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By: Mike Carey
Posted: 4/7/2002
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/7/2002
Hot Spots: 0
The third shake-down cruise for my boat. Finally this time I had no boat troubles - the motor purred like a kitten. My son James and I spent an hour fishing the north side of the 520 bridge from 11:30...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 2/13/2002
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Rating: 4
Fished: 2/13/2002
Hot Spots: 0
Lakers and fresh water ling. A nice combination on a great day to be on the water! Sunny skies and snow covered mountains. A good friend and a new friend. These are the days that make fishing the grea...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 11/28/2001
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Rating: 5
Fished: 11/28/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Ah, fishing adventures - one of life's joys. After picking up Tom and Carl at 6am, we headed south on I-5 into the heart of Wednesday's snow storm. Hey, the weather man was talking wind and rain w...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 11/17/2001
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Rating: 5
Fished: 11/17/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Made the trip to the hatchery for some Saturday morning combat fishing. My friend Brad and I were in my boat. After dropping a couple crab pots we motored over and dropped anchor. Not too crowded at 8...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 11/10/2001
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Rating: 1
Fished: 11/10/2001
Hot Spots: 0
My son James, my friend Brad, and his daughter "fished" from 7pm to 10pk for squid. We joined the squid crowd and jigged our squid jigs off the pier around the lights that had been set up. Someone...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 11/7/2001
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Rating: 2
Fished: 11/7/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing by myself today (fishing buddy had stuff to attend to). The day was crisp, light wind, clear skies. In short, a perfect late fall day. Tide change around 10am. I had high hopes for a great m...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 11/3/2001
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Rating: 3
Fished: 11/3/2001
Hot Spots: 0
My son Matt, my friend Brad, and I hit the water to try for the winter blackmouth. We launched out of Edmonds for the quick run across the Sound. Started fishing about 7:45am. We focused on the bottom...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/6/2001
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Rating: 4
Fished: 10/6/2001
Hot Spots: 0
The lake opened on 10-4 for coho. Although I hadn't planned on fishing it this weekend, after the Edmonds train fuel spill I decided to hit the lake instead. Matt, James, and I started fishing at 7:30...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/3/2001
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Rating: 5
Fished: 10/3/2001
Hot Spots: 0
After a rocky run from Shilshole, my friend Brad and I hit the Edmonds area and started fishing at 7:30am. We fished whole herring and a dodger at 45 and 55 feet on the riggers. The conditions were...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/23/2001
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Rating: 4
Fished: 9/23/2001
Hot Spots: 0
My wife joined Matthew, James and I for a peaceful day fishing the Bar. The weather cooperated with sunny skies and mild conditions. We fished from 8am to noon. Running three poles, at 65 ft a green...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/15/2001
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Rating: 1
Fished: 9/15/2001
Hot Spots: 0
The fishing was frustrating today. We ran three lines, varying depth from 20 ft to 65 ft. We used herring and dodgers, trolled at 2-2 1/2 mph. The fish were willing - we got many bites - but we could...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/9/2001
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Rating: 1
Fished: 9/9/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Two friends and I fished West Point from 7:45 to noon. It was slow fishing overall. We didn't see too many caught. We missed a couple fish at 10 am and at 11:30. Pretty disappointing.
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/5/2001
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Rating: 4
Fished: 9/5/2001
Hot Spots: 0
There was a good AM bite with a 6:50 high tide. Caught 3 fish (one blackmouth) and lost a couple more. Green hoochie with green flasher at 65 feet on the rigger. Troll speed 2- 2 1/4 mph. Straight out...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 9/1/2001
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Rating: 4
Fished: 9/1/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Despite a big early morning blow, stuck it out to catch a reasonable amount of silvers. We started with one fish off Shilshole at 7 am, then another at 9 am. We were running three rods rigged with g...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/29/2001
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Rating: 3
Fished: 8/29/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Started the day at the Humpy Hollow. Two rods for humpies, one for coho. Fished one rig at 55 feet, one at 70 (coho) and one at 35 pulls. Caught 5 humpies with two doubles. Caught a nice silver hat...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 8/9/2001
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Rating: 3
Fished: 8/9/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Started the day fishing Possession, east end at 90 feet. Trolling three rigs. One humpy setup, two coho setups. Worked our way along the horseshoe contour and hit a nice 15 pound king on the SW side. ...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 7/7/2001
Species: Mackinaw
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/7/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Our much anticipated yearly trip to the desert. New boat, good friends, great weather. Lousy fishing. We spent 3-4 hours each morning trolling from 120-190 feet ten feet off the bottom, using plugs. W...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/24/2001
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Rating: 1
Fished: 5/24/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Once around the lake trolling a variety of thin blade spoons. Fished 11 to noon. Had other stuff that I needed to do. Anyway, no luck but I did see quite a few fishing rising, some type of insect husk...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 5/9/2001
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/9/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Fished with guide Mike Carney using plastic lizards cast among the various docks and structures on the north end of the lake. The day started quickly as I briefly had a fish on my first cast. Mike soo...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 4/28/2001
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/28/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the lake late - 6am so I had to park over at the Elementary School and walk a ways back. We started fishing about 6:30. My sons, my friend Brad and his daughter. Started off with power bait off...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 4/11/2001
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Rating: 1
Fished: 4/11/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Drove out to Stevens to explore the lake. I fished for a couple of hours until noon. Trolled the west side of the lake in various depths with various rigs and caught no varieties of fish. But it was a...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 4/4/2001
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/4/2001
Hot Spots: 0
It was a beautiful spring day out on the water, temps in the 50s, sunny, just perfect to be out. Started fishing around 10:30 the middle third of the lake, trolling a small plug just off the surface. ...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 3/28/2001
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Rating: 1
Fished: 3/28/2001
Hot Spots: 0
Stopped by and fished the lake for a little while in the morning. I trolled a variety of thin blade spoons tipped with a maggot. I had no success. I think the cold break in the weather put the fish of...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/8/2000
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Rating: 2
Fished: 10/8/2000
Hot Spots: 0
Went fishing with my friend from 7 to 11am. Started the day off Hunt's Point and within two minutes Brad pulled up a jack coho on a plug. Depth 60 feet in 85 feet of water. We fished the area until 10...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/4/2000
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Rating: 3
Fished: 10/4/2000
Hot Spots: 0
OK, I admit it, I'm dog tired fishing twice in one day. It wouldn't have been so bad except the wind came up a bit and the evening was spent battling to keep the boat on a good trolling line. I took m...