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Lincoln County, WA

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05/09/2015
71° - 75°
Trolling
Rainbow Trout
Worms
Pink
Sunny
Mack's Wedding Ring
All Day
05/10/2015
4
1422

Note: I've been lurching around the threads and reports of Northwest Fishing reports for a few years so I've decided it is time to finally give back to the fishing community. The senior and I managed to both find a day off so I loaded the trusty boat and we were on our way. We decided to stop at Sprague Lake early off in the morning only to get dissuaded after a hour of getting tossed around by the outrageous swells and the fact that we hadn't had much luck catching those planted steelhead. So shaking off the sea-sickness we pulled out and headed to Fish Trap in hopes of getting away from some of the wind and catching some of fish to fill the smoker. We pulled in around 9:30 and threw out Macks Flash Lite trolling attractors one 4 blade pink and one 3 blade green both topped with a pink wedding rings loaded with crawlers, corn, and garlic glo scent smeared all over. This seemed to be the recipe for success because we limited out in 2 hours throwing back the smaller than 13" fish. Beautiful day, fun fishing, and some good fellowship with the senior made for just about a perfect day. Thank the Lord for the great nature he has created; it sure is breathtaking.
Tight lines and God bless,
509


Comments

ridgeratt
5/10/2015 4:23:00 PM
Good report on getting out your Senior.

Perhaps you might want to review the WDFW Fishing Rules.
Page 17 has this to say about releasing fish while using bait.

TROUT: The combined daily limit for an angler that fishes in both rivers and lakes on the same day is 5 TROUT. In the combined
daily limit, only 2 TROUT may be from rivers, except as provided for EASTERN BROOK TROUT.
Brown Trout Cutthroat Trout
Rainbow Trout Lake Trout
Golden Trout Kokanee
TIGER TROUT Landlocked
Grayling ? Atlantic, ? Chinook, ? and Coho Salmon
In rivers, streams, and beaver ponds: Min. size 8". Daily limit 2. When fishing with bait, all TROUT
(except STEELHEAD) equal to or greater than the minimum size are counted as part of the daily limit
whether kept or released.
In lakes, ponds, and reservoirs: No min. size. Daily limit 5. When fishing with bait, all TROUT
(except STEELHEAD) equal to or greater than the minimum size are counted as part of the daily limit
whether kept or released.
Eastern Brook Trout
(EBT)
In rivers, streams, and beaver ponds: No min. size. Daily limit 5. Anglers may keep up to 5
EASTERN BROOK TROUT, but no more than 5 TROUT total, and no more than 2 can be other
TROUT species. In lakes, ponds, and reservoirs: Count as part of the 5 TROUT daily limit.
Steelhead Min. size 20". Daily limit 2. No more than 2 STEELHEAD may be retained as part of TROUT combined
daily limit. STEELHEAD may be caught and released until the daily limit is retained. No annual limit for
hatchery STEELHEAD.
WILD STEELHEAD RETENTION RULES: one wild STEELHEAD per license year may be retained
from one of the following rivers: Bogachiel River, Calawah River, Clearwater River, Dickey River, Hoh
River, Quillayute River, Quinault River, or Sol Duc River, as listed in the special rules.
Dolly Varden/Bull Trout When listed as open under the special rules, count as part of the TROUT combined daily limit

It might save you some embarrassment!
509
5/10/2015 8:01:00 PM
Yeah, I very much appreciate the info. I did forget to say that I caught only two fish under 13" both of which threw back. Senior kept all five of his he caught and I kept 3. Thanks for keeping the honest, honest though!
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