Lauren (the U of W student) and I fished all morning for squaw fish and blanked!  Can you believe that?  When I don't want squaws I can't shake them off.  About an hour before we were done, Lauren happened to mention that she had been out fishing three times and never caught a fish.  So I decided to take her to one of my secret holes and within an hour she had 4 bass, two 2 1/2 pounders, and two 3 1/2 pounders.  She was tickled!  I had gotten one earlier in the morning so we got five total.  

The depth was 40 feet for the first fish, (at the I-90 bridge)  and 57 feet for Lauren's four fish (located at the...oops almost gave that one away!)  The magic color was a rainbow trout colored jointed minnow.  (Rapala)  The shad color (Black back,  silver sides) didn;t even get a hit.

One thing is for sure, it was a beautiful day!

We blanked... and I blame u Maderos!  Since I was fishing your spots and techniques... lol.  Congrats to those who figured them out.  I was surprised the biggest was only 2.2 - I want my 5#.

Chuck - if you read this, mind sharing how deep and on what baits yall caught the rev rig fish on?  We rev rigged like crazy w/out a bite.

Still was great weather, and good company - Just hope nothing is seriously wrong w/ the boat John. 

- Jon

It was a great day,   , 14 people in attendance. 13 smallmouth, 2 trout, 1 perch where caught today. The following caught their first winter smallmouth: Darryl Marshal with a 2.2 lb and myself with a 1.2 lber. Detailed report to be in this months News Letter.


Darryl Marshal with his first ever Lake Washington smallmouth and first winter fish


My first winter smallmouth

How did the fish in go?

Mark

as my boat is still work in progress, i'll be looking for someone willing to take me on as a back seater. been able to locate fish here and there this time of the year in the past so,  see you at breakfast!!......

i will make breakfast and have an open backseat

Note I normally would fizz a squawfish in about 8 or 10 places with something much larger then a needle b4 releasing 

Exactly what John said.  We held the fish down and looked at it's anatomy for a minute and agreed on an area to try it with Lauren and 1st time sucess.  It deflated quickly and put the fish in the livewell.  It looked a little rough for the first couple of hours then perked right up and was released unharmed at the end of the day.
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No Rev... he guessed (based on their body size) and it worked.  Lauren says there is nothing on the internet bout it.  R u gonna be there chuck, if so any chance I could backseat w/ you?  Would love to learn more about rev-rigging from the guy it's named after.

Hey Mark,

Where did you get your information as to the fizzing location for pikeminnow?  I searched the internet and blanked.  Do you have a source?

I should be there but I will not be at the breakfast I will be launching at Coulon so I will just motor over to the Mercer launch Lauren can ride with me if she makes it I have a few spots that might produce squawfish.

I won't be able to make it this time around, I need to do some trailer maintenance before my rig can move again.

Lauren the UW grad student would like to go if possible.  We have got the number of smallies she needs. ( I dropped off 3 for her today. ) We now need to try and get 4 squawfish for her.  So if anyone catches some squaws please keep them.  They do need to be fizzed, as we learned in January's fish in.  The spot to fizz them is about an inch in front of the anal hole and just below there lateral line.  There anatomy is a little different than a smallie but essential it fizzed on my first try.
  BTW I have to work so I will not be attending.

Mark

90% sure i'll be there with the boat

Got a phone call from 2 anglers from Issaquah, Darryl and Parks, non-boaters for this fish-in.