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wannabeoutthere
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05/30/2023 01:05PM  
Anyone have info on fishing these lakes? I have travelled through them many times but never stopped to fish.
 
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ericinely
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05/31/2023 01:07PM  
Those lakes rarely get fished and for good reason; they are all surrounded by MUCH better fishing lakes (Crooked, Gun, Gull, Moosecamp, Beartrap, Fairy) - I doubt there's much in there but small bass and pike.
 
mgraber
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05/31/2023 04:27PM  
As stated these lakes get little pressure, but they do ALL have a fish population. I haven't been through there in quite awhile but I have caught a few small pike and bass in Wagosh, some smallish bass in Chipewa and Niki, and I witnessed a teenager in our group land a 20" 5lb largemouth in Papoose (it isn't supposed to have any fish). We find it fun just to see what is in a lake, but I agree, there is much better fishing in surrounding larger, deeper lakes.
 
salukiguy
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06/02/2023 01:36PM  
I caught a couple nice large mouths in one of them whil we were passing thru to go to Crooked.
 
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