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Sammamish Lake Report
King County, WA

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04/29/2019
51° - 55°
Downriggers
Cutthroat Trout
Worms
Other
Mostly Sunny
Flasher/Lure
Morning
56° - 60°
04/29/2019
2
1539

My fishing buddy and I thought it would be time to try Lake Sammamish again since the surface water according to data from the weather buoy had come up from the low 40's in February all the way to its present temperature of 56 degrees. We gave it a try about 3 or 4 weeks ago and found the Cutthroat fishing to be quite slow so we went out today with better hopes in hand. We had our lines in the water today from 9:30 AM until 2:00 PM. We tried areas south and north of the weather buoy and on the west and east sides of the lake that typically have produced good fishing for us the last couple of years. We tried everything in our fishing arsenal - - - God's Tooth with and without a sling blade, Old Goat's in various color patterns with and without a snip of worm and about a half dozen other types of lure offering. In 4 1/2 hours of actual fishing time, we landed and released 2 Cutthroat - - - 16 inches and 13 inches - - - and we had a couple of other hits but with no connections. With our downriggers, we tried fishing depths between 25 feet and 45 feet. Although our boat has a fairly sophisticated fish finder, we could not seem to locate any significant numbers of fish in the areas we fished. In all, we were disappointed the fishing has not picked up as it usually does about this time of the year with warmer water temperatures being in our favor. As we fished the lake today, we encountered one other boat that was fishing for Cutthroat. They said fishing had been slow. Perhaps its still too early to expect better fishing at Lake Sammamish. We will give it a rest for a couple more weeks and will then give it another try. Meanwhile, we are going to head over to Lake Washington to see what's cooking in some of our favorite areas in the north half of the lake.


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rmrauscher
4/29/2019 6:40:39 PM
Hey sharphooks. Washington was pretty good last Friday. Didnt try your usual honey holes on the north end. Just headed south. I posted a report if thats any help to you. Tight lines Randy
Sharphooks
4/29/2019 9:42:48 PM
To rmrauscher:
Yes, I previously read where you recently did quite well in the area adjacent to the Cedar River. I was really surprised that you launched your boat in Kenmore to fish that area. That's a heck of a long run to and from that area especially difficult if the wind kicks up. If you launch at Kenmore again, you might as well try some of my honey holes in that north part of the lake which would include areas somewhat to the south of McAleer Creek, the steep shoreline north of Champaign Point and the area straight out from Juanita Creek. My fishing buddy and I took some large Cutthroat (up to 24 inches) in those areas last year. This is about the time of year when those areas begin to be productive.
rmrauscher
4/30/2019 8:04:14 AM
I have tried the Mcleer Creek area a couple times. Came up empty. Where do you start? Are you starting in shallow water at the mouth of the creek or further south where it drops off? Champagne Pt, Juanita Bay and the shoreline up thru Moss Bay have been good. Also Wolf Bay has also been a consistent producer at certain times of the year. I launch at Kenmore because the ride down is sure a lot better than driving in traffic and paying the ridiculous launch/parking fee at Coulon. You are right if the wind kicks up it can be a looooong ride home. Fishing the salt I'm pretty used to long, rough rides home. Part of the game.
Ben Eggertsen
4/29/2019 6:41:31 PM
Good report. It sounds like you pounded the water in the right areas with the right stuff. I will hold off hitting it for a couple weeks.

Tight lines!
herefishy
4/29/2019 6:52:41 PM
I was out fishing yesterday with my husband, we caught 6 nice cutthroat at 25 feet on the downriggers. Never saw one of them show up on the depth finder. Did see some deeper marks but from past experience this time of year, those fish usually don't tend to bite. We caught all the fish all in the same area, just trolling in circles.
Sharphooks
4/29/2019 9:47:06 PM
To herefishy:

As you mentioned, circling the area where you hit fish is a very good technique that often pays off, however, it surely did not work for us today. We just could not find any significant numbers of fish on our finder.
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