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By: blufin loui
Posted: 10/4/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/3/2009
Hot Spots: 0
A windy and tough day for us on the Rufus Wood Saturday. Launched around 1030AM and headed up to the lowermost pens with intentions to fish back downstream to the launch. We caught a few at the pens ...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 10/9/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/9/2009
Hot Spots: 0
On the water around 7:30AM Friday. Air temp in the 40s brisk breeze, and water temp was around 60 degrees at the launch. Headed up to the lowermost pens, fished to around noon. Caught several and kept...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 10/11/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/11/2009
Hot Spots: 0
WOW Two trips to RW in one week. (Fri & today)
The bite was slow but fish were caught. Once again Cindy catches the biggest fish (@7# 4oz) but I got to release several before I kept my limit.
We la...
By: Mike Carey
Posted: 10/11/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/11/2009
Hot Spots: 0
This is a fishing report for Sat and Sun. It was cool (crisp) but sunny and calm winds for our trip to visit the Cabin By The River and the Rufus Woods fish pens. Aaron brought his boat, which was gre...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 10/18/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/17/2009
Hot Spots: 0
A tough day fishing (catching) on the RW, but a great day on the water.
Launched from the Corps launch around 0930ish with air temps in the 50s, and the surface water temp at 64 with a slight breeze....
Posted: 10/18/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 10/18/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Rufus Woods is picking up....I do expect it to get real hot as soon as we get some colder weather....Surface Temperature is still hovering above the 60 degree mark..
Had alot of fish follow our pre...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 10/29/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/28/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Had a day off work, so headed up to RW for a quick check on conditions. Launched around 0830 and quit fishing around 1330 or so. surface water temp 61-62 degrees, and less than normal clarity for thi...
By: dave g
Posted: 10/30/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 10/22/2009
Hot Spots: 0
well i wasn't going to post a report, but even the slow days are a noteworthy adventure i guess. we fished rufus thursday (22nd), and most of friday and it was a couple of slow days for sure catching-...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 11/1/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/1/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Made a short trip to RW today, spent about 4 hours poking around. Launched at the Corp Launch at Chief Joe and fished up stream to the Cabin Hole. Hit various spots and only brought to boat two (2) f...
Posted: 11/7/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/7/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I have been up at Rufus Woods for the last 3 days and Oh Boy has it been a battle with the gail winds. Did manage to get some fish to go on Kastmaster spoon in the Blue and Silver Flavor plus the Supe...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 11/8/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/8/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Fished RW Sat, and Sunday, Sat was rough water, high winds, and difficult boat control. Caught several small trout and kept one 6 + pounder. Sunday was a better day with water temps down a few degrees...
By: steelhead64389
Posted: 11/10/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/7/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I went to Rufus Woods from Wednesday afternoon through Saturday afternoon. 11/4-11/7. The fishing on Wednesday started out with a bang going up the shoreline closest to the first pumping station. I ho...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 11/15/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/14/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Another grand day out on the water. We didn't launch until around 0830-0900, but it was still chilly and foggy. The run up to the lower pens was limited vision for the first 10 miles or so due to the ...
By: steelhead64389
Posted: 11/16/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/15/2009
Hot Spots: 0
I went to Rufus Woods over the weekend with my friend and we experienced rather slow fishing on both days. We did manage to catch our limits for both days, but we tried all different methods and caugh...
Posted: 11/18/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/14/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Rufus Woods remains challenging to get these Triploid Bows to bite.Started at the Pens and hit 7 spots down Lake to find fish..Temperature remains in the 50's ..
Cast Roostertails and spoons to the...
By: riprap101
Posted: 11/18/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/18/2009
Hot Spots: 0
We fished Rufus for our 3rd time ever in search of a big triploid. I must say, the third time IS a charm. We arrived today with a game plan, fish on top and COVER water. We launched at Seatons Grove a...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 11/19/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 11/18/2009
Hot Spots: 0
A short report on Slow fishing at RW. We launched at the crack-of-dawn 30, and ran up to the pens. Witnessed a beautiful sunrise with the scattered clouds, but the bite was slower than usual. W fishe...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 11/21/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/20/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Friday Nov 20, 2009, Mission: To get to the Upper pens and catch a HOG. What a ride. We put in at the corps launch at Chief Joe Dam, and headed up river. We made the trip up to the upper pens without ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 11/21/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/20/2009
Hot Spots: 0
It was a tough day at Rufus with only one fish to the boat and a number hooked and lost until the rain started. Finished the limit and had the best of the bite late in the afternoon at the can line. ...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 11/21/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/21/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Well, we had to try it again today, Sat nov 21, 2009. We drove up to Seaton's Grove Launch, and boated down to the first pens. There was little then no current at the upper pens location today and th...
By: Big Smooth
Posted: 11/22/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/21/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Well, we did it. made the big trek over to RW on Friday night after work. I took Trout Magnet, my brother and our very GOOD friend Dug.
Hit the second set of net pens first off from Seton Grove Bo...
By: Big Smooth
Posted: 11/22/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 5
Fished: 11/21/2009
Hot Spots: 0
had to give one more shout out report. I don't care who you are. This is a big trout!
Good job Dan.
By: Ganno
Posted: 11/23/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 11/21/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Had some work to do on the cabin in Tonasket,fished Okanogon River for about an hour each day Thursday and Friday with not a bite.Really wanting to feel a tug on the end of my line before heading home...
Posted: 11/27/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/26/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Well Rufus Woods has been very challenging over this last week but I am seeing a change for the better as the water temperature gradually drops.
Most of the Triploids are feeding on snails and stickl...
By: blufin loui
Posted: 11/28/2009
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 11/28/2009
Hot Spots: 0
Made the drive up to Seaton's Grove Launch this AM. THANKS to the guys who shared their advice on the launce area, it was helpful. Ran down to the first set of pens and fished the back side of them ...
