WDFW Q & A Thread - Questions for Stacie Kelsey, WDFW

[Anglinarcher]

Looks like a pretty old bull. Put up a pretty good fight!

my 2011 biggest from a lake. German Brown Trout.



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Pretty fish, nice kype. Gota love those Browns.

[Anglinarcher]

Not yet. I'll send out another request.

I'm not sure what you are asking about the sub catchable plants?

I know the state often plants fry instead of catchable fish. Fry are cheap to raise, cheap to plant, but are easy prey in many waters.

I just wanted to know how to find out which lakes were getting fry plants and how many fry are getting planted.

Found this, it includes trips, catchables, and fry for the 2011 plan.

[Anglinarcher]

Not yet. I'll send out another request.

I'm not sure what you are asking about the sub catchable plants?

I know the state often plants fry instead of catchable fish. Fry are cheap to raise, cheap to plant, but are easy prey in many waters.

I just wanted to know how to find out which lakes were getting fry plants and how many fry are getting planted.

Found this, it includes trips, catchables, and fry for the 2011 plan.

http://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/01178/wdfw01178.pdf

[Kfedka]

Anglinarcher, thanks for the link. Useful information.

[Stacie Kelsey]

That is a really nice fish!!! I gotta pass that one on to my boss!

[Stacie Kelsey]

Not yet. I'll send out another request.

I'm not sure what you are asking about the sub catchable plants?

I know the state often plants fry instead of catchable fish. Fry are cheap to raise, cheap to plant, but are easy prey in many waters.

I just wanted to know how to find out which lakes were getting fry plants and how many fry are getting planted.

Found this, it includes trips, catchables, and fry for the 2011 plan.

http://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/01178/wdfw01178.pdf

We will be putting up something online that tells the rotation of stocking. Some of our fry/high lakes are every year, every other year, every three years.

['OL GREY DOG]

k Stace i got 1 for ya...
i got something that just makes me wanta PULL MY HAIR OUT...ya ever feel like that??
well i cant afford to do that...sorta "challenged" in that area...so maybe you can help?...make a post explaining...C&R(trout)...so even a dumby like me can understand it...maybe get a "overlord" or someone to put a tack in it...maybe make it easy to "click" a link to it so's it could be added to your comments about their report??....not just a copy of the regs...maybe make it sorta SERMONYISH or like your scolding a 6 year old...lolol ok ok ...
quick story/example....cabin fever get'n to everyone on the westside(cept G i guess)....been see'n more trout fish'n reports lately...and i've pointed out a few times that they may have been break'n the rules...to much tact?..not enuf tact?...
..OK my "fav" <cough> story about C&R..a small local lake i fish a lot...as i'm come'n into the ramp to leave..im stand'n on the front use'n the bow mount..lake's pretty clear..viz down 15 ft or better..well i'm see'n dead trout all over the bottom..nice lil 8-10 planters..i beach next to this guy...not a foreigner like i hear/see guys cuss'n about...just a reg 'ol white guy..has a ziplock bag with a few pretied lil tiny treb hooks,acouple swivles,and a few leads..and a jar of dough bait,and $19.95 special from kmart pole,and 2 16-18 trout just lay'n there on the beach/in the dirt pretty dry'd out...after ask'n the guy about it and then explain'n it to him...he looked me rrrright in the eye and told me it was "ARTIFICIAL BAIT"...omg..so i know you probably dont care about my follical probs but thought i'd ask..DOG

[Stacie Kelsey]

Interesting you mention this. I was just now creating some signs regarding the catch/release while fishing with bait issue.

Came across anglers at a local lake last Sunday that were ripping hooks from what they considered small fish and feeding them to the osprey. However, the ones that didn't float were littered along the bottom of the lake along the bank. About 30+.

I'll make a reminder post and add it to my signature to its seen regularly.

stace

ETA: - won't let me put it in the signature because it's too long.

[Stacie Kelsey]

Just a reminder - this Friday April 22 is a furlough day so I will not be able to check in here, check email or answer my phone.

I'm not ignoring you!

[Anglinarcher]

Stacie, I have another one for you. Per the link to a post below, apparently the F&W has and is still planting Granite Lake near Spokane.

http://www.washingtonlakes.com/ReportCo ... lid=20&t=1

It is located at Lat 47.6 by Long -117.6.

I am almost 100% certain that the State cannot plant lakes without public access, but I find myself questioning legal access to Granite.

Can you confirm that the Washington F&W is planting Granite, and if so, where the legal access they procured is located at?

Thanks as always.

[Marc Martyn]

Actually, the State Department of Transportation owns the land on the south end of the lake. The parcels are separated by a 30'easement on that end, most likely owned by the state transportation department also. So, they could put a launch in on the south end of the lake and I suppose, extending S. Meadow Road to the launch.

http://maps.spokanecounty.org/?PID=48342.9026H

Type in the following Parcel Number for your search. Click on the parcels around the south end and you will see it is owned by the state.

14281.1601

[Stacie Kelsey]

ResQ -

Got your Offut Lake answer:

"Bottom line is that Offutt Lake is stocked at the highest rate (#/SA) in the County so stocking more fish will result in less fish for other waters.

In 2008 we began stocking most of our BT allotment into Lake St. Clair. St Clair is managed as a mixed species fishery with WW fish emphasis. The results have been outstanding. Limited creel survey indicate that survival and catches have been better than in other lakes (Offutt included). Most of the anglers targeting brown trout are finding success and fish up to 20” are being caught."

Let me know if you need further information on this.

:batman:

[Stacie Kelsey]

I'm fairly sure Granite is similar to other lakes that we own 'pieces' of (in my Region Lacamas comes to mind) so that would be what would allow for the stocking into Granite.

It looks like Marc also answered your question. And you are correct, we do not stock where access is denied to the public.

stace

[ResQ]

Nice! Thanks for the info Stacie! Looks like I should pay St Claire a visit! :D

[Stacie Kelsey]

Moved to the Q & A Thread under Freshwater.

http://www.washingtonlakes.com/forum/ya ... post134070



For further WDFW tiger musky related activies in Region 5 please refer to that thread.

I will no longer be posting information in this section of the forum.

Thanks!

[dougw]

Awesome. I can't wait to help over here!!!!

[Dex]

Thanks for the update

Wish I could have made down there.



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[Stacie Kelsey]

I am not meaning to offend anyone.

There were only two volunteers at this stocking event. They were both from Cascade Musky Association. The other people were myself, Jim our boat driver, Mike the hatchery truck driver and Tim from the hatchery.

No one else showed up.

I would never, ever, exclude anyone. I don't play favorites.

[Dex]

I am not meaning to offend anyone.

There were only two volunteers at this stocking event. They were both from Cascade Musky Association. The other people were myself, Jim our boat driver, Mike the hatchery truck driver and Tim from the hatchery.

No one else showed up.

I would never, ever, exclude anyone. I don't play favorites.

Mybad.....

I misunderstood... I was thinking Tapps.....DUHHH

Sorry

[Stacie Kelsey]

One of my anglers contacted me this evening and they were watching the tigers this evening swimming around the swimming area. He got a real kick out of it. The guys I talked to at the ramp were happy to hear they went in.