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Post your updates for Merwin 2019 here. Pressure is up the past few years due to lower salmon runs but it’s still a great fishery.movie89586movie89586

Sounds like a great spot. Let's get some reports going and I'll get it on the list.

Fished 6:30-9:45am today. Overcast with a firm westerly wind and drizzle. Landed 7, 11-12" fish at scattered depths. One rod fishing 18-24' and another running 35-45. Kokanee Creek dodgers tailed by Rocky Mountain mini squid or hand tied spinners. My old school lead core outfished the...

Double vote for the sea anchor. If you're looking for a plate option and want to minimize snag possibilities, I use a "Lil Fella" on my boat and it's worked great for years. Sometimes up, sometimes half engaged, and at other times with a tailwind all the way down. It fits my 8hp well. -Mack2cents

It's hard to believe, but Sunday morning I took the boat out for the first time this year...😮. After the sonar battery failed to charge last night I went old school and used some tricks that I learned many years ago from fishing friends long gone to locate schools and feed areas. In the end Yale...

Years ago we used to troll 'Fisher K-Flys'. They come in several colors similar to a wooly bugger pattern and have a small treble trailer hook. A red k-fly and ford fender rig was a consistent perormer.

I may be able to meet up with y'all. We'll be in town most of he summer.

Good catch! While most of the Yale stock is smaller they have some good size fish lurking. It all depends on food supply and school numbers. Yale has natural spawn schools vs the hatchery boost that they get down stream.

Nice work!

I had a white-capping, smoke filled lake to myself this morning, but the bite was on. Running a single line I went 7 of 9 in two hours. The wind was strong enough to push me downstream at 1-2 mph on the gps using the motor to keep the bow pointed away from shore. Kokanee Creek dodgers and...

Had a new experience at the lake today. Seagulls dive bombed a nice koke as I was reeling it in. I didn't mind losing the fish, but the crafty birds snapped the line and made off with a new Vance's dodger and lure. The bite was good early then tapered off.

101hearyeYou won't believe it. I'm literally shaking the cob webs out of the boat tomorrow after having moved into a new house last year and having a fun, but no break from the children summer vacation this month. If you see me floating by with a huge grin on my face and no kids in the boat say...

Sorry guys. My boat hasn't left the garage yet this season.

July 18 may work for me. I'll verify with my better half as the time gets closer but at this point I think we'll be in town. -Mack

Thanks sawtooth.

I've been using the simple Lee Loader for some standard 30-06 reloading, but would like to move into using a full reloading set-up. I'm looking at the Lee Classic Loader compared to the more expensive RCBS Rock Chucker and am wondering if any of you have had experience with either or both? Any...

Loon Lake or Deer Dake. PM me if you want some tips. -Mack

Good work everyone. I'm hoping to get out starting in May.

I'll take a look at the calendar. Late June to early July is my preference. Sorry for the late response. I need to work a little less and fish a little more 😄

Bummer. If there are only a few of us I say let's try to plan early next year so we can have a turn-out like in the past. Now that year one of my new job is done I can add this back on my Spring to-do list.