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By: The Quadfather
Posted: 9/24/2016
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 1
Fished: 9/24/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Oh man... Spent 8 hours fishing Coho via a Kayak in Hood Canal. Currently I think I need a chiropractor!
The weather conditions were great. The water visibility was quite poor, about 3'. A fair am...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 6/12/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/12/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I hit a VERY small and seemingly unaccessible lake located off 124th NE and 405. (97th and 124th)
I say that because you would never know it's there.
40 min. From home, got there only to realize...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 6/5/2016
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 6/5/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Beautiful 0600 AM morning for some fishing.
Haven't fish Echo (King County) but a few times since I was a kid growing up there. I don't know why this little urban lake doesn't get more bass attentio...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 6/5/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/30/2016
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Rattlesnake with a friend, about 11:00 on the water.
Memorial day, so to say it was packed in the beach, parking, and generally everywhere is an understatement!
Highlight was the guy who launche...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 4/7/2016
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/3/2016
Hot Spots: 0
This is just plain a bizzare fishery to me. Maybe I say that only because it handed my behind to me this past Sunday.
To me Rocky Ford is like fishing at the "Rainbow Trout Zoo" if there was one.
Yo...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 4/7/2016
Species: Other
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/1/2016
Hot Spots: 0
I picked up my fishing partner, "Motoboat" from N. Seattle on Friday AM, and made the journey to Omak lake. I have fished the lake plenty of times, and am familiar with it. Although this was my firs...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 10/29/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/27/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Independence lake is located at the end of Coal Lake Road off Mountain loop Hwy. I used to fish it a lot around 1980-82. At that time it produced many rainbows in the 12-15" range. Alpine lakes are...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 10/16/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/11/2015
Hot Spots: 1
A little late on this post.
Got a late launch start, about 0900 from Shilshole. Fished between the cans mostly, but there were far too many sail boats, and we covered some ground out in front of Nor...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 9/9/2015
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/8/2015
Hot Spots: 0
I met up with fellow Northwest Fishing Reports member, Jimi, aka "Soulfish" We launched from the shilshole marina about 0700. It was great to go out on a weekday morning, as there was hardly anybo...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 8/8/2015
Species: Other
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/8/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Well, this day of fishing started off hopeful, but ended up a tough time out there.
I took another "NW Fishing Reports" friend along for part of a "Meetup" group that was going to the Westport Jett...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 8/2/2015
Species: Pink Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/2/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Today was such a great time.
I took a co-worker out to fish for Pinks, and do some crabbing. It is always fun to fish with people who don't EVER fish. She was so excited to do this. I dropped 4 po...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 7/19/2015
Species: Crab
Rating: 5
Fished: 7/18/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Two part report.. I take pots out Friday night. Did a 1.5 hour soak. Mess around catching flounder during that time. I was crabbing with another WALAKES friend, sorry Byron, forgot your handle?
A...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 6/22/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/20/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Wow, this probably goes down as the most disappointing day in the boat that I've ever had.
I have fished Shannon a couple times, and honestly I have not had any particular great experience. I do k...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 5/18/2015
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/18/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Met up with fellow member "Soulfishhawk" at the Samammish launch, 0645.
Beautiful weather flat waters. It was all lined up for a great day of fishing.
Then the fishing began.... We pulled red Wed...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 5/18/2015
Species: Other
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/7/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Wow! What a weekend trip.
Left Seattle Friday night with another WALAKES member. Headed over to Omak lake to fish for Lahontan cutts.
Let's just say a lot of weird stuff happened. I haven't had...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 3/1/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 3/1/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Had the invite to fish with a WALAKES member who I haven't seen in quite awhile. He fishes from a canoe, and we went decided to hit some new water to the both us. at least.
Arrived at Flowing lake a...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 10/26/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 10/25/2014
Hot Spots: 3
Kind of hate to stink it up with a 1 star report, but I still had a great experience and thought I'd share.
So I spend a lot of time fishing the Lower Cle Elum river. I fish it right below the Sunc...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 9/6/2014
Species: Coho Salmon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/6/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Launched out of Shilshole about 0730 with "Elijah loves Fishing" We first spend a little time between the cans in front of the marina. Elijah caught one in that area. Then going North in front of N...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 8/9/2014
Species: Crab
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/9/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I took a coworker, Oklahoma boy out to go crabbing. As usual I drop 4 pots the night before, and then hope for no thieves.
Next AM we picked them up. 1st pot was only 4 crabs, a little suspicious. ...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 7/13/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/13/2014
Hot Spots: 0
OK, it gets a 2 star just for keeping within the formalities.
Since I discovered a beautiful clear/clean river 40 min. from, I'd give it a 4 star.
Hit the Cedar for the 1st time this AM. Only one ...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 6/12/2014
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 0
Fished: 6/12/2014
Hot Spots: 0
This is actually a report for what is known as, "Lake Martha" It is not located within the list of lakes via the this website. I am not talking about the Martha lakes which we all know, Warm Beach...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 5/20/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 0
Fished: 5/20/2014
Hot Spots: 0
What a beautiful morning. Sometimes I plan ahead and put the float tube in somewhere before work. I got up 0445, was on the water at 0515. Slow trolled a black woolly bugger behind the float tube. ...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 5/12/2014
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 5/12/2014
Hot Spots: 0
After a decent morning at Rattlesnake lake, boss and dropped the tubes into Pine lake looking for some bass.
I have only fished this lake a couple times 5-7 years ago. In a word... the fishing was t...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 5/12/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/12/2014
Hot Spots: 3
It looked to be a perfect conditions day for fishing. My boss and I launched our float tubes at Rattlesnake about 0930. There was only one other pram on the water. Conditions were sunny, 70 degree ...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 5/4/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/4/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Interesting day... Had the pleasure of 1st time fishing with JonB. Started off fishing a Kokanee derby at another lake, we fished it hard, but came up with only 1 solid out of the clip take down. T...