Crescent lake area help

[BB11b]

So a buddy of mine that I deployed with back in 2013 is out of the army now and wants to come to Washington for a fishing trip. I'm from whatcom county and never been over in that area but he wants to go there. We will be there march 10-14, just looking to any information and leads to the right direction. Thank you for your help.

[JJB11B]

So a buddy of mine that I deployed with back in 2013 is out of the army now and wants to come to Washington for a fishing trip. I'm from whatcom county and never been over in that area but he wants to go there. We will be there march 10-14, just looking to any information and leads to the right direction. Thank you for your help.

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[JKEEN33]

Why Crescent Lake. Just want to see the area? I fish the salt that direction and we always take a day or two to hike and explore. I can offer that type of info. March is not the best time to hit that area.

@Robodad is in that direction and may be able to offer some information.

[BB11b]

Why Crescent Lake. Just want to see the area? I fish the salt that direction and we always take a day or two to hike and explore. I can offer that type of info. March is not the best time to hit that area.

@Robodad is in that direction and may be able to offer some information.

I guess that's where a guy he knows was telling him to go. I honestly have no clue where to go during that time frame.

[BB11b]

So a buddy of mine that I deployed with back in 2013 is out of the army now and wants to come to Washington for a fishing trip. I'm from whatcom county and never been over in that area but he wants to go there. We will be there march 10-14, just looking to any information and leads to the right direction. Thank you for your help.

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Hahahaha same to you brother

[lazydrifter]

If you are referring to Crescent Lake that is on the Olympic Peninsula west of Port Angeles, it doesn't open until June 1.   In that time frame from March 10-14 I would book a couple days of guided steelhead fishing on the Olympic Peninsula.  Big native fish are in the rivers then and the fishing can be quite good.

[Alchase]

Crescent Lake fishery is owned by the Olympic National Park

Fishing Regulations:

Olympic National Park recently announced an emergency change to fishing regulations on Lake Crescent. Park Superintendent announced that Lake Crescent and all its tributaries will be open for catch and release angling only. This rule change prohibits the use of down riggers, and requires that anglers use only artificial lures with single barbless hooks and no more than two ounces of weight.

The new rules are designed to protect Lake Crescent’s population of Beardslee rainbow trout, which has declined to a critically low level. Beardslee trout are a unique form of rainbow trout, native to Lake Crescent, and found nowhere else on earth. They spawn in late winter and early spring in only one small area of the Lyre River, near the outlet of the lake. Independent spawning surveys on the Lyre this past spring and found alarming evidence of very low numbers of spawning fish, indicating that the population has experienced a severe decline. This evidence was supported by counts made by Park Service crews that officially counted only 35 spawning redds, the lowest number since official redd counts were begun in 1989.

NOTE: Lake Crescent Lodge does not offer fishing equipment, but guests are encouraged to bring their own rod, reel, and wading gear, as Lake Crescent is renowned for its fly-fishing.

[JimmyHoffa]

renowned for fly fishing...  not necessarily for catching...  The thing is that the fish are unique--they were Elwha steelhead and cutthroat until a landslide eons ago.  Now they've evolved into something a little different.  So if you want to fish for something different, there's that.