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  1. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    Well, turkey season has come and gone. I went 1 for 5 on opportunities at gobblers. Most disappointed at myself then anything. After talking to John more he pointed me in the right direction for improving my shotgun setup. Namely switching to a Patternmaster choke and Apex or Federal TSS ammo...
  2. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    We as hunters don't admit it enough, but I've been struggling this turkey season. Some people just give up instead of continuing to grind. I spent 5 days hunting with alot of excitement, close encounters, and learning from failure but no success. This past Tuesday after blowing it when I had a...
  3. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    Last day scouting today, I'm ridiculously excited about turkey season. I've got 4 public land spots with toms in my pocket. Good luck on the WA opener tomorrow everyone.
  4. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    The last month hasn't been too eventful here. The ice on WA lakes went out extremely quickly the last half of March. Open water fishing is finally picking up but I've got my eye on turkeys. Went out this evening to some public land by my place: 2 cow Moose, pack of jakes, and a tom with 3 hens...
  5. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    I keep looking into charters out on the coast! WA covid rules have definitely put a damper on some of my last year... hopefully I'll make it out that way this year.
  6. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    Hit the Deer Lake March 1 opener yesterday and I may have only caught one fish but it was worth it! 30" laker, ended up with 5.5lbs of filets in the freezer. A buddy picked up a 22" laker and we marked close to 20 fish in 5 hrs. The forecast here in eastern WA is looking pretty warm. I've had...
  7. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    Couldn't agree more! Unfortunately, the WDFW doesn't see it the same way. They tend to plant brown trout, tiger trout, or tiger musky in an attempt to control perch numbers. If that fails they tend to just poison the entire lake...
  8. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    Went out and did a little ice fishing this morning. Couldn't find anything with any size so I kept a dozen extremely small perch for cut bait later on in the season. The real excitement was seeing 80ish elk a half mile down the road from my house! Apparently I need to reevaluate what unit I hunt...
  9. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    I discovered yesterday that my wife must at least kinda listen to my hunting and fishing rants because she bought me a CVA Accura v2 for valentines day! She's definitely a keeper! A little back story, last fall was a serious bust for me big game hunting.... so in all my research it became clear...
  10. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    1/18- Another good day on the hard water. Fished Sacheen lake again in NE Washington. Had a hard time initially finding fish. I just kept covering ground, reading my lake map, and trying to find drop offs with fish. Eventually after popping 20ish holes and moving over 250 yrds drown the lake...
  11. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    1/16- Yesterday was hands down the best day of ice fishing I've ever had. Curlew Lake near Republic, WA does NOT disappoint. 52 perch and 3 trout retained in 4 1/2 hrs of fishing.... don't ask how long it took me to clean them all. I actually spent more time driving there and back then fishing...
  12. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    I had a good time. Like I was saying in the post, it's over run with little perch but if anglers keep enough then the remaining will hopefully get big. I've seen a feel pictures of jumbo perch that were caught there!
  13. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    1/4- First work week of the new year and I had Monday off because I start a 4 week leadership and management course tomorrow. Dam right I hit the hard water! Most hunting seasons are closed or coming to a close, but the perch bite is HOT on Lake Thomas near Coville, WA. A buddy and I kept a...
  14. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    1/1/21 Hit up a local small lake named Jumpoff Joe. The lake is semi famous for its stunted perch, but I was ok with that because I'm sick of catching trout. Got up to the lake just before daylight. Almost immediately got on the fish, landing approx 50 fish from 7am-10am when the bite dropped...
  15. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    Agreed! I'm hoping to make it out to the west side and do some salmon and saltwater fishing after this Covid BS is over with
  16. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    It's definitely good in the central/western WA. I don't have a boat and just got a Brittany pup, but I did get out a couple times this year. It was tough finding spots that I could retrieve my own birds.
  17. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    Yes! I'm definitely enjoying the fishing. I've done a little bird hunting but I did see a crazy amount of birds out mule deer hunting. I just got a Brittany pup for next fall upland and waterfowl!
  18. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    Thank you. I'm just south of Spokane 👍Washington is a gem if you know how to play the game I've learned.... I made the mistake of picking modern firearm for all my big game tags.... not going to do that again. So far it's been fun but I feel like I've only scratched the surface. Looking forward...
  19. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    The big game seasons were a bust for me, but I've definitely reinvigorated my love for fishing. This past week I've been able to check 2 big boxes, first whitefish and first brook trout. The lake whitefish came on the banks of Banks Lake, an offshoot of the Columbia. Most people target walleye...
  20. Prairie Rambler

    Adventures of a flatlander in a strange place - 2021

    I moved to Washington state about 9 months ago and after a 2020 of missteps and failure I've learned alot. The Cascade mountain's and Columbia river are a stark change from the prairie of South Dakota. I'm excited to share my 2021 adventures and struggles while I learn more about the PNW. I'm...

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