Sprague Lake Trout Derby June 8, 2013

The second annual Sprague Lake Fishing Derby is June 8. Registration is $10, available at Valley Marine, Four Seasons Resort and Sprague Lake Resort. First-place winner will be awarded gift cards and merchandise totaling $500.

 

 

The Spokesman-Review Fishing Report May 17, 2013

The Spokesman-Review Fishing Report By Alan Liere May 17, 2013

Fly fishing

The best river option for fly fishermen right now is the Coeur d’Alene, which is dropping and should be in decent shape by Saturday. Finding clean, slow water is the ticket.

There is a lot of bug activity on Sprague Lake and enough 4-pound rainbow to make things very interesting. Evenings have been good.

The Fishin' Magician Fishing Report May 17, 2013

The Fishin' Magician Report By Dave Graybill May 17, 2013


The Quincy Valley Tourism Association’s annual Pikeminnow Derby kicks off this weekend, and if you haven’t registered for the event you still have time. Registrations will be taken at the Crescent Bar Derby Headquarters until 5:30 today. This popular event not only offers a weekend of fishing fun on the Columbia River, there are two boats being raffled and over $9,000.00 worth of cash and prizes awarded to those who participate. It also serves another important purpose. It will help remove hundreds of northern pikeminnows from the Columbia River, and they are a primary predator of salmon and steelhead smolt making their way down the river to the ocean. Anglers not only experience the fun of fishing, they get a chance to win some cash and prizes and really help out our fisheries. Everybody wins with this one. I want to remind folks that there some great fishing events for kids coming up soon. One is the annual Fishing Kids event at the National Fish Hatchery in Leavenworth. To register for the events just click on the Pepsi logo on my web site and follow the links. Don’t miss this one!

The Spokesman-Review Fishing Report May 10, 2013

The Spokesman-Review Fishing Report By Alan Liere May 10, 2013

Fly fishing

Fly fishermen are catching lots of 10-11-inch rainbow as well as some 16-inch brookies on the west side of Spokane County’s Fish Lake. A Bead Head Damsel Nymph on a floating line works well for both species. The water boatman pattern is also effective.

Fishtrap Lake is another close trout destination. Reports indicate there are plenty of feisty 14-inchers available as well as the occasional 18-incher.

On May 18, Upper Wheeler Reservoir, approximately 11 miles southwest of Wenatchee, will open as a fly-fishing-only water, catch-and-release, through Sept. 14. It was previously closed to public access.

The Fishin Magician Spring 2013 Report

The Fishin' Magician Dave Graybill Spring 2013

FishingMagician E-Letter #22

Spring 2013
Spring is a wonderful time of year in Central Washington. It is the beginning of a
whole new season of fishing for a wide range of species that many have waited for all
winter long. It is the rebirth of our region. Plants, insects and animals that have been
dormant over the chilly months come alive again as the sun warms the region. Water
temperatures climb in our lakes and streams, and the inhabitants begin to feed. Trout rise
to hatching bugs, and bass and walleye begin to forage for small bait fish and other
sources of food that signal the beginning of prime fishing time.
One of the more popular species in our area is kokanee. One of the big surprises
in the early season was the great fishing for large kokanee at Lake Chelan. This lake is
just one of many that offer good fishing for these land-locked sockeye. Here is where
you can find kokanee in our area lakes, and when it is best to try fishing for them.