08-31-2021, 11:46 PM
(08-31-2021, 11:37 PM)fast_randy Wrote:(08-31-2021, 09:06 PM)fast_randy Wrote:(08-17-2021, 02:04 AM)gstott Wrote: So I moved to Washington about three and a half years ago, but I miss the area and want to move back. I was trying to do that this summer, but the insane housing market caused my plans to fall through. However, things seem to be calming down a little and I’m hoping to make it happen around the first of the year. I’m concerned about the drought and how the reservoirs are doing with it. Anyone have any current report of how they’re doing? I’d hate to move back only to find they all got drained and I hardly have any fishing options.
They have issued a salvage order on Condie and Winder. They think they will be empty soon. I assume you can use worms or anything Winder. It seems like it was artificial only there.
I fished Condie a year or two ago for bass; a pretty place with crystal clear water. Huge blue gill would follow every lure back to the boat.
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Yeah there are some big gills in there. I caught some huge ones on a drop shot there, also caught a 14” perch doing the same. I never caught any bass over the 20” minimum, but lots of healthy 2-3lbers. Winder was one of my favorites. I caught some really nice bass out of there. Sad to see it drawn down again, it’s been hit hard by the drought for several years. I used to love taking a float tube out there, but it looks like Twin Lakes won’t allow any kind of watercraft there anymore, so that one stings a little less than it would have. Still a bummer though