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By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/19/2004
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/19/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Headed out to Banks Friday afternoon to start pre fishin. Decided to wait until Saturday morning to fish. Within about 20 mins I had 3 smallies all over 2 lbs. I went out and start looking for new spo...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/19/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 6/19/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Before I get into my fishing trip in June on Banks I need to tell you about a trip I did on the end of March. I went out and cranked for bass in the usual places I catch them this time of year and man...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/3/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 7/3/2004
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Banks Saturday morning for about an hour in the morning and another hour right before lunch. This was a trip to try and hook my 5 year old grandson on walleye fishing. Weather was perfect, wa...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/5/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 9/5/2004
Hot Spots: 0
I fished Banks Lake labor day with my dad. My dad and I fished the mornings and one evening. The first day we fished from 8-12:30 am and started out trolling for walleyes with a bottom bouncing rig an...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 11/11/2004
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Rating: 3
Fished: 11/11/2004
Hot Spots: 0
After a chilly night at Steamboat Rock state park I and a fellow Vietnam Vet decided we'd try Banks for a few hours. We figured; no matter what the outcome this would be a most fitting Veteran's Day f...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 12/2/2004
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Rating: 2
Fished: 12/2/2004
Hot Spots: 0
some thin ice was in one end of the coulee city marina this morning, and the lake appears to be at least 6 feet lower than normal. a few rock piles that are usually never seen are protruding from the...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/25/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 3/25/2005
Hot Spots: 0
For some time, I've found reports of incidental catches of largish rainbows in Banks lake by early spring spiney-ray fisherman more than a little intriguing. After doing enough research to be persuasi...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/13/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 4/13/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Banks lake for bass on 4/13 thru 4/16. Got to the lake Thursday morning and caught 4 or 5 bass Thursday afternoon on Yo Zuri cranks before the cold front moved in. Got only 1 other strike in 3 ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/12/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 5/11/2005
Hot Spots: 0
I fished Banks Lake on May 10 & 11 north of Steamboat Rock. It rained the first day, and was sunny and calm the second day. The water temperature was 55 degrees. The water had a greenish color but ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/27/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/23/2005
Hot Spots: 0
great day of fishing at Banks, lots of bass in the slot size but they are fun to fight. weather was perfect.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/30/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 5/29/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Fished banks lake during later morning. Saw huge fish jumping to bugs and insects constantly. No luck. Used eggs, spinners, spoons, and worms. All the fish turned up their noses yet the fish gave ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/31/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/31/2005
Hot Spots: 0
I took the family over to Banks for the holiday weekend. The fishing was hot! The weather even hotter! It didn't seem to matter where we fished, because the smallmouth were all over. I caught most...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 5/31/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/28/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Banks Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon. Went with my wife, and 10 yr old nephew. We hit fished devils punchbowl, causeway, million dollar mile, and a few secret spots as well. We caught around 50 small and l...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/12/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 5/31/2005
Hot Spots: 0
My fishing buddy and I fished Banks lake the week of May 31st to June 4th. Fishing was great. We picked up a few nice Walleyes and I caught three 2lb Rainbow Trout. Small mouth were abundant and we...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/20/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 6/18/2005
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Hit the lake around 0700 on sat the 18th of jun went straight to Barkers canyon area and dropped 3 poles with double whammies and night crawlers and trolled. had a little succcess early with a couple ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/23/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/20/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Wonderful day fishing for smallmouth bass on Banks Lake. Calm winds.
19 fish on one and one-half hours using plugs. The fish are bigger than last year.
The water is very clear, and it was easy to s...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 6/26/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 6/23/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Banks lake for 2 days last week. Stayed at Steamboat State Park beautiful facility with a great launch. Planned on fishing for anything that was biting. We caught walleye, bass, and perch almos...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 7/10/2005
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Rating: 2
Fished: 7/9/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Difficult fishing due to higher than normal water level. Found a spinning reel and rod on the east side of the lake near the highway. If you lost one contact me at [email protected]. If you ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/1/2005
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Rating: 3
Fished: 7/31/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at Banks with by brother at sunrise. Fishing was ok, but we got off to a slow start. After changing baits for a couple hours, we found a color that brought consistant results. We'll get 'em...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 8/9/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 8/6/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Saturday night on Bank Lake, Mile Marker 10, Good place, caught our limit in less then 3 hours, we were on a boat, used just worm and weight. Nice size BASS, gotta becareful how you pull them, ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/6/2005
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Rating: 5
Fished: 9/3/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Went to the SW corner of banks lake Saturday evening before dinner. Hung a worm 6 feet below a bobber and cast in off the rocks. Turned to help my girlfriend's daughter get set up and my brother yelle...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 9/19/2005
Species: Walleye
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/17/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Didn't set the lake on fire this trip. The weather brought a front thru the night before, so the Walleye were not biting much and we had a hard time finding the bass, large or smallmouth. The son did ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 10/13/2005
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Rating: 4
Fished: 10/11/2005
Hot Spots: 0
Fished banks lake for Bass 10/06 thru 10/11 caught lots of smallies and 1 large mouth, Fish were down about 30 feet or so, Most of the fish we caught were on Grubs or robo worms texas rigged and ji...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/1/2006
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Rating: 4
Fished: 3/29/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Fishing in the morning for two hours at Banks Lake. Gentle breeze from the north. Some fish near the surface. Fished from the shore. Caught one nice 21 inch rainbow on an antique Heddon lure.
By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/9/2006
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Rating: 2
Fished: 4/1/2006
Hot Spots: 0
Didnt catch hardly anyfish. Dad and Brother both caught HUGE perch, full of eggs so we threw them back. One walleye by my Brother Aaron, about 3 or 4 pounds and really fat. Good Breakfast. Now what r...
