Brown and Brook Trout in Eastern Washington

Jordan · Post by **Jordan** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:05 pm

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?

Post by **Aaron** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:22 pm

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.

papamike · Post by **papamike** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:23 pm

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

Lotech Joe · Post by **Lotech Joe** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:48 am

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,

crappie007 · Post by **crappie007** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:56 am

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.

spadam98 · Post by **spadam98** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:53 am

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

tasteslikechicken · Post by **tasteslikechicken** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:35 am

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

Lotech Joe · Post by **Lotech Joe** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:47 pm

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.

Jordan · Post by **Jordan** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:17 pm

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

travislikesfishing · Post by **travislikesfishing** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:21 am

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

Jordan · Post by **Jordan** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:05 pm

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

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