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Title: eastern washignton winter lakes
Post by: outdooraddict on November 29, 2019, 07:07:45 AM: anyone fish fourth of july or hog canyon? wanting to give it a try this year, but ill just be bank fishing. is it the ole powerbait method or better to cast some lures. ill double check the rags. there is a little write up in the socialist review today about them in the alan liers fishing report
Title: Re: eastern washignton winter lakes
Post by: huntnnw on December 01, 2019, 08:44:53 AM: Sounds like it’s not fishable right now as it has thin ice over it. Opener people did well

We use to use a marshmallow and pautzke eggs and did well
Title: Re: eastern washignton winter lakes
Post by: Sandberm on December 01, 2019, 09:49:56 AM: Sprague lake had ice on the whole lake yesterday as we traveled back n forth from Spokane for my families Thanksgiving.

Anybody fish Rock lake? I remember fishing there a couple of times in the late 90's in my 14 ft boat and catching some nice trout. I also remember being concerned if the wind came up the boat would get swamped. Boat launch didnt thrill me either. I might try and hit Rock this month sometime after the late archery is done.
Title: Re: eastern washignton winter lakes
Post by: outdooraddict on December 01, 2019, 10:27:15 AM: i havent fished rock for a few years, but by far my favoricte lake to fish along with roosevelt. rock usually swallows a person or two every year, but the trout and those browns are good, cold deep lake and great earing fish, the bass are not bad either.
Title: Re: eastern washignton winter lakes
Post by: tbrinks on December 12, 2019, 03:09:31 PM: +1 on Roosevelt. The area on the shore by Two Rivers has always been good for trout and walleye from a boat or from shore.

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Title: Re: eastern washignton winter lakes
Post by: outdooraddict on December 12, 2019, 03:35:22 PM: whats the walleye setup from shore, I assume the trout setup is the weight with an 18 inch leader with a nightcrawler and floating power egg?, stay on fort Spokane side or cross the bridge to two rivers, or anywhere in the general area?
Title: Re: eastern washignton winter lakes
Post by: RookieBow1967 on January 07, 2020, 05:45:54 PM: Have any of the lakes by Spokane frozen over? I'm looking into doing some ice fishing, but can't find any reports on ice thickness. Any suggestions?

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Title: Re: eastern washignton winter lakes
Post by: Fishhunt223 on January 08, 2020, 11:30:19 AM: Most of our lakes are currently open water, not even ice building at this point. It has been way too warm. Cold weather next week should change that in a hurry.
Title: Re: eastern washignton winter lakes
Post by: boneaddict on January 08, 2020, 11:36:05 AM: :yeah: :fishin:
Title: Re: eastern washignton winter lakes
Post by: Henrydog on January 08, 2020, 11:59:22 AM: By the end of next week winter lakes should have 4" on them. Single digit lows are coming on the back side of the Friday/Sat storm