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Title: Swift Lk Reservoir
Post by: whtbuck on April 10, 2013, 09:00:21 AM: Thinking about heading down to try our luck at Swift Lake.anyone know how to fish that Reservoir?
Title: Re: Swift Lk Reservoir
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on April 10, 2013, 09:17:04 AM: I used too fish swift creek cove, used sack of eggs on Gamatsu hooks with some small marshmellows threaded on before the eggs to slow the descent of the bait, but the trick is getting it through the small fish before bait is gone so the larger fish get a whack at it. This said, I hiked in from the road down the step bank east side of road. if reservoir is full boat should make it in there. :tup:
Title: Re: Swift Lk Reservoir
Post by: whtbuck on April 10, 2013, 09:51:53 AM: Cool,thanks.looks like there are a lot to choose from.Walleye would be great sounds like they are done spawning
Title: Re: Swift Lk Reservoir
Post by: Curly on April 10, 2013, 09:56:54 AM: Are there walleye in Swift Res? :dunno:
Title: Re: Swift Lk Reservoir
Post by: h2ofowlr on April 10, 2013, 09:58:48 AM: I used to troll a one ounce barrel sinker with some ford flashers followed by a wedding ring. Green or orange with a pice of corn or egg. We did really well with this combo. We had a cabin at North Woods, so we went up frequently.
Title: Re: Swift Lk Reservoir
Post by: whtbuck on April 10, 2013, 10:03:31 AM: Fishingnotes.com. Has a good summary on how to fish
Title: Re: Swift Lk Reservoir
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on April 10, 2013, 06:44:51 PM: Quote from: whtbuck on April 10, 2013, 09:51:53 AM
Cool,thanks.looks like there are a lot to choose from.Walleye would be great sounds like they are done spawning

Walleye? How do you know of this?
Title: Re: Swift Lk Reservoir
Post by: bare.hunter on April 10, 2013, 07:18:48 PM: the triploed are huge east end of the lake by the northwood launch.
Title: Re: Swift Lk Reservoir
Post by: TONTO on April 10, 2013, 08:59:24 PM: Doesn't open untill the 27th, landlocked salmon rule in effect.
https://fortress.wa.gov/dfw/erules/efishrules/erule.jsp?id=1290
Was not aware the were walleye in swift. :dunno:
Title: Re: Swift Lk Reservoir
Post by: Fishnclifff on April 11, 2013, 07:15:47 PM: Quote from: h2ofowlr on April 10, 2013, 09:58:48 AM
I used to troll a one ounce barrel sinker with some ford flashers followed by a wedding ring. Green or orange with a pice of corn or egg. We did really well with this combo. We had a cabin at North Woods, so we went up frequently.

If you go across from the state park, there is a canyon along the other shore, find it with a F/F.
Add a piece of worm instead of the corn or egg, enuf for a good curly tail, go out about 40-50 pulls, and have fun.
They put coho in the lake a while back, but it is way too cold for walleye.
Title: Re: Swift Lk Reservoir
Post by: dlaw on April 14, 2013, 06:52:58 PM: I believe Swift doesn't open til the 4th Saturday in April?
Yale is open, hit it today and limited in 2.5 hours on rainbows. Avg size was about 2.5lbs
Title: Re: Swift Lk Reservoir
Post by: rock on April 19, 2013, 04:47:41 PM: It doesn't open till the the end of april i think? And I would fish the dam, or canal, as they were just stocked, or if you have a boat, launch and go up to where the Lewis river dumps in.