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CheapComboPrincess
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Hi all,
I am new to fishing and so far have struggled to hook anything besides a single smolt, but I have yet to become discouraged. I live in Hillsboro and am limited to bank fishing, I have been primarily targeting bass and trout at Henry Hagg lake with a solid 0% success rate. No luck at Bethany Pond which is the closest stocked location to me, but have yet to try Commonwealth in Beaverton. I’ve also given Dorman Pond a shot for trout earlier this year, but haven’t tried for bass yet there. At this point I am frankly open to catching anything other than a bunch of weeds. I am wondering if any of my neighbors on the west side have any tips, tricks or spots that I should try that might help me catch my very first fish! Thanks in advance![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)
I am new to fishing and so far have struggled to hook anything besides a single smolt, but I have yet to become discouraged. I live in Hillsboro and am limited to bank fishing, I have been primarily targeting bass and trout at Henry Hagg lake with a solid 0% success rate. No luck at Bethany Pond which is the closest stocked location to me, but have yet to try Commonwealth in Beaverton. I’ve also given Dorman Pond a shot for trout earlier this year, but haven’t tried for bass yet there. At this point I am frankly open to catching anything other than a bunch of weeds. I am wondering if any of my neighbors on the west side have any tips, tricks or spots that I should try that might help me catch my very first fish! Thanks in advance
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