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Monday, February 18th, 2002

  • King County
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      Water Temp: 43

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Not a bite. Fished rom 30' to 60'. Talked to a couple o guys. Nothing going or them either. I was told that I should have been here yesterday (that sounds amiliar).
      City: Oly

      Tips: deep

Tuesday, January 1st, 2002

  • Coconino County
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      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: in corral lake i caught 10 big mouth bass between 10-15 lbs each using a red tailed goose ly
      City: pearl, washington

Wednesday, July 4th, 2001

  • Whatcom County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Wind 10 to 15 mph. Caught 5 smallies on docks and pilings with 4" Senko. Caught 6 smallies on 3/4 oz white spinnerbait with painted blades. 1 smallie on carolina rig wlth 4" junebug worm. Fish anywhere rom 2 to 25 t. All ish were between 2 and 4 lbs.
      City: Arlington

      Tips: Throw spinnerbait i windy. I you ind ish suspending on pilings, throw Pointer jerkbait. The Senko is a killer bait on docks or pilings. Use a 4 or 5 inch in natural colors.

Wednesday, June 20th, 2001

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      Water Temp: unkown

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: On May 25th, I went up to scout out the lake or a uture ishing trip. This being my irst time at Silver Lake I didn't know what to expect. Purchased a 2 day out o state permit and ound there really was no public access to the lake. I decided to throw in at the public boat launch just to the right next to the lilly pads. I really wasn't even watching the pole or paying attention then all o a sudden the Pole took a big hit! I jumped on it and realed in a 17" rainbow trout. The biggest trout I've ever landed. It was a good ight too! Needless to say I'm planning a return trip soon. Oh by the way, be carul o the snake that lives under the dock. It's about 7 ee long an will scare the begezes out o ya.....
      City: Beaverton

      Tips: Cought on worms, bottom ishing. An oldie but a goodie.

Wednesday, June 13th, 2001

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      Water Temp: cold?

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: My ather and I ished all day - my ather with a bober and worm and my sel with worms, plastic worms, crank baits, spinner and a bober - we caught 17 trout rom 7" to 18" we release all but 2 - I was looking or Bass but no luck, water too cold or probably my in-ability to ind them - we did catch 2 catish and 3 crappie - all in all other then my ather alling out o the boat in the lake it was a great day, a little cold but a very good day o ishing and the people at Silver Lake resort are GREAT!*We had a huge catish, possibly 15+lbs almost jump in the boat, it was way cool.......
      City: Vancouver

      Tips: Get a bober with a worm appox 2.5 eet down and slowly ish around the lilly pads and island edges on the east side o the lake.

Thursday, June 7th, 2001

  • Coconino County
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      Water Temp: 66-68 degree's

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Kapowson is a un lake to ish on,shallow with alot o structure to ish around.I seen alot o bass in the 2-5 pound range.I landed a 3lb. and some smaller bass using a 1/4oz. light brown jig and craw trailer around stump's & pad's.The WDWF. is inally going to be putting a public boat launch at the lake in 2003.Thank's guy's,because that should mean that we can expect more planted ish and possibly a ish pen over at Erickson's small boat launch,boat rental's,ishing dock & tackle/bait shop.I do not recommend using your outbord motor,their is to many tree stump's just below the surace.
      City: Lake Kapowson

Monday, June 4th, 2001

  • Whatcom County
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      Water Temp: n/a

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Had a great day on the lake...the only thing was that the bass were under some thick cover so they were hard to get to. Total bass in boat yesterday totalled 7.....only one worth mentioning weighed in at about 4 pounds.
      City: Woodinville

      Tips: I you use a lightweight bass jig and slowly pull it o the lilly's and let it all through a hole....hold on tight because the sleeping giant is waiting.

Saturday, April 14th, 2001

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      Water Temp: 47-52

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fished all day with only several very small (8") ish. Water is just starting to warm and by next week the ishing should improve dramatically. Quite a ew other anglers out who were experienceing the same. The Crappie guys were doing OK in the canals with lots o small ish and an occasional large one.
      City: Renton

      Tips: Look or warmest water you can ind and work the docks and partially submerged wood on the banks.

Saturday, March 24th, 2001

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      Water Temp: 52.5

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: I got to the lake at 6a.m. on sat. I ished everything and only saw two ish caught.One contestant in ront o me got a 3 lb. bass on a jig and pig.I inally cauht one on a jig and plasticcraw at 10a.m.About 2 lbs.THATS IT!!!!! Good luck this year
      City: castlrock,wa

Saturday, January 27th, 2001

  • King County
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      Water Temp: ??? ~43

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Went out on the lake rom Noon until 4pm. I mostly ished a dropshot rig around Mercer Island and the I-90 East Channel. I didn't catch any ish, but did see some smallies on my Aqua-Vu in 35 t. o water. I have been hearing o ish being caught as shallow as 20 t.!Weather today was beautiul... clear skies and air temperatures nearing the low 50's.
      City: Newcastle

Monday, January 15th, 2001

  • King County
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      Water Temp: Approx. 42

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished Lake Wash. rom 10-3:45 rom the East Channel launch. Air temp. started out at around 30 and ended up at 39. We concentrated on depth o 40'-50' with drop shot rigs and carolinas o o main lake points on the north tip o the island. several bites but no takers. We did ind what looked like small baitish balls at the depths we targeted.
      City: Kent

      Tips: kept it slow maybe a dragged rapala or lengthen the drop shot to higher depth.

