#239690 - 04/06/04 05:23 PM
Re: Deception Pass State Park
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The Tide changed
Registered: 08/31/00
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Loc: Everett
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I went up there last August and had a great time.
Get a spot in the Lower loop so the walk to the beaches isnt too far. I think it is a good campground for a couple days, not for 4-7 day trips.
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#239691 - 04/06/04 05:29 PM
Re: Deception Pass State Park
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Juvenille at Sea
Registered: 12/03/02
Posts: 104
Loc: Seattle Wa
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What Sky Guy said...
It's one of the best state park locations we have. There's a lake that should be stocked with trout by now and lots of places to go and see.
It can get crowded sometimes, but you'll like it
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#239692 - 04/06/04 05:30 PM
Re: Deception Pass State Park
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Repeat Spawner
Registered: 12/01/03
Posts: 1011
Loc: Lynnwood, WA
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Thanks for quick response! Sky-Guy. Yeah, I was looking at the lower loop on-line. It looks like the area I want to reserve. I fished the north beach last august for Humpies and seemed like a real good place to camp and fish!
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#239695 - 04/06/04 05:34 PM
Re: Deception Pass State Park
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Repeat Spawner
Registered: 12/01/03
Posts: 1011
Loc: Lynnwood, WA
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4Salt, You ain't kidding. Many top sites are booked already. I'm on it now to grab spot. I'm gonna target Cohos on the north beach!
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#239697 - 04/06/04 11:30 PM
Re: Deception Pass State Park
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Returning Adult
Registered: 12/19/02
Posts: 274
Loc: Oak Harbor Wa
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I live not far from the park. There is a small lake (electric motor only) there that has planter bow's in it but the fish to catch is the huge browns that are in the lake....I would take a ultra-lite and toss a rapala every night just at dusk. accross highway 20 is cornnet bay boat ramp and its just a short (but sometimes windy/rough) trip accross to james island/thatcher pass which has some good king fishing starting about the 15th of july. Washington park (mentioned above) is a shorter safer run to the island's. There is also great lingcod (may/june) fishing during the slack tides right in the pass its self.....speaking of the pass its not a great place for small boats I do fish it in a 14 foot lund but a lund is pretty seaworthy, and even though I have been there so often I still treat it with respect. I once seen a log about 14 feet lond that must have been sucked down by the current then released launch its self about 8 to 10 feet into the air point first I still shudder when I think about what would have happened if I was 20 more feet to the right on my path through the pass. it also has some great crabbing....silvers well hang on the beach and the eddy on the outgoing tide also at the eddy Called "the hole" right under the bridge its self mooching seems to work the best but not sure if its because the fish want it or its easier to wrangle thru all the other boats. you can hit that same spot from shore with buzzbombs...Pass lake is about 2 miles from the camp sites and has some good trout. but is fly rod, barbless flys only.....no motors at all. there also is a swiming beach for the kids in the lake and some huge bass in the lake too. the jets do fly at different times and do take some getting used too. the P3s and helos tend to be much more quiet and stay further from the park....DJ
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#239698 - 04/07/04 12:24 AM
Re: Deception Pass State Park
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Repeat Spawner
Registered: 12/01/03
Posts: 1011
Loc: Lynnwood, WA
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Amazing! There is so much to do at this park. Thanks for detail info, Gents. Looking forward to this trip!
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#239702 - 04/14/04 06:03 PM
Re: Deception Pass State Park
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Spawner
Registered: 03/22/03
Posts: 860
Loc: Puyallup, WA
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Deception Pass is a great place. Cranberry Lake, the one by the campground, has rainbows and some big browns. A small boat is best as I have never caught anything from shore. If you fly fish and know what your doing then hit Pass Lake acrossed the bridge. Big rainbows and browns in the CnR FF only lake. Around Memorial Day weekend is when the silvers start to show up and they can be targeted on North Beach as well as West Beach depending on the tides. On odd year the pinks will start to show up mid August and are very strong my Memorial Day.
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#239703 - 04/14/04 06:08 PM
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The Tide changed
Registered: 08/31/00
Posts: 7083
Loc: Everett
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FJ, do you mean Labor day weekend?? Memorial day is in May.... isnt it?
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