Wow man, I'm in highschool and most of my essay's aren't that long.

Hey DaleD are you sure you didn't miss anything???????????

At least my favorite didn't make the list.

This is a darn good excuse for for fishing tackle.
Watch out SPORTCO here I come!!!!!

Lotsa good info here....

Downriggin'

I've lived here for seven years now and only enjoyed a few of those fisheries. Now, if I can just find the time.... Thanks!

Thanks DaleD!!! That is truly some great info. Thanks for taking your time to share us with it all.

Nice report Dale......Wow but that was a lot of typing!!!!! Dave Veddar (sp) used to do a year round catalog listing the best fisheries each month (his selections).... You can bet I'll print yours..

ooops, I meant calendar, like month by month.

Wow- impressive, thanks. Whatcom Creek for chums, brings back memories.

The real key at Whatcom Creek seems to be to learn the ability to FAIR-hook enough fish. With so many darn fish, accidently snagging fish can be a concern. Just don't jerk up at the end of the drift, and use hooks that are size #1, or preferably smaller. These smaller hooks also seem to come out easier when you are TRYING to get a snagged fish off of your line (the good kind of long-line-release.)

For the record, I get skunked at times too. But not very often at all at these spots...at least not since I've learned them.
Where I usually do poorly is when I try a brand new fishery to me (hey, that's the funnest way to learn things!), or when I try something real different at one of these fisheries (such as a way different date, etc.)

These spots I listed can be truly awesome fishing, when you go at the proper time (I put a specific date on many of them,) and when almost ALL the little details that matter (a dozen of them, at some fisheries!) are indeed followed.

Here's an example: On Terrell Lake I mention that those tiny panfish will hit it w/in about 4 seconds at at least 2 spots I've found. Note I mention in the post SUMMER, AND BOAT!....here's why: I went there myself last week (not summer - water was probably 30 degrees colder than they prefer!) and w/out a boat (boats aren't allowed from Oct 1 - Jan 31 due to waterfowl hunting!)....just to have fun and see how it would be in the really cold water. I'd never ever fished it in the winter. I wasn't terribly optimistic I'd catch much, but thought it would be fun to try since I don't have too many winter fisheries. I PRACTICALLY GOT SKUNKED!! But a bad day fishing beats a good day at work...
Anyway, I learned a lot, and it was relaxing, and I've probably now given up on any hope of catching/releasing lots of fish on Terrell in WINTER.

So if, repeat IF, certain simple "rules" that I've learned are indeed followed, then I truly do have AWESOME fishing at these spots. BUT YOU GOTTA GO AT THE RIGHT TIME (EASIER TO PREDICT THAN YOU MIGHT THINK) AND GOTTA KNOW A FEW SIMPLE UNIQUE "RULES" THAT EACH FISHERY REQUIRES TO HAVE AWESOME FISHING.

One example of this is: I'll probably decide to stay home if water visibility at the "Shad Rack" is 1.8' or less (that daily visibility info is available ON-LINE!)