Northwest Fishing Reports

I took my daughter there today for lunch expecting to see the place packed like it usually is opening weekend. I was surprised when I only saw 5 or 6 people on the dock and not a single boat in the water. I realize they stocked 10000 trout this year as opposed to the 30k the last few years, but am I missing something else? Has the economy finally caught up to the anglers and no one is buying licenses now? Any one else seeing similar opening weekends?

I wonder how the triploid plant and stocker plant for beaver lake went. Is that lake just as dead? I'm I going to have a hassle free boat launch year? The bass spawn at pine lake all to myself? My mind is racing.

The lowland lakes opener is on the 24th. Pine Lake will be packed this weekend

Next weekend.

=d> Did someone say opening weekend?! Time to dust off the old 12' fiberglass and fire up the old motor.. Cuz it's time to do some FISHIN'!!!!!

thanks guys. I thought pine lake had always been the third saturday of april, but I guess they pushed it back this year. I did see quite a few stockers rising so should be lots of fun next week. So those people I saw on the dock were poaching! Just kidding, I'm sure they thought the same thing I did.

I think some folks stay away from lakes after a large planting of trout. What I've noticed in similar lakes stocking the same is Rudeness,Overcrowding a spot where you are fishing. People watch you catch and all of a sudden there are a dozen lines where you just were.Some folks are just plain rude and then its" I dont understand English".I really dont want to have to resort to combat fishing just for planted trout.Kinda takes the relaxation away.

That's why I prefer to fish during the week and not so much on weekends. I don't like people seeing where I catch the big fish, or quantaties of fish, like THAT happens very often. :-) Or even where I TRY to catch fish. The is one spot on one lake that I catch big fish now and then. I've never seen another person fish even close to that spot.

Pine lake has changed a lot since they closed the trailer launch and made it hand carry only. Not nearly as crowded on the water. It's a fun lake to fish on Opening Day from a boat. The pier, however, is jammed.

That's kinda depressing to here about those guys fishing a week early. Too bad Mr. Fish and Game Warden didn't show up. But I guess you can't expect much more from a put and take lake...

surprising too considering people living on the lake would know and call it in.

Saw a few fishing the Naches River today but was in to much of a hurry to get home.

i will be out on pine opening day avoiding the trout for some nice bass hopefully