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Posted: 1/16/2023
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/31/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Hit up this lake as it has a strong perch bite, which is rare for a Lake in Eastern Washington. These fish are aggressive. 1 to 2 inch rod tip movements. Jig, jig, vibrate, pause. I deadsticked t...
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Posted: 1/16/2023
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/2/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Started the day at 7am with my gf at the public launch south of the island in 40 ftow Ice was 12 inches. We had a steady bite all day. The key to fishing curlew is tiny movements. Keep your rod ti...
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Posted: 1/16/2023
Species: Burbot
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/14/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the Kettle River Saturday night with my gf. We got this place dialed in. Check my previous reports for methods. Ice went up to the bridge and took ghe southern half of the channel. If you ...
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Posted: 11/10/2022
Species: Burbot
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/4/2022
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for the mouth of the kettle River as it flows into Lake Roosevelt. This is a prime location for early Burbot fishing. Later in the winter fish will be stacking up to go up the river a...
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Posted: 7/18/2022
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/17/2022
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for the area just downstream from China Bend. We actually went up the night before so I could get my hands on a sloppy heifer from that barbecue joint in Kettle Falls. If you ever hav...
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Posted: 7/6/2022
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/3/2022
Hot Spots: 0
This report is actually for July 3rd through July 5th. It was a multiple day trip. Girlfriend was out of town for a few weeks and we have been so busy with our move that I haven't been able to fish ...
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Posted: 6/5/2022
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/5/2022
Hot Spots: 0
It's been awhile since I put up a report. Been busy with a move, 2 major rockhounding trips and a seminar series I am doing on Foraging in the Inland Northwest. This report is for the upper sectio...
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Posted: 3/19/2022
Species: Catfish
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/19/2022
Hot Spots: 0
March Madness is upon us, which means Catfish season has come! Went to Lyons Ferry planning on heading up into the Palouse. As always, looking at my depth finder en route caused me to stop paddling ...
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Posted: 2/5/2022
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/5/2022
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for ice fishing Eloika lake. Started fishing at 9am with my gf. Caught 6 largemouth for the first two hours. Then the perch and pickerel moved in. I've mapped a few spots here that ...
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Posted: 1/9/2022
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/9/2022
Hot Spots: 0
This report is actually for Saturday and Sunday. The girlfriend and I headed up to Lake Curlew late Saturday morning arriving at the State Park around 10:30 a.m. There were at least 40 people out on...
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Posted: 1/1/2022
Species: Crappie
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/1/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Had a few hours to go out to Eloika. This is one of the closest lakes to ice fish from Spokane. It has a good amount of sizeable black crappie and a nice population of largemouth bass. It is popular...
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Posted: 12/25/2021
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/25/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Went out to Curlew Lake yesterday with my gf. This is my first ice fishing trip in 25 years. Knowing all the dangers of ice fishing, I was happy that I came well prepared. We came up after hearing ...
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Posted: 12/5/2021
Species: Pike
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/5/2021
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for the South Shore property owned by abista on the south end of Long Lake. My friend and I made the hike to this out of the way treasure. If you look at this place on Google maps you...
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Posted: 12/3/2021
Species: Burbot
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/3/2021
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for the confluence of the Kettle river. My gf and I started at 6pm and left by 11pm. We got our limits, although it took a bit longer than it did on Monday. As you can see, Burbot wi...
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Posted: 11/29/2021
Species: Burbot
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/29/2021
Hot Spots: 1
This report is for the mouth of the Kettle River. Went out with my girlfriend tonight and we killed it! Fished from 6pm to 9pm and got our limits quick. The spot is just downstream of the bridge. ...
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Posted: 11/27/2021
Species: Burbot
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/27/2021
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for Hawk Creek. With the Winter chill coming I decided to try out one of the burbot hot spots for shore fishing. What I remember from last year is that burbot like to head butt or nip...
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Posted: 11/5/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/5/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Went out with a friend to the 291 boat launch and fished the Bouy line down to the little Spokane confluence. For those of you that haven't fished this area you should know that even when the current...
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Posted: 11/1/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/1/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing has been up and down. It has taken a while to dial in the patterns. Here is what I discovered. Walleye are coming into the shallows to rest, not feed. When the sun goes down, the bite stop...
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Posted: 10/24/2021
Species: Walleye
Rating: 5
Fished: 10/24/2021
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for the section between Long Lake dam and Little Falls. Today was a great day for fishing. Showed up at 4pm, left at 6pm. Ended the day with 5 to take home and 12 all together. ...
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Posted: 9/11/2021
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/11/2021
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for the China Bend area. We fished a few miles downstream again this weekend. It only rained Friday night and was quite warm the rest of the weekend. The water appeared to be down 10...
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Posted: 9/11/2021
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/11/2021
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for the China Bend area. We fished a few miles downstream again this weekend. It only rained Friday night and was quite warm the rest of the weekend. The water appeared to be down 10...
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Posted: 8/16/2021
Species: Catfish
Rating: 3
Fished: 8/16/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Decided to try Liberty to see if I could catch one of their rare large channel catfish. Headed to the NW corner and fished various depths. After that we went to the exact opposite end of the lake. ...
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Posted: 7/31/2021
Species: Sturgeon
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/31/2021
Hot Spots: 0
This report is for China Bend (a mile below). My girlfriend and I were about a mile down from the launch on the north side of the river. If you fish this area, you know the spot. What most don't kn...
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Posted: 7/2/2021
Species: Catfish
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/2/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Went out to do some night fishing for catfish with a friend who had never been catfishing before. Instead of being the teacher I ended up being the person who learned. Went out there with my typica...
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Posted: 6/22/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/22/2021
Hot Spots: 1
I wasn't expecting to post a report so soon. However sometimes really good fishing comes when you're not expecting it. Went to 9 mile rec area, hoping to find pike and LMB in those lillypads. After ...
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