It's been 4-5 years that I've missed the opener at Jameson after 20 some years of April and Oct. openers. This once incredible fishery has gone so far off the edge from what it once was. After receiving a WDFW update this week that they stocked an additional 30,000 fish and 2,000 triploids. It was reported the water quality and oxygen levels were up. I had high hopes this lake has turned around.

Zero, nada, what a waste. I saw a few fish caught. All of maybe 10! I did see an Osprey fly by with a 8 inch dink. What in the world has happened to this lake? I should have known better when I got there Friday afternoon and the lake was glass. Not a fish seen rising. In fact I never saw a fish jump all weekend! If someone would have bet me a dollar I could go a weekend of fishing in Jameson and not catch a fish I would say they are nuts.

Weather wasn't the best, windy and cold with scattered showers off and on all weekend with shots of sun. Typical April opener weather. Actually surprised at the number of people there, so the word got out. Not anything like it used to be. Maybe 1/4 of the normal opener crowd, but a healthy batch of people. Met up with some old friends and had some good campfire food, so who cares if there are no fish!......LOL I did not see a single WDFW person or volunteer all weekend. They were probably hiding and too embarrassed to admit this lake is dead. Water is fairly clear and not the gross nasty reddish brown, so maybe there is some hope.