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Offline Ridgeratt

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Re: Winter fishing Spokane area
« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2016, 05:47:56 PM »
Is waitts frozen?  my kids would like to try a bit of ice fishing

I think that could be a call to waitts lake resort. They can tell you what they see out the window.

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Re: Winter fishing Spokane area
« Reply #16 on: January 08, 2016, 09:40:12 AM »
Is waitts frozen?  my kids would like to try a bit of ice fishing

I think that could be a call to waitts lake resort. They can tell you what they see out the window.

I didn't want to be that guy that asks if a lake that never freezes has frozen  :chuckle:  I take it Waitts does freeze enough to ice fish?

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Re: Winter fishing Spokane area
« Reply #17 on: January 08, 2016, 10:01:54 AM »
Is waitts frozen?  my kids would like to try a bit of ice fishing

I think that could be a call to waitts lake resort. They can tell you what they see out the window.

I didn't want to be that guy that asks if a lake that never freezes has frozen  :chuckle:  I take it Waitts does freeze enough to ice fish?
yes, it does freeze
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Re: Winter fishing Spokane area
« Reply #18 on: January 08, 2016, 10:06:59 AM »
Fishing from shore at rock with a slip bobber using worms and power bait will catch bows deep and steelhead shallow. Bring extra gear because the rocks are merciless.....but the fishing is nonstop.

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Re: Winter fishing Spokane area
« Reply #19 on: January 08, 2016, 01:54:17 PM »
Are scents more or less effective during the winter? I have a bunch of scent but haven't been out to test this year. I'd think if fishing deep or under ice, scent would help.

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Re: Winter fishing Spokane area
« Reply #20 on: January 08, 2016, 02:07:31 PM »
I use scent liberally

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Re: Winter fishing Spokane area
« Reply #21 on: January 09, 2016, 12:47:21 AM »
Newman, silver eloika are the close Spokane lakes. 4th of July has good trout action, hog canyon was slow for me. 1 bullhead.    Silver has tons of small small perch. But constant action.  Went out today 01/08/16. Nothing but itty bitty perch

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Re: Winter fishing Spokane area
« Reply #22 on: January 09, 2016, 09:19:22 AM »
I use scent liberally
Do you have a specific scent you use? I bought a few different scents from a local company and they all seemed to smell like anise. I've tried that scent as well as garlic in the past as a diy trial.

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Re: Winter fishing Spokane area
« Reply #23 on: January 09, 2016, 10:27:18 AM »
Fishing from shore at rock with a slip bobber using worms and power bait will catch bows deep and steelhead shallow. Bring extra gear because the rocks are merciless.....but the fishing is nonstop.

Steelhead?  at rock lake?

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Re: Winter fishing Spokane area
« Reply #24 on: January 09, 2016, 11:25:36 AM »
They stocked rock with a bunch of steel head

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Re: Winter fishing Spokane area
« Reply #25 on: January 09, 2016, 03:07:49 PM »
They stocked rock with a bunch of steel head

gotcha!  :tup:  I knew they put them in sprague and some other lakes, just never heard WHICH other lakes.

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Re: Winter fishing Spokane area
« Reply #26 on: January 09, 2016, 08:40:35 PM »
I ate some steelhead over the summer that was so good. I've never fished for it before but now I'm thinking I'll have to

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Re: Winter fishing Spokane area
« Reply #27 on: January 10, 2016, 07:31:03 AM »
We tossed some garlic salt and basil at the rock lake steelhead and even my kids that are not too hip on fish swallowed it hook line and sinker.

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Re: Winter fishing Spokane area
« Reply #28 on: January 10, 2016, 02:05:33 PM »
We tossed some garlic salt and basil at the rock lake steelhead and even my kids that are not too hip on fish swallowed it hook line and sinker.

I must have caught the bland ones last weekend  :dunno:

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Re: Winter fishing Spokane area
« Reply #29 on: January 13, 2016, 07:14:34 AM »
I use scent liberally
Do you have a specific scent you use? I bought a few different scents from a local company and they all seemed to smell like anise. I've tried that scent as well as garlic in the past as a diy trial.

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I use Mike's glow scent in shrimp or krill

 


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