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By: CreekAngler
Posted: 12/22/2007
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/22/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Rufus Woods lake for 3 days (Wed, Thurs, Fri) with my dad and brother. We went right above Chief Joseph Dam in between the dam and the boat barrier on Murphy Road. It was very cold probably r...
By: outdoor chris
Posted: 12/24/2007
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/20/2007
Hot Spots: 0
just another fine day at Rufus Woods!! After getting past the hard part, launching the boat, as the launch was very icy. We had a great day on the water, didn't catch as many as we usually do, we ha...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 12/27/2007
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Rating: 3
Fished: 12/27/2007
Hot Spots: 0
A lot of fish, But way to many people. Wednesday I fished between the buoy and the dam, about 6-8 people was a little crowded but fishable. I caught my two fish but was casted over and tangled with ot...
By: bob
Posted: 12/31/2007
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/29/2007
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Rufus Woods lake on Saturday. It was pretty cold, 19 degrees when we got there. We launched at the launch on the south side of the lake just above the dam. The launch was very icy, four wheel ...
By: bob
Posted: 1/9/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/9/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Rufus Woods today. Kinda cold, 18 degrees. Fished from 8:30am to 9:15 am and had our limits. One 8 pounds, one 6 pounds, and 2 four pounds. Also lost two at the boat that were approx 5 pounds ...
By: bob
Posted: 1/12/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/12/2008
Hot Spots: 0
another long drive to Rufus woods today. Cloudy and 28 degrees when we got there at 8 am. Fished until about 10 am keeping four fish. The biggest we landed was 5 lbs. with the other three from 3 to 4 ...
By: northfork
Posted: 1/13/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/12/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Rufus Woods 1-11/12.
Arrived at Rufus around 11. Fished just below the net pens on the reservation.
There was a good bite going on when we arrived, lots of fish being caught and lots of fish...
By: gpc
Posted: 1/14/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/14/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Just got back from my first trip to Rufus and all I can say is WOW. The fishing is unbelievable.
We stayed in Grand Coulee at the center lodge (great place and the people that run the office are re...
By: trout slayer
Posted: 1/17/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/16/2008
Hot Spots: 0
All I have to say is wow........... this lake is off the hook.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 1/21/2008
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Rating: 1
Fished: 1/18/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Went fishing for three day at Rufus woods net pens. Terrible fishing all the fish we caught were small 6-10 inch fish. It's a ok place to fish if you like combat fishing with 75 other people shoulder...
By: Bodofish
Posted: 1/28/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/26/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Well It was a fun trip. Ranged from +5 to +17 and we had everything from sun to snowing sideways and 20' vis. But for those who must fish we did. OK the boat is covered and heated but ya still have...
By: TroutPro
Posted: 1/30/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/22/2008
Hot Spots: 0
3 friends and I started the trip up to rufus at about 4am and got there about 6:20. As soon as we got there we set up are poles with 1 ounce slip sinkers, about a 5-6 foot leader and worm and marsh...
By: TroutPro
Posted: 1/30/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/12/2008
Hot Spots: 0
went to rufus early and threw a blue fox spinner for an hour or so hoping i could catch and release all day but got no hits on the spinner at all. switch to worm and marshmallow and had these two with...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/13/2008
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Rating: 1
Fished: 2/8/2008
Hot Spots: 0
fished Friday through Sunday very cold and icy lots of snow. Couldn't find any fish bigger than 12 inches all three days. Went to potholes Tuesday and went ice fishing caught a nice 6# rainbow on red ...
By: gpc
Posted: 2/19/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/15/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Rufus Woods from Friday to Sunday. The entire place was packed. There was a t least 120 truck and trailers at the 2 launches we saw and the net pens were lined with people. It was a pretty slo...
By: northfork
Posted: 2/25/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/23/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Tough fishing at Rufus this trip.
Fished below the lower net pens. Not much currant this time. They hardly released any water from the dam all weekend.
Lots of small fish were being caught 12-16"
F...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 2/26/2008
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Rating: 1
Fished: 2/23/2008
Hot Spots: 0
was up at the fish pens also. Lots of people most fish were all small. Well fishing has slowed not due to lack of fish but heavy pressure being put on the fish from all the people. Have fun fishing w...
By: caskillet
Posted: 2/27/2008
Species: Walleye
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/24/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Went to Rufus for walleye Thursday thru Sunday. Walleye bite was a little slow, managed to get a few nice fish and just enough eaters. The triploids, on the other hand, are still just ridiculous. I...
By: Anglinarcher
Posted: 3/3/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/26/2008
Hot Spots: 0
After I completed work at the Dam today, I took a short fishing troll up from the Mitigation Boat Ramp. The fishing for most seemed a little slow, but I hit a quick 5# on a Black and Silver Zonker, r...
By: Anglinarcher
Posted: 3/3/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/29/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Another day of work, but I planned on fishing after the work was over. I trolled for about two hours, threw lures for about an hour, and had one lost fish and one 3# released to show for it.
I not...
By: petrofski32
Posted: 3/5/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/5/2008
Hot Spots: 0
fished rufus woods Sunday morning, started about 7:30 am. caught a nice small triploid about 3 lbs casting to backwater side of a point. little silver sinking rapala. nothing more for 3 hours. tried ...
By: couleeflyfisher
Posted: 3/7/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/5/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Launched at Bridgeport about 10:00 a.m., rowed the drift boat uplake across from state park. Caught a nice trip' on a marabou jig and switched to fly rod. Between the 3 of us probably brought to ha...
By: Anglinarcher
Posted: 3/17/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/14/2008
Hot Spots: 0
After I and my subs completed some work today, it was time to cast at a few of the fish that were rising.
Even though the water was 200 feet deep, and near the log boom, there was a small midge hat...
By: ChrisH
Posted: 3/17/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/16/2008
Hot Spots: 0
Excellent day on the water, spent the morning pulling spiners and wolly buggers. Caught and released more than a dozen good size trout.
By: Fish On!
Posted: 4/1/2008
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 3/29/2008
Hot Spots: 0
My first time on the reservation and net pen area of Rufus Woods near Nespelem. Weather was not the best the past 3-4 days. Snow, wind, and sun. I had it all. Once I found the pen area I did some ...
