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Rufus Woods Fishing
« on: December 08, 2008, 07:06:46 PM »
Has anyone been out on Rufus Woods in the last couple weeks? I have the 19th - 5th off and I'm planning on going at least once maybe twice. We usually do good. This time I will be taking my new boat and a camera to take some pics so I can share. My biggest to date out there is 17.2 (trolling), they usually average around 2.5 pounds.

thanks for the info...
If you shoot the first one you will never get that true trophy.

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Re: Rufus Woods Fishing
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2008, 07:27:07 PM »
Not yet but I will probably be out there later this week and if not this week I will be out there this weekend atleast once so Ill let u know

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Re: Rufus Woods Fishing
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2008, 08:43:43 PM »
Thanks, thats just a fun spot...
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Re: Rufus Woods Fishing
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2008, 12:09:26 AM »
Its been a while since I have been up there, but you can't go wrong by the fish pens.  But if it was me I would be below the dam hookin some steelies, they are bright right now.  Thats what I was out doing this morning. 
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Re: Rufus Woods Fishing
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2008, 01:13:40 AM »
Haven't been there since February and we did better fishing from shore than we did out of the boat. Can't wait to go back though.

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Re: Rufus Woods Fishing
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2008, 08:43:29 AM »
We have had days out there where we do better just anchoring below the pens and using bait.

What dam where you fishing below and how did you do? Thanks, I have two weeks off coming up and I want to use it.
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Re: Rufus Woods Fishing
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2008, 09:19:47 AM »
My boss went over this last weekend, he didnt fish up by the upper pens where I told him to.  He camped at the state park down below a brewster, they only caught 5 fish all weekend, but I cant imagine it being slow this time of year up by the upper pens.  With all that blacktail talk earlier, you ought to come over this way and try and find one, there still running around :)
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Re: Rufus Woods Fishing
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2008, 10:49:02 AM »
I tagged out on a 6x7 white tail. Just a little guy  :chuckle: Next year and I really mean it... I need it to help with the WA grand slam  ;)
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Re: Rufus Woods Fishing
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2008, 04:50:28 PM »
Rufus Report? I'm more intersted in knowing if you can even get there with the rd. conditions.
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Re: Rufus Woods Fishing
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2008, 07:36:39 PM »
i was out saturday and sunday for a couple hours each day.
took 2 on sat and 5 on sunday.
the biggest was a 4 pounder.
it was really slow compaired to last year this time.
i'm over here all week so i plan on hitting it again tomorrow and a couple more times.
we fished just up from the dam at bridgeport.

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Re: Rufus Woods Fishing
« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2008, 07:45:02 PM »
Went friday but it was so damn cold I was only out there for maybe an hour......caught one in that amount of time. Was also dissappointed bacause someone was in my normal spot but oh well.....Im gonna  try and get out there again this week sometime

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Re: Rufus Woods Fishing
« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2008, 10:59:31 PM »
Roads are fine, it has warmed up a lot in the last day or two.  Don't know about the fishing, but its never that bad. 
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Re: Rufus Woods Fishing
« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2008, 12:14:24 PM »
I haven't been out lately, but have done really well upriver from seatons grove this time of year. Mostly fishing for walleye, and smallmouth. Just fishing the pocket water with jigs when the river is flowing good.

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Re: Rufus Woods Fishing
« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2008, 12:20:53 PM »
I saw a post on another site of some guys that did real well there not too long ago. I'm definitely going to plan a trip over there within the next couple of months.
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Re: Rufus Woods Fishing
« Reply #14 on: December 31, 2008, 10:11:33 PM »
fished most of the day today with only 1 fish.
it was slow for everyone we were close to. a fish here or there but for the most part SLOW.
planning on going out again friday. hopefully we get a bit more luck.


 


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