lots of trout or smolt surfacing with a few salm...
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/9/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/9/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to take the morning off and drive up to brave the crowds at Bob Heirman. Got there at 6:30 and the parking lot was already filling up. Met hooksetjou and fished from 7a to 11a. Lots of fish ...
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/3/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/3/2015
Hot Spots: 0
After getting skunked on Coho a couple weeks ago pulling plugs on the Duamish, I thought for sure we could turn that luck around on the Snohomish this morning. First time on the Snohomish with my 12'...
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/1/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/1/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Ran down to my lunch time hole….112th. Sunny warm day…..only one other guy fishing…..and no fish. After last weeks push, things sure have slacked off. Sure is plenty of open bank though, so if you...
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/20/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/19/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Finally got a chance to take my 12' boat up the Duamish on Saturday. Went once in 2012 and once in 2013, so was excited to give it another shot.. Launched at O'dark-thirty and had to wait a few minu...
By: BentRod
Posted: 8/2/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/2/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Took the kids out to try for Pinks. Fished from 12:45 to just after 2p. Tide was out, but starting to come in. Finally hooked a small one just before 2. Let my oldest reel it in. She did great, ...
By: BentRod
Posted: 5/10/2015
Species: Halibut
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/9/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Launched out of Cornet Bay at 5am. Gorgeous day. Zipped right out to Eastern Bank and proceeded to fish the breaks using herring and salmon bellies on spreader bars. We had three lines out and were...
By: BentRod
Posted: 11/7/2014
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/7/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Finally got to check Chum off my salmon bucket list! Having suffered a slight obsession about finally hooking one of these bad boys, it was no wonder that I took some time off work to go in search o...
By: BentRod
Posted: 11/5/2014
Species: Chum Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 11/5/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Having never hooked a Chum (have only really tried a couple times in past seasons) I thought I would go try a popular hole this morning and hopefully check that one off the box. Got to the river abou...
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/16/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/16/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Stopped by 112th this morning on the incoming tide and tossed my jigs for 30 minutes. Saw one seal cruise by and some ducks. That was the only activity in the water. Very quiet.
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/13/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/13/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This report should probably be rated a 1, but I did catch a 15" jack Coho, so the day wasn't a complete bust.
Had a few hours to go in search of Coho today. My intention was to start low on the D...
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/8/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/8/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Since it is my birthday today I had hoped to take off a couple hours from work in the AM to go play with the Coho. Well, that didn't work out, but figured I'd take advantage of what little time I did...
By: BentRod
Posted: 10/5/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 10/5/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the river at first light. Second cast and it was fish on! Landed a slightly blushed 5# hen. Thought it was going to be a stellar day. Was drifting eggs. Had a couple more hits after that, ...
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/27/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/27/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the river at 8:30 hoping to fish the outgoing tide. The water was high and there were a decent number of fish surfacing. Started with jigs as there wasn't much current to drift my bait. By 9...
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/23/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/23/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Ran down to the river on my lunch break. There were fish rolling, so went to work with my jigs. Took a little bit, but finally had a hit, so knew that I had a chance. Shortly after that I got a sol...
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/20/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/20/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Hoped yesterday's success could be repeated. Hit the river at o'dark thirty with a friend throwing bait. Slow start to the day with nothing going on. After an hour and a half we finally saw a littl...
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/19/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/19/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Finally pulled a rabbit out of the hat and punched my salmon CRC for the first time this season. Fished for a bit before work this morning. Saw some jumping, but not much action on the bank. No luc...
By: BentRod
Posted: 9/9/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/9/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Had time to stop by 112th this morning before work. The water was high, but dropping fast. There were a handful of people fishing. I fished for a solid hour as the water dropped and more fishermen ...