Moving to Seattle Area Next Month

[ezgoing]

I will be moving to the Seattle area next month. Going to take me a while to adapt to that cold weather. But I will get to fish for native rainbow trout again, which I loved to do when I lived in El Paso and fished the New Mexico mountain lakes.

After spending a month researching it I have just about decided to make Lake Washington my new home lake. I will not know for sure until I am there and actually fishing it but it looks to be the best of the nearby freshwater lakes with the most marinas. I need a marina for my boat as it is just too hard for me to launch now.

It also appears to be a good crappie, rainbow trout, and walleye lake, my three favorite species of freshwater fish to eat. It also has several other species to catch from time to time to keep it interesting when the three chosen ones are bitting slow.

I thought about fishing Puget Sound instead of fresh water and may still fish it occasionally. But my pontoon is almost all aluminum, including the deck, so I would have to keep it painted each year plus pull it out of the water on a regular basis to clean it to prevent corrosion if I kept it at a slip in salt water. Which is more work than I want to do nowadays.

Besides I prefer to fish for crappie, rainbow trout and walleye over fishing for saltwater fish. I fished for saltwater fish for the 20 years I lived in Slidell, outside of New Orleans, and just prefer the freshwater fish.

The sad part about moving is all the good fishing buddies and friends I will be leaving behind.

[Danny Lang]

Good luck

[skeetbum]

That’s a big move EZ. My wish for you is contentment in your new surroundings. Reading your post I was thinking that you should maybe get a rod or two and hire someone to supply the boat. Lots less wear and tear on you and the rest of your gear. Good to hear that you’re looking forward to it. Always good stuff on the other end. God bless and be careful.

[DockShootinJack]

Best of luck with your move

[Alphahawk]

Good luck on your move.


Regards


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[BobC]

Best wishes on the move. Quite a change in climate, that’s for sure. Enjoy the new fishing opportunities.
Bob

[Tradbow]

Enjoy your new surroundings Sir.

[kycreek]

Good luck

[happycaster58]

Make sure you're up to date on the WA regs. concerning fishing- they are a bear on restricted seasons, areas, and number of rods. Fines are astronomical too! Good luck on your move. Not trying to spoil your excitement.

[slowhand]

Best wishes on your move.
From Texas to Washington, what a culture shock.


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