Northwest Fishing Reports

I have been wondering about this for years, because one time about ten years ago I caught a fish in a high lake in the North Cascades that looked like a Kokanee to me. I had been catching tons of 9 inch trout and then I caught this skinny, whitish fish with different shaped scales that was definitel...

Bull Trout are good, but there's almost no place in Washington where it's legal to keep them anymore.

And yes brookies are good, but in my opinion you have to really know what you're doing to make trout enjoyable to eat.

Thanks!

I've never heard of lake trout in Lake Washington, it seems like it would be too warm and low on oxygen these days with the warmer summers we've been having.

Does anyone have a list of what mountain lakes in Wa actually have lake trout? I know that Lake Isabelle and Eight Mile lake have been planted with them, but I don't know if they are still any left or not, or which other lakes might have them. I am probably going to go back to Eight mile soon and tr...

This still has to be approved by the Feds, but it's good news for all you salt water fisherman regardless. Anglers, get ready: State and tribal officials agree to salmon plan http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/other-sports/sports-fisheries-ahead-as-state-tribal-officials-agree-to-salmon-plan/" oncli...

I might be heading to boardman, coal, pass and independence tomorrow... there wouldn't be a crowd other than a few hikers

Memorial day weekend there should be tons of people out there.

Stuart Lake



Lake Annette

I have fished a lot of alpine lakes but I don't remember ever having good fishing this early except I did catch a fish or two in Eight mile lake in May a few years ago. I know last year a few people had some good early fishing at Cottonwood lake by lake Keechelus, but I think they caught most of the...

You know, planted fish are planted for catching. I don't like harming fish either, but I think you guys are being way to hard on the guy, bordering on obnoxious.

So, I am planning to do some fishing in Moses Lake this spring and I have never fished there before. It sounds like there are some good parks there, but I can't find any information about fees or passes required. Since Cascade and Blue Heron are city parks does that mean they're free for day use, or...

I usually get out a few times to fish in the fall and it's usually hit or miss. Lakes are especially variable because it's harder to find the fish of course. I have read that at some point in the fall the water layers shift as the air cools the surface and the waters sinks. This is supposed to make ...

I was at Cotton wood in June or July I believe and the fish wouldn't touch lures or powerbait. There were a few feeding regularly on bugs, but they wouldn't even look at spinners or spoons. There didn't seem to be many fish left, at least there were only a few feeding on bugs so maybe most of them h...

I just hiked up there yesterday. Lots of tiny fish jumping right off shore, but I only caught two trolling for and hour and a half and the bigger one was only about 8 inches. The small ones seemed to be around 3-5 inches judging by their splashes, so maybe in 3-4 years there will be some OK sized on...

I fished it a few years ago. The fish are scrawny and nothing over 8-9 inches, but it is pretty.

I went to both of those lakes last September and didn't see any signs of fish in either. I did see a ranger leaving Hyas though , and he said there are fish in there, including some good sized ones, but they're hard to catch. It is a shallow lake, it looked like the far end might be a little deeper,...

It has Cutthroat and Brook trout, I didn't catch any rainbows when I was there last year.

I wasn't looking for Kokanee and I didn't go far from shore because I was in a little raft and the water was so cold. I'm just trying to get an idea of when fish usually start biting there.

I went to Lake Kachess about three weeks ago and the water was freezing. No one seemed to be catching anything. Can I assume that in the next few weeks they might start biting? That was my first time at Kachess so I don't know anything about fishing it, but it is a pretty area.

With trout I think it's the sunlight that turns them off more than the pressure. In my experience, after morning if it's sunny trout go into hiding, at least in deep lakes. In ponds and shallow lakes it doesn't seem to make a difference.