Anyone see how our folks..(Maderos...Barr...Hastings...others?...) did on Sammamish?? was gonna call Mark but got busy.

Fishing for smallies was really tough both days.  The storm that pushed thru on Friday left us with partly cloudy skies and a dreaded north wind.
Day 1 was won by Tony Lind with 16.3 lbs of all smallies, 2nd was Jeremy Purcyfield with 16.1 mixed bag of largies and smallies.
 I had one largie for 2.66 lbs,  Steve Hastings had a good day with 10lbs

Day 2 was won by Jeremy P with 19lbs.  He had two giant largies one at 6.3 and 5.5.  I came in 3rd with 12.31, a mixed bag with a big largie and a big smallie.  Steve H had another decent day and MADE the state team as the number one non boater.  He had a great series and deserves to represent us.  Great job Steve.  I just missed making the team.  Had I had a better day on Sammish the first day, I would have easily made the team.

Mark

Well I went to Sam yesterday my first time in 2yrs & now I know why I have not been back for so long.Only fished that lake 3 times First time was awesome caught a boat load of LM & SM seconded time was good third time was 1 fish  I only had the little boat in those days. Yesterday was 1SM & 1 Perch I could not even get the dinks to bite
Salmon were all over the lake. I fished spots were I had caught in the past I put the cam down & I could not believe how many SM I was seeing in the 18-22ft range Suspending about 3ft of the bottom. I put every lure I could on them but they would not bite & I know these are feeding areas because I have caught there before. I even trolled cranks around. Its one thing to catch dinks all day & not figure out the big fish but to not even get those was weird.