Northwest Fishing Reports

Thank you for your e-mail correspondence to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Fish Program about perch fishing in Snohomish, King, and Pierce County lakes. One of our fisheries biologists, Chad Jackson, has prepared the following response for you:

Before I begin, please note that I only cover lakes within Snohomish and King Counties. If you would like information on perch fishing in Pierce County lakes please contact Mike Scharpf at (360) 902-2710. There are a handful of lakes that have large (8" and larger) yellow perch. These lakes include Sammamish, Washington, Stevens, and Sawyer. However, all of these lakes allow power boats. There are few lakes that I'm aware of that restrict power boats and have large-ish yellow perch in them. I'd recommend fishing Beaver, Green, Twin (south), and Blackmans Lakes for yellow perch. Surveys performed by WDFW indicate that perch up to 10" were sampled in those lakes. Plus, power boats are not allowed on these lakes. If you have any other questions please feel free to contact me at the telephone number listed below. Thank you and good luck.

Chad Jackson
District Fish Biologist

squidbo63 wrote:I'd recommend fishing Beaver, Green, Twin (south), and Blackmans Lakes for yellow perch. Surveys performed by WDFW indicate that perch up to 10" were sampled in those lakes. Plus, power boats are not allowed on these lakes.

Brave is the man/woman who would eat anything out of Green Lake. :compress: