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Hell yeah thanks man!! I appreciate that, 6 short days and time will tell!.

Right on thank you for the update of current fishing info, Fishing FF also suggested the watermelon color was working a bit, so that’s good to hear from multiple people. Got so stoked about fishing, and we have had harsh weather here in the north the past few weeks, I broke weak and bought a fishing game for my xbox, I’m reaching deep for some fishing, had to resort to a freaken video game!! It’ll be over soon enough, only a week left!! Also I am freaking out to fish some top water! I hope the bite is on here in a week, and the weather patterns hold. Never been guide fishing before so that will also be interesting. A crappy day on the water beats the best day at work.

Can’t wait for the spring! I’ve been ice fishing for pike several times but it’s just not the same as open water on kayak or a boat! We’ve had -degree temps up in here in eastern Washington and winters grip doesn’t look like it’s leaving too soon. I have new reels that need strung and new Yamamoto senkos that havnt been opened, can’t wait!!

Ahh interesting, good info. Yeah I don’t want any issues with the local PD, just want to do some simple fishing! Guess I’ll uave to keep my eyes peeled.

Just curious if there is anyone who kayak bass fishes Easter Washington. Or just kayak fishing in general. I’ve been doing it for several years and am just seeing how many people are serious enthusiasts. I primarily fish for bass but have gone salmon fishing on the snake and pike fishing on lake spokane and the pend orielle River. We have some great bass fisnhig in eastern wa. tons of lake within an hour of spokane, it’s easy to fish two to three lakes in a day around here. Anyway just thought I would see if anybody loves it as much as I do.

Yeah I kinda gotta do what I can. I grew up snowboarding and hunting, both cold weather sports so I guess you get use to it, and salmon fishing is in September and it can be chilly then as well, obviously trout fishing is almost year round, but the best is in the colder months. A lot of my bass fishing trips are over night, starting in May, I really like to fish the night bite and the morning bite. Almost too dang hot to fish mid day in July and August. So I am staying at the Worldmark Reunion, it’s a bit out of the way, but I have to drive by a bunch of bodies of water when I head north for the races, gonna take a two piece rod, a few different baits, and if it’s conveinet I’m gonna try to fish.

Awesome sounds like you guys had a decent day at turkey lake. He said he was going Monday as well. I really like pit bbq, we don’t have many at all up here in Washington, probably gonna be seeking that style of food out, but if I’m able to check out what your recommending I will for sure. I’m praying for good weather while I’m there, seems like there’s been a bit of rain lately, probably nothing out of the norm. Im hoping as long as the weather is safe, as in no lightning, if it’s rainy the guide will still want to go. I’ve gone ice fishing for pike twice and just havnt had any luck, but it’s all good cause I wasn’t working so that’s awesome, and the weather was nice, blue skies both times. Can’t wait for the bass fishing to begin over here!! A few months to go, 3 most likely, mid to end of May the way the cold is sticking around here. Thanks for the information as usual, only 17 days till fishing Florida!!

My last trip was this last Thursday, ice fishing for pike, using 30lb braid, 18” steel leader 30lb test, with a size two straight hook, and dead minnow on the end, not allowed to use live bait in Washington state. Had no luck, was fishing at 25-30 foot down, sawed 12-15 different holes over 7 hours of fishing, still beat working. Gonna try tomorrow at a different lake and go for trout, gotta take advantage of the safe ice, it’s been below freezing for the past several weeks and we’ve recived about 26 inches of snow in the past 12 days. So the ice fishing is good now, gotta get my fix!

Good info thank you, yeah I got the guide, his name is David Fritz davidfritzfishing.com , seems like a really cool guy. I’m fishing the 14th for an 8hr day, I’m super stoked. I will be bringing a pole and a few baits that I have confirmed would work in Florida waters. I am staying in Championsgate and I looked at a topo map and saw a few bodies of water about a half mile away from where I’m staying, they look like they have bank access so I will be testing that out for sure. And we will be driving around so if I see some bank fishing I’m gonna try and stop to give it a shot. I’ll also most likely hit a bait shop while I’m there. I think I’ll be fishing the Harris chain of lakes

Nice!! Some fishing is way better than no fishing, especially if you have a spot that’s off the radar! Not gonna lie I’m jealous I havnt fished in 5mo. I scheduled a guide for an 8hr day on the 14th of March, I had to do it! Still gonna give another day a shot for sure, only 30 days till if fish!!

Any luck lately? No fishing for me up here, too cold and has been snowing a bunch, cold enough to ice fish but nasty weather out right now. Only 4 more weeks and I’ll be fishing for large mouth again!!

I’m in my thirty’s and have been keeping a log since I was 21, old school style on pad and paper. I enjoy sitting down shortly after the day, or during a break in fishing and mentally recalling what was caught, then I’m discussing what was used with who ever i’m fishing with, maybe the technique and so on. I enjoy the conversation and recording the information. On the four lakes I frequent I drew a map of the lake with landmarks, as best as possible anyway.

The only other fishing I would say is better than here in eastern wa, for the PNW area, would be the Oregon coast, in my opinion of course. Tons of awesome trout fishing, salmon, crabbing, shellfish, and you have the ocean, not so great on bass. Plus the Oregon coast is amazing in its self.

I live in eastern wa and bass fishing is pretty sweet over here, for the past three years anyway. Lake Spokane also called Long lake is fantastic, at the western end of the lake. Diamond lake north of spokane is great, crystal clear waters, my friend caught a 6.7lb LGM this last summer, and my brother in law caught a 5.4 back to back days. Eloika Lake pre spawn is great, after pre spawn milfoil takes over the whole lake. Sacheen lake is just before diamond lake, I’ve had great days there as well, then obviously lake Roosevelt, tons and tons of smallies, my father in law an I had a 25+ fish day of smallies last May all were slot size, also caught a ton of walleye in the same trip, largest smallies was 3.9, not too bad for a smallies. If you had a weekend to drive over here you could have a blast fishing eastern Wa., if you haven't anyway. Sooooo many lakes within an 1 of downtown spokane, that I fish regularly for bass, it’s a plethora for sure.

Yeah I’m stoked for the drags, i got opening day and finals day tickets. I watched some YouTube videos of “punching grass beds”, looks like it’s the large weight that punches through the vegetation, getting to those bass that are lurking under the grass carpet. So a rod with more backbone to muscle em’ out of the grass is probably needed, cause your most likely bringing some of the grass with ya when you hook a fish. I’m assuming that anyway?