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Title: Rock Lake Steelhead 2017???
Post by: quadrafire on January 02, 2017, 06:53:31 PM: Anyone know about the status of the steelhead plant from last fall ???
Haven't heard anything locally about the fishery...
Worth a trip down??
Title: Re: Rock Lake Steelhead 2017???
Post by: quadrafire on January 02, 2017, 07:08:00 PM: maybe better said is the "fall before last" sorry about the confusion....... Fall of '15... Fishing was Awesome in Feb '16... What's to come with it is my question
Title: Re: Rock Lake Steelhead 2017???
Post by: SkookumHntr on January 02, 2017, 07:31:34 PM: I wanta make a trip for the big browns!
Title: Re: Rock Lake Steelhead 2017???
Post by: Snakeriver10 on January 02, 2017, 09:12:05 PM: Fishing is red hot, big strong fighting fish. Getting unloaded is very dangerous right now, defiently bring gravel or a second pickup. Thinking about going out later this week but you will slide in till you hit the water. Depending on the size of your boat it may be impossible all together due to the water level.
Title: Re: Rock Lake Steelhead 2017???
Post by: Timberstalker on January 02, 2017, 09:33:27 PM: Quote from: Snakeriver10 on January 02, 2017, 09:12:05 PM
Fishing is red hot, big strong fighting fish. Getting unloaded is very dangerous right now, defiently bring gravel or a second pickup. Thinking about going out later this week but you will slide in till you hit the water. Depending on the size of your boat it may be impossible all together due to the water level.

This sounds like a great time; the launching that is. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Rock Lake Steelhead 2017???
Post by: quadrafire on January 03, 2017, 07:19:36 AM: Quote from: Snakeriver10 on January 02, 2017, 09:12:05 PM
Fishing is red hot, big strong fighting fish. Getting unloaded is very dangerous right now, defiently bring gravel or a second pickup. Thinking about going out later this week but you will slide in till you hit the water. Depending on the size of your boat it may be impossible all together due to the water level.
Curious what the status of the Steelhead is? Are they still being caught? Size?
Title: Re: Rock Lake Steelhead 2017???
Post by: jrebel on January 03, 2017, 07:26:33 AM: Boy....that launch has always been a nightmare. I watched a guy launch about a 24-28 foot boat out of it once.... :yike: :yike: :yike:. Fun lake to fish though....be careful on windy days.
Title: Re: Rock Lake Steelhead 2017???
Post by: Snakeriver10 on January 03, 2017, 11:39:33 AM: The steelhead are anywhere from 15 to 20 inches, not over thick but nice length and pretty good amount of fat in the stomachs. The brown trout have died off in biting as of recently, spawning just happened pretty recently I believe. About a month ago I caught one very nice brown but that was it. The steelhead though are in two sizes though, the bigger ones and about eight inches, I believe they dumped more in the lake last year.....
Title: Re: Rock Lake Steelhead 2017???
Post by: quadrafire on January 03, 2017, 12:06:05 PM: Quote from: Snakeriver10 on January 03, 2017, 11:39:33 AM
The steelhead are anywhere from 15 to 20 inches, not over thick but nice length and pretty good amount of fat in the stomachs. The brown trout have died off in biting as of recently, spawning just happened pretty recently I believe. About a month ago I caught one very nice brown but that was it. The steelhead though are in two sizes though, the bigger ones and about eight inches, I believe they dumped more in the lake last year.....
Thanks Snakeriver :tup:
Title: Re: Rock Lake Steelhead 2017???
Post by: nwwanderer on January 03, 2017, 05:09:58 PM: Watch the wind and the depth, some pinnacles out there will remove your lower unit. Is a steelhead a rainbow when it gets dumped in Rock? Tough migration from there
Title: Re: Rock Lake Steelhead 2017???
Post by: quadrafire on January 03, 2017, 09:23:31 PM: Yes they dumped 500k or so last year. You'd have to research the reasons why. West side politics!!!!!!
Hence the no migration!!
Title: Re: Rock Lake Steelhead 2017???
Post by: huntnnw on January 03, 2017, 09:37:14 PM: Never thought the launch was anything out of the norm for where I am use to launching.
Title: Re: Rock Lake Steelhead 2017???
Post by: quadrafire on January 03, 2017, 09:41:29 PM: Where's that?
Title: Re: Rock Lake Steelhead 2017???
Post by: huntnnw on January 03, 2017, 10:00:20 PM: Rock lake
Title: Re: Rock Lake Steelhead 2017???
Post by: Snakeriver10 on January 25, 2017, 04:46:56 PM: Went to rock lake today for fishing, ended up with over fifteen fish to the boat between two people. Brought home seven 18 inchers, four rainbow and three steelhead, caught two 12 inch brown trout and let them swim another day. Few bank fisherman, needed four wheel drive to pull out, had to make several tries at it. Lake level is perfect!
Title: Re: Rock Lake Steelhead 2017???
Post by: quadrafire on January 25, 2017, 05:49:29 PM: Quote from: Snakeriver10 on January 25, 2017, 04:46:56 PM
Went to rock lake today for fishing, ended up with over fifteen fish to the boat between two people. Brought home seven 18 inchers, four rainbow and three steelhead, caught two 12 inch brown trout and let them swim another day. Few bank fisherman, needed four wheel drive to pull out, had to make several tries at it. Lake level is perfect!
:tup:
Title: Re: Rock Lake Steelhead 2017???
Post by: cryder on February 04, 2017, 06:50:48 PM: Whats the possibility of setting a row boat in there , or whats the shore fishing like any access ? I worked the north end with the buffalo ranch , id fish for browns at the same time i was duck hunting, multi tasking , donctcha no ! wow theres a new permit for the game crooks ! shhh,,, anyways very interested in going out there ,, sooooo ,,,, GET OUT THERE , Before someone takes that away too !!
Title: Re: Rock Lake Steelhead 2017???
Post by: quadrafire on February 04, 2017, 07:43:05 PM: Row boats are welcome at the south end launch.