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Scooteney Lake Report
Franklin County, WA

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05/15/2017
61° - 65°
Bottom Fishing From Boat
Walleye
Worms
Green
Sunny
Other
All Night
61° - 65°
05/16/2017
3
4718

My first time fishing Scootney. Nice lake that holds real potential. It took awhile to figure out but eventually my friend Robbie and I started hooking the marble eyes. We ended up with 8 13 to 17" fish. Bottom walkers. Green was a good color. Depths of 10 to 20 feet. Best location in the middle of the lake off a rock island. Watch out for underwater hazards! Go slow until you learn the lake.

One thing else to be aware of. The afternoon wind hits the boat launch at a 45 degree angle. Strong winds made it a bit challenging to line up on the dock without hitting it. Boaters beware!


Comments

Yakfish
5/17/2017 6:51:20 AM
I have been wanting to check out this lake. Thanks!
Mike Carey
5/17/2017 7:41:33 AM
you're welcome! The park and lake are a good alternative to potholes if you're looking for a spinyray fix and don't want to deal with the big lake. I didn't target smallmouth much, did hook up briefly with one tossing a senko. I think this lake would be very good with the right boat for bass and crappie.
downriggeral
5/17/2017 6:26:42 PM
Looks like you had fun. many years ago we caught perch there. I wonder...? - Alan
sbasser
5/18/2017 9:53:41 AM
Neat lake! AGAIN, WATCH OUT FOR UNDERWATER HAZARDS. There are PLENTY!!!! No, I haven't hit any, but have seen it happen.
Ross Outdoor Adventures
5/25/2017 9:33:15 PM
There are a lot of perch here. WDFW estimates 80% of the fish in Scootney are yellow perch.
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Phone: (509) 687-0709