Keep up with Dave Graybill and his weekly fishing adventures...
I am glad the full moon is fading away. I am going to blame it for some very poor fishing last week.
I may have caught the last really warm days of the season when my daughter visited me last week. We enjoyed eighty degree weather, and she even took a dip in Lake Roosevelt.
I am looking forward to some really fun fishing. My daughter is coming over from Seattle, and we are going to fish for smallmouth bass on Banks Lake, and then fish for rainbow and bass on Lake Roosevelt.
We got a good amount of rain in Leavenworth over the weekend. I am sure this is a good thing for the fires that are still burning in the region and hope it doesn’t result in flooding in certain areas.
Some people prefer these cooler temperatures; others miss the heat of summer. Either way, everyone agrees fall is a wonderful time of year in this region — still warm enough to fish in a t-shirt, with the bite picking up for many fisheries.
I got to try a brand new fishery last week, and it something that I want to try again.
Well, when the salmon seasons are closed this summer, spiny ray fishing is a great alternative.
Many anglers are choosing their fishing destinations by the amount of smoke that they expect at their favorite lakes or rivers.
I had an amazing end to my week. I have a new boat now and was very eager to get out and do some fishing on some of the lakes and rivers in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho.
Can you believe it’s August already? I had a long list of places I wanted to fish this summer, and there are still many that I haven’t checked off. I had better get in gear and get out on the water. Before you know it, fall will be here!
I had an awesome walleye fishing trip last week. It was a new experience as we were fishing at night! It was a great way to beat the heat and the fishing was great.
I got to do some fishing on the west side of the state last week, as the guest of the hosts of The Outdoor Line, which is a sports fishing broadcast, and I got to go on the air live with them.
A small summer run salmon fishery opened in the area this week but hopes for additional fisheries this summer are diminishing. Fortunately, there are a lot of great opportunities for anglers throughout Central Washington and Northern Idaho.
I hope everyone had a safe and fun 4th of July Holiday. Summer is in full swing now with lots of great family activities planned I am sure.
The Fourth of July Holiday weekend may be the biggest one of the year, in terms of the number of families that head out for some fun in the outdoors.
The big news this week was the announcement of the closure of sockeye fishing on the Columbia River. This is something that is extremely disappointing to anglers. The sockeye fishery is extremely popular. There is still a chance that there will be enough sockeye returning to Lake Wenatchee for a season.
My freezer was just about empty of walleye so I made a couple of trips last week to see if I could replenish my supply.
The big news in my area was the closure to sport fishing for spring Chinook on the Icicle River, and the opening of fishing to the tribes.