Northwest Fishing Reports

What are the best lakes on the East side of the state for Brown and Brook Trout... I catch a lot of Rainbows but I kinda want to try to catch some of these trout... Anyone know of any good lakes?

Fish Lake by Cheney has Tiger Trout and Brook Trout in large abundance. Power Lake up in the hills in Pend Orielle has mostly Brook Trout.

tyr clear or jump of joe there are also browns in west medical if you can go with out a motor try fish lake

If you are fly fishing and not using a motor of any kind, Medical Lake is good for Brown Trout. My dad always told me these fish were called Loch Laven. They are originally a transplant from Loch Laven (pronounced lock lay'ven) in Scotland and not from Germany. Hence, they don't have the bright spots or bright gold/yellow color as the German Browns.
If you are fishing hardware, Clear Lake is loaded with them.
Good Luck,

Rock lake and Clear lake.
Rock has the largest Browns I've ever caught or seen caught.
Clear lake has a large population of Browns.

Jump Off Joe has a decent population of browns biggest ive caught out of there was 20 inches. I seen some 5 lb browns come out of there. and heard of some over 8 lbs being caught in there as well.
Brian

Caught some lunker Browns in Waitts lake last november. There are some huge rainbows in there too (state record).

tasteslikechicken wrote:Caught some lunker Browns in Waitts lake last november. There are some huge rainbows in there too (state record).

I once caught an 8 1/4 pound rainbow at Waitts Lake. I was trolling the north end with leaded line, flashers and a rapala perch pattern. Got my picture in the Outdoor Press for my 15 minutes of fame. That was the worst tasting fish I've ever encountered. I'll never keep a rainbow that big again. It was old brood stock and very oily. YUK!
The last time I was at Waitts last year toward the end of the season, I saw literally thousands of brown trout schooling within 15 feet of the launch. They're tough to entice to a lure when they school like that.

Thank you all soooo much for all of the info! It all helps a ton!

i caught the 23 1/2 in brown in my picture at west medical and jump of joe has alot of browns too

wow nice fish! ya I am looking to go over there and try to catch some!