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By: Part-Time
Posted: 11/10/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/10/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Another stirring tale of hardship and adventure from the logbook of "Tin Guppy".
What a crazy day on the Spokane Arm. Finally managed to get my son and grandson gathered up so we could all fish toget...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 10/28/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/27/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Another report ripped straight from the log book of that stalwart little craft "The Tin Guppy".
On Saturday my son was able to get away for a day of fishing which hasn't been happening near enough. W...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 10/23/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/21/2018
Hot Spots: 0
The Tin Guppy sails again, and what a pleasant voyage. Actually several voyages back to back. Got the boat and the travel trailer down to Ft. Spokane the afternoon of the 14th and fished Monday thru S...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 10/8/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/6/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Yet another tale in the chronicles of the voyages of the Tin Guppy. A three is a fair description of the fishing but the day itself would rate at least a 4. Hadn't been to Keller Ferry in quite a whil...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 6/8/2018
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/6/2018
Hot Spots: 0
Well the Tin Guppy finally made it back to the water. Just wasn't home enough in April and May to manage a trip to The Lake. Had a slow start for 2018 but made up for it on Wednesday. We launched out ...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 3/9/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/7/2018
Hot Spots: 0
I think I zigged when I should have zagged, I guess I ducked when I should have jumped, juked when I should have done whatever the opposite of Juked is. What ever, I somehow managed to surgically avo...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 1/16/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/14/2018
Hot Spots: 0
First voyage of 2018 for the Tin Guppy. We finished 2017 in style but are struggling coming out of the gate this year. Launched out of Spring Canyon on Sunday after giving Banks a try on Saturday whic...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 1/1/2018
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/31/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The Tin Guppy finished the year in style. My son and I fished out of Lincoln to close out the year and had a really good day. We launched around 9:30 and it was blowing and rough so we headed down t...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 12/6/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/6/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Well the Tin-Guppy made her first voyage on Sprague Lake. The wind was stronger than we had hoped for so that called for a little more effort but overall it was a pretty nice day. It was my first time...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 11/18/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/18/2017
Hot Spots: 0
The guppy sails again. The Tin Guppy has been in the yards for a few update modifications and today was her sea trial test. Have a new Lowrance HDS 7 Gen 3 using an Airmar P 66 was the main part of t...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 10/17/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/16/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Yet another chronicle of that intrepid little vessel the Tin-Guppy. This report covers a camping/fishing trip to Ft. Spokane from 10/10 to10/16. My first trip in over two years that I finally found s...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 8/25/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/23/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Met my buddy Jim on Tuesday morning at Spring Canyon and we fished Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We caught RB outside the launch, down at Crescent Bay and up near Keller. Looked for Kokanee and fou...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 6/24/2017
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/23/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Well the good Lord saw fit to treat this old sinner way better than he deserves once again. My son Sam and Grandson Sawyer and I went Sturgeon fishing with CaptainDavesGS and just had a great day. We ...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 4/20/2017
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/19/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Yet another chapter in the voyages of that intrepid little vessel "The Tin Guppy".
We launched out of 7 Bays and tried the mouth just a bit and then moved on up the Spokane Arm. Not sure which locati...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 2/12/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/11/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Well once again it was pretty muchly just a nice day on the water for the Tin Guppy and crew. Sawyer and I launched at Seven Bays around 8:30 and headed over towards Hawk Creek. Found it to be iced in...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 1/29/2017
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/27/2017
Hot Spots: 0
Yet another tale in the ongoing saga of the voyages of the Tin Guppy.
Well we got on the water and got the got fish in the boat to start of the year, that's the good news. The bad news is the fishing...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 12/23/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/22/2016
Hot Spots: 0
My grandson and I broke loose and headed down to Roosevelt yesterday. Based on DownriggerAl's report and a phone call I opted for Ft. Spokane rather than Lincoln. Worked out pretty well for us fishing...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 11/18/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/18/2016
Hot Spots: 0
The Guppy handled the water but the fish pretty muchly handled us. My son and I went down to Keller hoping to do even better than I had on my trip the end of October but alas those pesky devils seemed...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 11/1/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/30/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Yet another tale from the voyages of the Tin Guppy,
Well things finally worked out to do something I have wanted to do since I got the Guppy 2 years ago. We were able to get the trailer and the boa...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 8/23/2016
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/19/2016
Hot Spots: 0
This a pretty late report and a combo to boot but I had trouble getting my photos downloaded and they aren't all that great anyway.
Last Friday my friend Ron came over from Helena to buy a travel tra...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 7/20/2016
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/19/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Yet another episode in the continuing saga of the voyages of the Tin Guppy.
My buddy Wes and I finally got a day we could head out and rehydrate the boat, it was starting to shrivel up out in the sh...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 6/28/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/25/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Going to keep this report short or it will just turn into whining and sniveling. The wife went with me down to Keller and I was really hoping to have her land a couple of nice Kokanee but I just seeme...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 6/16/2016
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/15/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I guess it was just meant to be one of those "Any day fishing is better than a day at work" sort of a days. Had a beautiful drive from the Spokane Valley down to Spring Canyon, the rising sun on the f...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 5/7/2016
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/5/2016
Hot Spots: 0
My first trip down to Roosevelt for Kokanee in a while and my first trip as an official retired guy. Wasn't really the trip I hoped for but that does happen and maybe I am getting greedy. Lines in the...
By: Part-Time
Posted: 4/16/2016
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/15/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Launched out of Porcupine with a couple of buddies from work and headed up river for my first ever dedicated Walleye trip. Have caught a few Walleye in the past but more by accident than design. We ha...