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The b'LAWg - Dave Law's Fish Stories

The b'LAWg - Rock Lake Producing Browns

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Rob & Jim Showcase just a few of their Browns Rob & Jim Showcase just a few of their Browns
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  • Saturday, May 18 2013 1:49 AM EDT2013-05-18 05:49:56 GMT
    KHQ.COM - It's not going to be quite as warm this weekend as last, but it's still going to be great fishing weather.
    KHQ.COM - It's not going to be quite as warm this weekend as last, but it's still going to be great fishing weather.
  • Friday, May 10 2013 10:42 PM EDT2013-05-11 02:42:29 GMT
    It's that time again! Fishing season is underway and you know what that means... it's time for Dave Law's Fishing Forecast.
    It's that time again! Fishing season is underway and you know what that means... it's time for Dave Law's Fishing Forecast.
  • Wednesday, August 1 2012 3:50 PM EDT2012-08-01 19:50:40 GMT
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    For this week's fishing segment we took a little trip to Fish Lake, located just a few miles west of Spokane and outside of Cheney.
    For this week's fishing segment we took a little trip to Fish Lake, located just a few miles west of Spokane and outside of Cheney.

Hi folks! It's time to trek 30 miles south of Cheney and fish Rock Lake which has been stocked with nearly 20,000 Rainbow and 24,000 Brown Trout. This lake is bordered by basalt cliffs, run southwest to northeast for about 9 ½ miles (launch on the south end) and is about a mile wide in spots. Much of the shoreline is private, so bank fishing is limited to the boat launch area, which the state leases from a private landowner as well. On this trip, the water was a nice 51° and I managed to land some nice Browns averaging 14-18 inches with a pink/red wedding ring lure attached to the end of my leader. Unfortunately the weather was beginning to turn as the winds picked up and intermittent raindrops fell from the sky.  To put it bluntly…I got a late start, but gladly engaged in some fishing banter/reports with several Rock Lake veterans who were just coming off the water due to the worsening weather conditions. In the end, I was the last guy left on the water.

Observations & Tips: Some of these fellas out here had nice bounties of Browns in their coolers and on their stringers (14-20 inches). Trolling was the method and wedding rings were the staple. Colors ranged from all red, yellow, bright green to my pink/red. Another gentleman swore,"I use nothing else except Brad's cut plugs filled with tuna in oil." He showed me his rigs and posed with ½ dozen nice fish.  "The proof was in the pudding" and I bought a pair of Mountain Dew colored plugs this week…will give them a shot next time I'm out here.

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  • Dave Law's 25 years of forecasting experience has taken him around the world a time or two.
    Dave Law's 25 years of forecasting experience has taken him around the world a time or two.
  • Leslie Lowe is our weekday evening forecaster for KHQ Local News.  In addition, she can be seen forecasting the weather on SWX.
    Leslie Lowe is our weekday evening forecaster for KHQ Local News.  In addition, she can be seen forecasting the weather on SWX.
  • Blake is a Washington native and graduated from Washington State University in 2009.
    Blake is a Washington native and graduated from Washington State University in 2009.
  • Amy's interest in weather came at a very young age. What started off as a fear of storms turned into a passion for weather and forecasting.
    Amy's interest in weather came at a very young age. What started off as a fear of storms turned into a passion for weather and forecasting.