Lake Ballinger
Washington Fishing
Mar 18, 2023 21:21:42 #
Hootervillain
Loc: Darrington,Washington
Hello All!! I decided to do a little lake fishing this morning. So I went south to Lake Ballinger. It was a very nice spring morning finally and I caught 2 nice rainbows. Both were caught using the tried and true, nightcrawler and a white marshmallow. The pics aren't very good, but I'll try to do a little better in the future. The fish with the rope in his mouth(forgot my stringer) was just shy of 2 1/2 lbs and the other one was a healthy 3 lb fish. They've been eating well and the meat is very firm and bright orange. Yum! I didn't take a water temp, but it is very cold.
Mar 18, 2023 22:17:15 #
Hootervillain wrote:
Hello All!! I decided to do a little lake fishing ... (show quote)
Nice catch Hootervillain. Thanks for the pictures.
Mar 18, 2023 22:47:08 #
Mar 18, 2023 23:46:18 #
Hootervillain wrote:
Hello All!! I decided to do a little lake fishing ... (show quote)
Those are some pretty fish congrats and thanks for sharing 👍
Mar 19, 2023 15:44:25 #
SkipLeingang
Loc: Seattle area, Federal Way, Washington
Great news.
What kind of marshmallows did you use?
What kind of marshmallows did you use?
Mar 19, 2023 16:06:14 #
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Mar 19, 2023 23:07:46 #
Hootervillain wrote:
Yep that's the one.
I never thought to try fishing that lake.
Thanks for the reply.
Mar 20, 2023 00:51:31 #
Hootervillain
Loc: Darrington,Washington
To be honest with you, I never did either. But, 4times in the span of a year, that I've fished there, I've only done poorly once. And by poorly, I mean no large trout. I still caught trout, but not anything that impressed me. Those 2 yesterday were impressive, but I've caught a few larger. And I noticed yesterday,that neither fish had their adipose fin clipped. So they either got missed at the hatchery or they're native to the lake? A couple of the larger ones that I've caught here, also had their adipose fin. So, I'm not sure. Your guess is as good as mine. Anyone?
Mar 20, 2023 12:14:25 #
I used to fish Lake Goodwin and a couple of smaller lakes in that area. Did alright, but nothing that size.
Mar 20, 2023 12:23:41 #
Hootervillain
Loc: Darrington,Washington
I really like fishing at Martha Lake near Lake Goodwin. There are some hogs in that lake. It's a bit more of a challenge now, since they changed it to artificial lure with single barbless hook, some years back.
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