WDFW update on Fish Lake,Alta Lake, and Schallow pond in Okanogon county!

[goosegetter79]

http://wdfw.wa.gov/news/release.php?id=sep0811a

WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE     Print Version
NEWS RELEASE
600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091


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September 08, 2011
Contact: Jeff Korth, Ephrata (509) 754-4624
Bob Jateff, Okanogan County (509) 997-0316



Anglers can fish without limits
at three Okanogan County lakes


OLYMPIA - Starting immediately, licensed anglers can catch and keep as many game fish as they want at three lakes in Okanogan County scheduled for rehabilitation next month.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has suspended daily fishing limits at Alta Lake, Fish Lake and Schallow Pond prior to treating those waters with rotenone to eradicate undesirable fish species.

"There’s no reason why anglers can’t catch as many trout, perch and other gamefish as they can find prior to the lake treatments," said Jeff Korth, WDFW fish manager in Ephrata. "There are still some nice fish in those waters, along with the bullheads and goldfish."

The no-limits fishing opportunity will run through Sept. 30 on Alta Lake and through Oct. 22 on Fish Lake and Schallow Pond.

All three lakes will close to fishing before the treatments begin. Anglers will be prohibited from gathering fish from those waters during and after rehabilitations.

[buckman202]

Is that Fish lake by leavenworth?

[MtnMuley]

No. SW of Tonasket.

[Heartsblood]

Thanks for the post. We were actually planning to target some bass out of Fish lake on our way home  from Tonasket next week. Hopefully we'll have some luck. The wife and I have been fishing a little creek for trout all summer on our way home, but wanted to try something different. We'll be noobs to bass fishing but, it should be fun. Bankies. I'm thinking Texas rig type set-ups. All I have are light action rods (trout rods) with spinning reels but, we'll hafta see. Might try a coupla spinner baits too.

Any bass fishing from the bank tips will always be appreciated. Hopefully we'll have a good report and pictures to follow.

No limits. Huh. I wonder if that will matter much for us.....

[MtnMuley]

Hopefully they're not too muddy for your taste.  Usually shallow water lakes here by the end of the summer, produce a strong mud taste in the fish.  Soaking in milk helps.

[Ripper]

 Hey Glen, seriously, if all else fails, bass love nightcrawlers. I have tackle boxes full of gear for bass and when the going gets tough I put on a crawler. My son has a short attention span so I always have to be prepared. On your light tackle, try a # 4 or #2 hook, a split shot sinker up about 18" and just fling it out with a worm. Good luck   Mark