Northwest Fishing Reports

I am thinking of trying to trap leeches in Potholes for fishing. I know you have to use them in the water you get them. Has any done it?

I have an 1101 running braid and an 1106 with wire. I got the 1106 last year and am using the wire it came with. I lost gear with wire in the past so I am giving braid a try on the older 1101. I have been running this way for a year in salt and fresh water. 15Lb fro salt and 6 or 8 for fresh. The br...

go to the game dept web site and under hunting go to "go hunt" download the map of the area you are looking at hunting. It shows state and fed land. If you have a Garmin GPS you may be able to use a map program that shows who's land you are on. http://www.huntinggpsmaps.com" onclick="window.open(thi...

I cut a 3X5 panel in my cone trap and sew it in with 1/8" cotton, same as I use on my crab pots. I have had the same cord for years on the crab pots with out any problem.

I have 2 Scotty electrics with orca rod holders and they are great. I use 6 or 8 lb ball in the lakes and up to 15 in the salt.

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Click on the site name and it will tell you if you can camp. The Lind Coulee arm has a lot. Also look at some of the seep lakes.

The rearview mirror hanger you get with your fishing license for parking on game dept land, or a discover pass.

I had a Magellan for several years, it worked well. It died a few weeks ago. I got a Garmin Oregon 450t. The Magellan could be set to show what I wanted on the screen all at one time, speed/direction and map. It had battery that was just for it and rechargeable, I think it had a AAA adaptor. I went ...

all around potholes area is camping with your game dept parking pass

this is from page 135 of the regs GENERAL GEAR RULES: May be harvested by hand or dipnet. Hand operated instruments may not penetrate the shell. One star trap, one ring net, or one pot is considered one unit of gear . The maximum number of units of gear that may be fished per person is: Puget Sound:...

Thanks Mike I thought you guys would be on it.

I like the hot spot button on the reports. The question or thought I have is it looks like there should be a "I fished here" button. I have seen several reports with "hotspots" marked for "I got nothing".This note may not be with the hot spot, you only see it when you read the report. This becomes p...