G-Man
3/30/2011 8:43:00 AMHanapaa - you are correct, Lake Sammamish has been closed to the retention of Kokanee for quite some time.
KIRK BYSHEIM
3/30/2011 11:31:00 AMFishalot,
Nice catch on the cutthroat, but you should know that the Lake Sammamish Kokanee is an Endangered Species, WDFW has been working on having them listed for a few years now. Please take time to Google Lake Sammamish Kokanee and educate yourself and others on the peril of this prized fish that is very near to being an extinct species.
Nice catch on the cutthroat, but you should know that the Lake Sammamish Kokanee is an Endangered Species, WDFW has been working on having them listed for a few years now. Please take time to Google Lake Sammamish Kokanee and educate yourself and others on the peril of this prized fish that is very near to being an extinct species.
G-Man
3/30/2011 5:40:00 PMNever assume that statewide regs apply to the body of water you are about to fish, check the regs to be sure! If you don't have a paper copy, there is a link under the "HOME" tab on washingtonlakes.com that will take you straight to them. The PDF document that comes up is even searchable, just type in sammamish in the search field and it will find all entries of that word leading you right to the lake's special regulations.
cast&blast
3/30/2011 5:41:00 PMBad form on the Kokes. You should know the regs when you go fishing.
cast&blast
3/30/2011 5:42:00 PMBad form on the Kokes. You should know the regs when you go fishing.
sage6wgt
3/30/2011 8:51:00 PMI don't fish Sammamish and not sure on the regs for the lake, but I know that if what everyone is saying on Koks being off limits, I count 3 in your pic.
EAmon___hoffman123
3/30/2011 9:22:00 PMI kind of agree with sage. im no expert but at least two of them look like kokes becuase arent that sivler ive been fishin at sam for awile now and can tell between a cutt or kok. but im no expert
Anonymous
3/30/2011 9:53:00 PMThree Kokanee two Cutties. That could have been a spendy day on the lake. Something tells me that wont happen again.
Fishalot
3/31/2011 1:58:00 PMwas not aware couldnt keep a koke from sammamish.guess my bad for not checking regs first ,was my first trip there and figured that regs were same as washington cause they are connected by slu.thanx for the info wont harm another.and only one was a kokanee i have caught many cutts, sockeye- kokanee .whatever i can determine the difference from any fish that lives in the northwest. i fished here my whole life and also fish for a living wich makes me even more embarassed for keeping that fish and not checking regs.i was truly supprised i caught it ,i had no idea that they even were in sammammish.wont happen again.feel like a poacher!!:( ouch. giong out there today ill take pics to prove what is what next time....
EAmon___hoffman123
3/31/2011 4:01:00 PMits fine it happends sometimes just dident want you too get a fine
G-Man
3/31/2011 4:39:00 PMFishalot, thanks for manning up and letting folks know it was an honest mistake. For everyone's information - right now there is a slot limit on kokes in Lake Washington, 12" to 15" are keepers anything longer or shorter needs to be released. During any season a koke over 15" caught in Lake Washington is considered a sockeye and must be released.
EAmon___hoffman123
4/1/2011 8:39:00 AMthanks my dad and i plane on heading out to lk washington this weekend.
KIRK BYSHEIM
4/1/2011 2:54:00 PMFishalot,
Thanks for being honest!!!!!!!!! I don t think enough people know that these kokanee are in trouble.The information should be posted at the boat launch so people know and so extra care can be taken if someone accidentaly catches one while fishing for the other species of fish in the lake.It is our responsibility as anglers to protect our fisheries and this website is a perfect arena for getting information out to the people who fish this particular lake.Thanks again and Good Luck out there.
Thanks for being honest!!!!!!!!! I don t think enough people know that these kokanee are in trouble.The information should be posted at the boat launch so people know and so extra care can be taken if someone accidentaly catches one while fishing for the other species of fish in the lake.It is our responsibility as anglers to protect our fisheries and this website is a perfect arena for getting information out to the people who fish this particular lake.Thanks again and Good Luck out there.