Ice fishing/Eastside

[Machias]

Anyone heard reports on the ice at Hog or 4th of July?  How's the fishing this year?

[SpokaneSlayer]

They were poisoned out and will be restocked next spring.

[Machias]

Both lakes!!!!!???

[SpokaneSlayer]

Yep.  Hog for tench, bullhead, sunfish and perch.  4th of July for flathead minnow. 

http://wdfw.wa.gov/hab/sepa/09055_july2.pdf

http://wdfw.wa.gov/hab/sepa/09055_hog2.pdf

[walt]

Yep.  Its kind messed up in that they stocked each lake in the spring with 10,000 and 25,000 rainbow fry then killed them off in the fall.

[Machias]

What a BUNCH of 

So that leaves us with Sprague and Eloika?  Any others?

[walt]

edit- that was spring 2008 I was looking at. oops.

[SpokaneSlayer]

Silver Lake is open year round.

[walt]

and newman and rock.  up north there is williams and hatch

[Machias]

Well that blows, thanks for the update guys!!

[Black Plague]

from what i understand hog was one of the greatest ice fisheries around....guess they screwed that up...was there really that much tench in Hog??? and whats wrong with Bullheads and Perch???....I heard of some people going out to twin lakes by harrington and doing well...does anyone know about this???.... I have tried silver before but always seem like I get smaller fish there...still fun, but I would also like some quality......Hey machias, have you ever fished meadow lake right there by  where you live before through the ice?....If I could get permission from someone i would like to give it a whirl...just curious what could be lurking in there...I've seen lots of fish surfacing there before....figure theres probably at least perch in there some where...

[Machias]

I have 12 acres on Meadow Lake.  All I have ever caught is bullheads and carp.

[SpokaneSlayer]

Man I wish there were some bass in that lake.  It just looks so pretty.

[goosegetter79]

Seen people fishing sullivan lake up north through the ice for burbot (fresh water ling cod) never done it myself but did see them catch a few.  During the summer when we're up at the cabin we night fish for em and they average about 22". Don't know what they were using but in the summer glow in the dark buzz bombs tipped with nightcrawler jigged right off the bottom.

[C-Money]

Anyone been by the south end of Banks? I have had good luck at Fernan lake near Coeur d Alene in the past. Moses Lake should be thick enough soon??