Since there have been a few complaints lately, here is a thread for you to post fishing reports of any kind.

Within the next couple days I'll head out to a local lake and also try for some SRCs in the South Sound. I'll post a report when I get back.

Any reports to share?

Went bank fishing yesterday eve in the howlin' wind for about an hour and a half.

Hooked three steelies, landed one buck of about five pounds before all the coho smolt from the hatchery proceeded to clean me out of shrimpies.

No jerries in the hole I fished, had been a few floppin' a day or two earlier.

I floated the Yakima River in the Canyon on Saturday. The weather was beautiful and the Caddis Hatch was just starting to come on thick. Very few trout rising to them so I switched to nymphs and did very well. I was going to the Wind River this weekend to fish for Springers on the Columbia, but my buddy with the boat received some damage from yesterday's windstorm so can't make it. Plan B then is back to the Yakima this Saturday to float. I am thinking it will be very good with the warm weather coming on and more Caddis hatching.

I havent been doin any kind of fishing for a good while. Looks like that will change soon!!!

Fished a lake in the foothills Monday and Tuesday.

Monday was too bloody hot and sunny to make for good fishing in the shallow waters of the lake.

Yesterday I was just getting dialed into the trout as the Wind came....and boy did it come. A good freind of mine and I sat on the opposite end of the launch for a good 3 hours and watched as 2 foot breakers. white caps, swells etc. swept across this small little lake. Finally as the wind calmed, we decided to make a break for launch and try to get a little fishing in. I anchored up in my Fat Cat and tried to wind drift a bloodworm only to be pelted in the face with waves and such breaking over my tube.

We called it a day and went home.

Two days of fishhing with no Chrome

But a Bone Fish!

Went floating Tuesday, got off the river about 4:00PM started home and there were trees all over the place. It took two and half hours to get home , it only takes a hour on normal day. Wasn't much wind up there.
Great day on the river blue skys, rain, blue skys, rain, blue skys you get the picture.

Brownlee res on tuesday. Caught 30 or so Crappie 10-12 inches. A couple of catfish, a bunch of small bass. Went with a guy who has a bass boat.. 250 horse motor. I bet that thing does 70 mph + It scared the hell out of me at times. Its so low to the water..

I took three families worth of kids to American Lake on Sunday to fish off my Grandmother's dock. Six rods for ages nine to four managed 20+ trout (I stopped counting) and one smallmouth. Who knows how many we lost or released. I only saw two boats fishing all morning. I would describe it as "red hot" and there is little or no pressure. I went over there for dinner last night and noticed the lake was totally flat, there wasn't a single boat and the fish were jumping everywhere.
Obviously this is not a zipper at all but anyone with a boat and some kids could do worse.

Went out to lake wilderness on tues. Caught one nice 16 incher and bunch of littler ones. All on the troll. Having a good day-then the wind just blew me right off the lake.

My dad went out on the Columbia yesterday with a buddy at our Stella area. Hooked a native released it sucsefully (sp?) and his buddy got a nice big keeper right up to the boat where the sea lion took it and charged out to the main channel spooling poor Tom and snapping his line at the reel. Good thing I always leave my pole in the boat he fished with it the rest of the day. Only 2 more take downs the rest of the day.

I fished the CR at the mouth of the Lewis River for springers. Got zip, so I am 0 for 4 on my 4 trips. Looking forward to the salt season.

I fished Lake Ki Sunday night and CnRd a bunch of 10" planters. Most of the trollers were hooking up.

Been getting them planters at Steel Lake all week. Lings this weekend...

B-Run - did you get seasick? Haven't fished for crappie since I was in high school; brings back some great memories--the fish fries afterwards, as well.

I fished the cowlitz yesterday and went 6 for 6. Got 4 springers and 2 steelies. All were caught boondoggin eggs.

I haven't fished since the weekend of the 3rd & 4th on the Queets.Was in Florida (Naples area) for spring break with the wife and kid's but I'm looking forward to fishing Cabo the 6th through the 10th next week.Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

Mountain view res on Idaho/ Nevada boarder from noon till dark yesterday. Float tube fishing. Between two of us we caught at least 50 rainbows from 14-18 inches. Kept two, and BBQ them at the truck at 5:00, then out for the evening bite. Sparkle green leech was king for the day, with black wolly bugger coming in a close second. Oh, yea- I did not get sea sick

Went to FIVE lakes over the weekend....gotta be a family record! Caught trout in all 5. Lake Ki, Riley, Heart Lake, Lake Erie and Deer Lake. Somehow managed to miss the real heavy crowds.

Deer Lake (Island county) was best for me. #10 olive Woolly Bugger was best.

Kind of fun to explore new waters!!

On Riley Lake I saw people trolling off their DOCK....I'm serious....they detached their large 10' by 10' floating dock (I think it was that big) and attached an electric trolling motor to it, and trolled around and caught fish!! Much more room that some little boat!

What will they think of next. "Boats, we don't need no stinkin' boats....we got a dock!"

Fished Rattlesnake Lake in my float tube Thursday afternoon for a couple hours and had five good trout on. Lost two that appeared to be triploids or carryovers, both chunky and jumpers, one just beyond reach. Got one trip 14 or 15 inches and two planters 10 or 11, let 'em all go. Basically just kicked around in the middle with a full-sink and an olive bugger.

Fished Kauai last thursday. Caught an ono and a mahi, but no marlin. Had fresh ono on the timeshare bbq that afternoon. Much better that way than in the local restaurants for $30/plate.