Sunday, December 31st, 2000

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      Water Temp: Cold

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: I was ishing early in the morning with a kastmaster. i hooked two and lost them both. but then i brought in 4 more beauties. about 5-6 pounds a piece. i was ishing rom the shore.
      City: Nine Mile Falls

      Tips: Kastmaster

Wednesday, September 27th, 2000

  • King County
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      Water Temp: ???

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: The water is GIN CLEAR right now on L. Washington! I was seeing things 20 eet deep.Hit the lake at 6:30 this morning and inished up at 10:30. Only managed to catch one good smallie in a marina on Mercer Island. The ish was around 15 eet deep. I had to stay close to the I-90 boat launch, so I didn't really work the lake like I should have. No topwater action early on, which surprised me... has anyone else out there had any good topwater going?
      City: Newcastle

Monday, September 25th, 2000

  • Whatcom County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Fished rom 7am to 1pm only catching a ew ish largest being 2.6lbs lost several others right next to boat(ouch). Largest caught on topwater grub others caught with lizard and grubs down deep (20-30t).
      City: Snohomish

Friday, September 15th, 2000

  • Grant County
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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

      Report: Fishing on Saturday, 9/9/00, was very tempermental. Bite came on about 11 AM and lasted about an hour. Took 4 (3 Smallies, 1 Largemouth) in the 2+ lb range. All ish came in water range rom 10 to 20 eet. Bite was either very subtle or like a locamotive. Wind was 25+ MPH gusting to 40 MPH
      City: Oak Harbor

      Tips: Water was very clear. Used dark colors moving slowly.

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      Water Temp: 64

      Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

      Report: Managed to catch only one ish in ive hours o ishing but she was a beauty, 6.5 lbs caught on a crankbait.

Saturday, September 9th, 2000

  • King County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Very windy & rough. Overcast weather. Air temp 60-65.Fishing east channel. Caught several yellow perch, 1-smallie and 1 lg mouth 3.75lbs. A dandy! About 10:15 am with the wind and chop pretty active.
      City: Renton

      Tips: Used worms mostly. Smallie was caught on a little white spinner...... Large mouth on a worm.

Tuesday, September 5th, 2000

  • King County
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      Water Temp: 65

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Caught several perch and a couple small small mouth bass ishing the east channel on MErcer Isld. Most bites ater 6:00 pm, using small rubber worm oor grub.
      City: REnton

      Tips: Small rubber worm bouncing on the bottom about 15' to 25' o water. Most activity ater 6:00

Saturday, August 5th, 2000

  • Whatcom County
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      Water Temp: 66

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: Water was crystal clear. Fishing was okay. Bigger ish on outside o drops up to 30'. Lots o "donks & cobs" in the usual smallie hangouts. Bigger ish are sppoky due to water clarity.
      City: Oak Harbor

      Tips: Sot plastics on a slow all worked best. Topwater worked in early AM.

Date Unknown

  • Grant County
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      Water Temp: 52

      Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

      Report: We (Tim and I) had a great time at the Frostbite Tournament this year. The weather was cold imagine that. Saterday it was in the teens in the morning and low 30's in the aternoon. Sunday woke up to airly heavy snow and a little wind temps in the 20's. and it snowed all day. The ishing was good I caought 20-30 on saterday but nothing bigger than 2lbs. Leadheads worked in the morning but switched over to drop shot and caught most o my ish on that. Very slow movement and the bite was very lite. Some time you wouldnt even know you had a hit untill you moved it and you elt weight. Sunday same story but slower bite only gat 10-15 ish and only one keeper, no good i we wanted to win but hey we had a good time. Colors that worked best are brown with red lake and brown with silver lake. Tried many other baits and colors but nothing else would work or us. The turn out was pretty good around 40 boats, we are all hoping that more people will keep coming. Its a great tournament so please spread the word so we can get this thing bigger. Thanks to everyone who helped put this one i had a great time and will be there next year. Have a great year and good ishingBrian WaltersWashington Bass Assoc.
      City: Electric City

      Tips: the ish were not as deep as i thought they would be. any where between 10 and 35 eet. slow movements are deinatly the key or success in the colder months. be patient and you will get them. Darker colors seemed to work better when it gets colder