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I jog along the trail in Redmond every morning and if the sun is right I can see some nice size fish in deeper holes around eddies and in places with gravel bottoms. I can't tell what kind of fish they are though. Anybody got any ideas what would be in the river this time of the year? Smallmouth or rainbows maybe?
were they near the surface? i would guess cutthroat. the only way to find out for sure is to catch one! just take a rod with you on your jog
I got a good look at them on a walkover bridge behind that huge Overlake Cristian Church off Willows Road in Redmond. They're down there in a gravel bed by the dozens. Some nice size fish too. They're in moving water so they're also fighting the current but they're staying pretty much in one place. They have a dark stripe running down their side but I'll be damn if I can figure out what they are.
are they streamline looking or bigger? i big lateral line would be a largemouth if its chunky looking
urban sounds like a mission....
yes it does koke, yes it does.
sounds like the water is very clear or possibly low? i always thought that i remembered the slough as being somewhat murky, maybe that was just after a rain
maybe we need to get our act together....
My guess is that they're spawning suckers. They get orange or black stripes down their sides during the spawn. But, there is only one way to find out....:D
I got a good look at them yesterday from the bridge. They're thick across the back and are good size fish (2-3 lbs). They're not bass or trout. I'm not familiar with a sucker. What is it?Quote:
Originally Posted by SlabKing
There's a ton of suckers in Washington and Sammamish that spawn in moving water. They could be suckers, peamouth chub, or lake whitefish which all spawn in moving water.
Here's a largescale sucker:
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fish_p...ale_sucker.jpg
A peamouth chub (they get a lot bigger in Washignton):
http://worldanglr.com/photo_essays/a...l_IMG_3023.jpg
Lake Whitefish:
http://www.huntingandfishingjournal...._whitefish.jpg
The only other thing I can think of are trout which still spawn in the slough or maybe cutthroat?
I would have to say suckers also,Cedar River is loaded with them in the deeper pools also.
masta, koke and i have caught some huge peamouth out of union. they get some interesting colors on them. you can catch them on just about anything but they don't put up much of a fight.
I had a big one smack a trolled rapala in canada.
water temps went as high 58 degrees today in some of the backwaters i was fishing for largemouth and was around 55 in most of the lake. I didnt see any fish on their beds yet. When do you guys think the bass will start to move up to their beds and spawn, when the water stays consistently at 60 or sooner? it shouldnt be too long if this weather keeps up.
this was on lake washington by the way
I do not think that it will be long especialy if the weather continues like this for the next week or so. You may see me out there this coming weekend.
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Originally Posted by ajacobs
Two more weeks at the most and all of the fish should be in 10 feet of water or less. We need night temps to stay in the high 40's to low 50's for a week or so. Looks like that's gonna happen for the next two weeks thank god.
We where out on Washington yesterday and you couldn't keep the smallies off your line. They bit everything from spinnerbaits to 4" lizards. Every NW facing stretch of rock in 5-8' of water was holding fish. They are not sluggish one bit:D. I cought my biggest fish right at the boat. I was reeling in my grub so I could cast again when I looked down and seen her grab my grub about two feet from the boat. I almost had a heart attack. She weighted in at 4lbs 8ozs on the digital scale. Too many people back in Newport Shores so I left that area alone. The perch are still schooled up but have moved into 20 feet of water. They were at 25-30 last weekend so they're moving up to spawn here soon. Look out for the next full moon.
This was the last weekend the regulars would have the lake to themselves. There will be bass tourneys for the next 5 weekends....look for it to get tuff unless you have a few good honeyholes you can fish in the late afternoon after the tourny guys weight-in.
were they in weeds? i would like to get into some perch action.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlabKing
They were over sand/gravel bottoms with deep water near by. Look for water 20' deep or so right outside of the Newport canals and you'll find them. Last week they were under I-90 so they are on the move fast now. They should be just outside any spawning areas you can think of. I would have kept more but the males were milking....eeeeeewwwwwwww!:D Keep 6 nice fat females for the deep fryer though.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappieking14
Slab.....fish.....me.....need........NO BASS AND NO GAS MAKES IAN GO CRAZY!
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Originally Posted by Kokanee King
I'm free every weekend from now until the end of June and plan to show no mercy on the crappie and perch this year. I released all but 5 fish I cought last year......that won't be the case this season:D.
I have an open seat for ya whenever you have time man. Every weekend form here out will be spent on the water.
what is it about nw facing shores that make them hold the fish? i would have guessed that south facing shores would have been best but i guess that shows how much i know. by the way i hit lake union for a little while today thowin grubs and didn't get any bass but caught a 13 inch cutt
Slab you just let me know, when and what i need to bring, I may be a little busy this week moving my grandmother into a new home, but I hope that does not carry into the weekend. let me know!!!
Those cuts put up a pretty good fight though lol. The weird thing is you'll catch them with crappie jigs under overhanging brush during this time if year. I guess they follow the sticklebacks into the shallows. Once summer hits you don't catch them up shallow much. There are some really big trout in Union as well. I've never had the patience to fish for them. A slip float and worm fished in the south end does well I guess. My dad nails a few in the south end every year that are the size of a steelhead.Quote:
Originally Posted by urban_fisher1
The wind blows from the north or NW about 80% of the time so the N & NW coves (were the bank of the cove faces north) don't get hit with all that wind and wave action so they warm up first and cool off last. If there's a good rock bottom it'll hold the heat much better than a wind blown southern shore or cove (were the bank faces south and all the wind and waves beat the shore).
Koke, just bring a tackle box and rods. I have the rest covered no worries. I'll shoot you a PM before the weekend.
i get it, that makes sense and i guess it might also be easier to fish where there is less wind. and yes those cutts do fight pretty hard for their size, both of the ones that i have caught out of there i thought were small bass at first. as long as i hook something i am happy
They're probably a sucker or shiner of some sort. I used to see some pretty looking ones in Rocky Ford creek amongst the trout.
Whatever they were they're not there anymore. Got through with business and moved on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Wormer
caught 4 smallies tonight in the east channel. None of two much size, biggest about 3 pounds. DOes anyone know what the crappie are like now though? How are they in union?
nothing wrong with a 3 pounder ;) . it sounds like i need to get out on the big lake soon. good job :D
if you don't mind me asking, what were they hitting?
i caught them all on crankbaits in about 6 to 12 feet of water
crankbaits seem to be the ticket right now, that is by far the most common thing that i have people hvae been using with success recently
just got back from fishing the docks of coulon park. i could only get one 13" smallie on a crankbait but i will go back soon......like tomorrow :D
ya, all I have heard thats working is crankbaits...ill probably be heading out there today.
make that tommorow...its now raining sideways outside my house
i think that iwiil be out there tomarrow rain or shinem I am going to try to make it out with slab but I dont think that I will be able to meet him at the time he will be at the dock(this time) and i might just launch and fish union.