F8 Lake, WA

Yesterday was my birthday and for the last five years I had gone to Kidney Lake down south but this year we thought we should switch it up and go back to the walleye lake we fished last year. Last year the only luck I had was the first morning I hooked up on a walleye but it broke off. This year I decided to borrow my firends aluminum pontoon boat with a good trolling motor to even the odds it didn't help. This year would be worst, for me. I caught a fish, a little bull head. However, my buddy Dalton who was also skunked last year caught two real nice crappie. Our two buddies hooked a couple crappie and walleye themselves as well. They even lost a huge bass, broke the line.

Summary:
Location: Somewhere near Franklin, WA
Time: All Day
Rod: Spinning Rods
Tackle: Slip Bobber with worm & jigs
Fish: 2
Species: Crappie, Bass, & Walley
Biggest Fish: 14"
Smallest Fish: 12"
Rating: 7/10

Grayland, WA (Surf Fishing)

As I said the day before, buddies were out for some clamming but also some surf fishing. We got up and drove out to Grayland to dig some clams. Showing up a little late our day was looking grim. Out of no where we started plucking clams. This was a good thing because now we had some fresh fish bait. Never having surfed fish before my buddy showed me how to rig up a rod. Using a pyramid weight, with a slip line set up, and a piece of clam, you just kind of huck it out there and weight for a bite. I didn't have any luck but both my buddies caught a fish each.

Summary:
Location: Pacific Ocean, Grayland, WA
Time: 11am-1pm
Rod: salmon/surf rod
Tackle: 2-3oz weight with clam as bait
Fish: 2
Species: Surf Perch
Biggest Fish: 11"
Smallest Fish: 10"
Rating: 8/10

Lake Sylvia

Buddy Dalton came out to go clamming and we did well. Thought we would spend the afternoon on the lake. Caught some fish and enjoyed some sunshine.Oh, and caught a Cutthroat which I wasn't expecting.

Summary:
Location: Lake Sylvia, Montesano, WA
Time: 5pm-7pm
Rod: 5 wt sinking tip
Tackle: Black/Brown, Brown, & Black Wooly Bugger, & Casey Special
Fish:4
Species: Rainbow Trout & Cutthroat
Biggest Fish: 13"
Smallest Fish: 8"
Rating: 8/10

Lake Sylvia

I forgot to mention that next to my house is also a few lakes that I can go trout fishing in. Fayor, Aberdeen, and the one I fished today Sylvia. Another co-worker of mine just bought an aluminum pontoon boat from a co-worker and being as I have a truck he asked me to take him out. How could I resist. This lake is stocked heavily in the spring and getsplanted for high school spring break. I had come a few time earlier this week in  my float tube and once with a friend in my raft and caught a few fish. They sock oversize fish as well and I had seen them by the dam. My buddy and I trolled wooly buggers around the lake catching a fish here and a fish there. After an hour or so his rod taco'd hard and I thought we had a big boy on. Turned out to be a nice hold over maybe. The ticket I have found are a mixed brown and black wooly bugger but straight browns and blacks will work as well.


Summary:
Location: Lake Sylvia, Montesano, WA
Time: 11am-5pm
Rod: 5 wt sinking tip
Tackle: Black/Brown, Brown, & Black Wooly Bugger, & Casey Special
Fish:5
Species: Rainbow Trout
Biggest Fish: 17"
Smallest Fish: 10"
Rating: 8/10