I hit Martha (ouch!) a couple of weeks ago. Water level back to historic norm. Always a good thing, as old lessons learned become new options again.
Took a couple of hours before my friend and I cracked the key. Was on a Friday. Hard to remember, as I earned myself a mild concussion around then (please don’t ask). I’m still a little scrambled. Anyway, had to figure out the right presentation before the strikes became predictable. All 14” rainbows. But, dang! All fighting well above their weight class! Rod tips hauled near the water fights.
BTW, no Browns caught by us, nor reported by the other anglers we talked with.
Took a couple of hours before my friend and I cracked the key. Was on a Friday. Hard to remember, as I earned myself a mild concussion around then (please don’t ask). I’m still a little scrambled. Anyway, had to figure out the right presentation before the strikes became predictable. All 14” rainbows. But, dang! All fighting well above their weight class! Rod tips hauled near the water fights.
BTW, no Browns caught by us, nor reported by the other anglers we talked with.
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Any of you jokers out there fished Martha a few weeks back, on a Friday with the parking lot full of vehicles? Me and my friend were the in the float tubes at the Northwest end. We chatted with one or two anglers. Just wondering who they were. There was a gear guy in a kayak, but he was on his own mission.
Scudley Do Right
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Lake Martha (North) | Snohomish County, WA - Official Website
Summary of Lake Martha (North) health and recreational opportunities.
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It does but you can still have it on your boat if you follow the steps on the county website
Lake Martha (North) | Snohomish County, WA - Official Website
Summary of Lake Martha (North) health and recreational opportunities.
It does but you can still have it on your boat if you follow the steps on the county website
Internal combustion engines are banned. Electric motors are fine.
speedbird
Life of the Party
Yup double checked! That's all we need anyways. If any of y'all fish it this weekend let me know, I'll probably see you out there
Scudley Do Right
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Electric Engines
The county code prohibits the use of internal combustion engines on certain lakes within the county. Since electric motors are not internal combustion engines, they are allowed. When motors cannot or are difficult to remove, gas cans must be removed, fuel lines disconnected, and the engine bagged. Bagging the engine is simply enclosing the propeller shaft and hub in a plastic bag and leaving it in the tilted upright position. By taking these steps, the motor is not operative or leaking petroleum product into the water. The means of propulsion for the vessel is now by electric motor or manual operation.
FinLuver
Native Oregonian…1846
Never read this first thing when you wake up and haven’t had coffee.
I could have sworn that read….
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Ding dong dang, what day I had. 09:00 cool n cloudy. Guy going in with a $50 tube from Amazon looked good. Came from pass lk. Sain now $10 to park and fish. Gear guys at it.
Gave him a black leach, worked out he got many.
For me I went with this thing. Was on fire till 2:00 then I had enough. Body about gone.
Gave him a black leach, worked out he got many.
For me I went with this thing. Was on fire till 2:00 then I had enough. Body about gone.
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Good on you! Were you and Amazon tube dude into the trout or warm water feesh? I already gave up on Martha, due to the temps of most lowland lakes. It’s a deep lake, so maybe it hasn’t gone too warm yet.
Temp 73, fish fought hard and zipped right off. I got a few bass as well. First for me. 3 other boats keeping what ever they got with a guy on the launch. I heard over the weekend some guy was running around with a 15 hp and he and his kiddo took 10. That lk needs to change rules to normal fishing. I'll be calling and bitching.
Woke up to early could not sleep so back to the lk. All mine today, not hot like Monday and sunny. Went full sink. Mondays fly no luck full length of lk. Booby, zippo. Put full sink on and bang, many. Fish holding 10-20 ft. Never touched a fish with hand, hook popped out in net, black leach orange beed. Amen.
And just down the street from lk I remembered I'd forgotten my license. So back home and back.
And just down the street from lk I remembered I'd forgotten my license. So back home and back.
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Well, what do ya know, it took a while, but the WDFW called me back on complaints on fishing with bait here, along with 5 fish limits. I told him, me and other fly fishers have expressed change here to regular fishing. This Lk is surrounded by homes, many fish with bait off the docks and the folks that come to fish it.
Call ins and in person with WDFW boots on the ground. I've been to the Lk a few times just looking the last 2 months and see it every time there.
We had a Great positive chat. It's in the works if Olypia will listen, to go back to regular rules. I said it's on the books for fish in May, he said Yes. I said put them some other place where $ is well spent. This lake isn't like it use to be, they did a netting 8-10 yrs ago and only found 1 Brown.
Any who, I'm happy we chatted, not sure I'll fish it much anymore, it's not like it was 4 and 3 yrs ago.
Call ins and in person with WDFW boots on the ground. I've been to the Lk a few times just looking the last 2 months and see it every time there.
We had a Great positive chat. It's in the works if Olypia will listen, to go back to regular rules. I said it's on the books for fish in May, he said Yes. I said put them some other place where $ is well spent. This lake isn't like it use to be, they did a netting 8-10 yrs ago and only found 1 Brown.
Any who, I'm happy we chatted, not sure I'll fish it much anymore, it's not like it was 4 and 3 yrs ago.
My talk did nothing for the planting fish, it's been stocked and the power baiters will be catching.
Ok ok I gave it a day, wasn't gang busters but got a few this was biggest to net. Had talk with folks at launch they dont care.