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I have a buddy that purchased a boat and is mooring it at a friends house on the lake. He wants me to take him fishing and I haven't fished Lake Washington since the 80's when you could keep 6 sockeye. Thoughts on hitting the lake.......

Depends what your setup for. Cutthroat- troll trout gear (mini hootchies/ wedding ring etc). Pop gear, small dodger/flasher. From what i know of the south end of Mercer Island to down around the boeing plant and the mouth of the Cedar river 15'-45'. I put split shot on my mainline to get a little deeper if you dont have downriggers.
They have plenty of Smallmouth but its still a little too cold to be real good fishing yet. But drop shot or football jigs in deeper water 25' or more. Thats all Im familiar with on the lake.

Cool, and thanks for the information.