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By: rseas
Posted: 2/7/2010
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/7/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I took a couple of rainy hours and fished Lake Cavanaugh today. There appeared to be 3 other boats fishing but only one other trailer in the parking lot. The other two, I would guess are locals with p...
By: rseas
Posted: 3/27/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/27/2010
Hot Spots: 0
After upending a piggy bank and counting the pennies decided not to head for Cathlamet to fish springers Fishing would have to be on one of the local lakes. Lake Samish, Lake Stevens and Lake Cavanaug...
By: rseas
Posted: 6/1/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/1/2014
Hot Spots: 2
Whoo-hoo, we made it out on the water! It took the perfect storm but it happened. Karen got herself a new fishing kayak and wanted to break it in, we were invited to visit friends that have a place on...
By: VMV1998
Posted: 6/18/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 6/17/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Targeted Kokanee. Trolling. Trolling. Depths 25' - 50'. Water temperature 61F.
By: scraig1962
Posted: 6/24/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/24/2014
Hot Spots: 0
After getting skunked the last three times out on the Skagit fishing for sockeye, I decided to try something different and check out Lake Cavanaugh. Launched out around 6pm and had 1st fish on at abo...
By: scraig1962
Posted: 6/26/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/26/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Another decent evening on Lake Cavanaugh. This time my old lady and 5yr old daughter wanted to go, so we headed up there after work. Got to the launch just before 6pm and my co-worker was already la...
By: scraig1962
Posted: 6/29/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/29/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I couldn't convince my 5yr old daughter to go fish the Skagit again (skunked yesterday), but she did want to go to Cavanaugh again. Started fishing at 5pm and limited by 7:30pm. We trolled in 60' of...
By: Stsb
Posted: 8/13/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/13/2014
Hot Spots: 3
Well today was a short day for work so we decided to hit cavanaugh for some nice Kokanee. Got the gear in the water at about 3:30 and we were limited out by about 7:00. We fished in about 59 feet of...
By: scraig1962
Posted: 11/1/2014
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/1/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Left for Cavanaugh around 1:30 pm with my daughter hoping there might still be some kokanee around. Trolled down the middle like we usually do but didnt have any bites or mark any fish. Decided to g...
By: mners27
Posted: 1/14/2015
Species: Cutthroat Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/13/2015
Hot Spots: 0
The weather has been great for Winter the last few days so my fiance and I decided to get the kayaks out and I wanted to fish lake Cavanaugh for the first time. We hit the water at 10:00 and I trolled...
By: Norm
Posted: 4/26/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 4/25/2015
Hot Spots: 0
A couple buddies and I went up to cavanaugh to catch some kokes. First ones there at 7am. Weather was nice with some sun peaking out but turned bad quick with some heavy rain and even some snow when w...
By: cobrar543
Posted: 5/18/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/16/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Started the day by getting lost. Went to the Department of fish and game and clicked on the map this lake on the site. It took me to a dirt road and half mile down it, it was bared. I am not the wor...
By: cobrar543
Posted: 6/22/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/21/2015
Hot Spots: 1
If you can rate a day by the company, the lake and the weather then this day was a 10. Had my wife, and the puppies on the boat and there was NO cell signal. From 9ish to 5ish with NO buzz, no ring,...
By: scraig1962
Posted: 6/23/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/23/2015
Hot Spots: 1
My nephews were having a sleep over and when asked if they wanted to fish tonight they jumped all over it. We launched out at 6 and had the first fish on soon after, but lost it. They dont fish ofte...
By: Big Smooth
Posted: 7/8/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/2/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Tough day . Had 4 or 5 take downs.with only one little one in the boat. Seen a few jiggers nail a few in the deep water, which where I was trolling. Corn tipped my pink hoochie and guilded Lilly from ...
By: cobrar543
Posted: 9/9/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 9/7/2015
Hot Spots: 1
After not doing so well on Sunday on the Sound and the horde of boaters, I went to Cavanaugh Lake. I do love this place. As I was launching I asked a guy that was coming in how he did and said slaye...
By: cobrar543
Posted: 9/20/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/20/2015
Hot Spots: 1
What a rotten day Weather wise. I promised my son who couldn't go with me on Saturday to the Derby that we could go Sunday. I didnt want to wash the boat again so I suggested Cavanaugh. His wife sai...
By: cobrar543
Posted: 9/26/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 9/26/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Promised #4 son I would take him to Cavanagh this time. His brother spent the whole week rubbing it in how he was the master fisherman and how Sean caught nothing at the Derby. So took him out this m...
By: cobrar543
Posted: 10/5/2015
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/2/2015
Hot Spots: 1
Took Friday off and decided to head to my favorite late. Called everyone in my book and no one was off on a Friday. Well, I guess that is normal? LOL I finally threw a life jacket on my mini mariner...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 5/10/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/10/2010
Hot Spots: 1
Went up to lake Cavanaugh to fish for the Kokanee which I've been seeing in recent trips. I've been up there and fishing for rainbows, and in the past wasn't really set for Kokes, but today I was set...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 5/18/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 5
Fished: 5/18/2010
Hot Spots: 1
PIcked up fellow walakes angler, "Datsun", Michael,, drove to Lake Cavanaugh. I got a fast limit here just last week. We lauched at about 9:45. I told him it would be quick... Michael dropped the ...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 6/1/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/31/2010
Hot Spots: 0
I thought I saw a last minute reprieve in the weather here in Seattle. However when I got up to Lake Cavanaugh, about 6:30 pm. It was a monsoon just b4 the lake.
Fished from 6:30 pm to 9:20 just m...
By: flifisr
Posted: 6/6/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/5/2010
Hot Spots: 0
First, I want to thank the Quad Father for his posting about the Kokanee that he had caught at lake Cavanaugh. If the Quadfather had not encouraged others about the fishing sucess he had on lk. ca...
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 6/8/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/8/2010
Hot Spots: 0
On the way home from a tough day at Lake Shannon my partner and I pulled into Cav. for some Kokes. Trolled the usual Kokanee (red) Promise Keepers, and various wedding ring type spinners behind chrom...
By: gmrpyle
Posted: 6/13/2010
Species: Kokanee
Rating: 4
Fished: 6/13/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Got to the lake at 1300 had fish on within first 30 mins caught fish consistantly every 10 mins limited out no problem. fish were between 10-15". only bad part was I couldn't eat my lunch to much fish...
