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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: CP on July 15, 2020, 03:30:49 PM

Title: Baker Lake opening
Post by: CP on July 15, 2020, 03:30:49 PM: Baker Lake to open for sockeye
Action: Opens sockeye retention fishery.
Effective date: July 18 through Sept. 7, 2020.
Species affected: Sockeye salmon.
Location: Baker Lake (Whatcom County) Catch Record Code 825
Rule: Daily limit two sockeye. Min. size 18". Anglers may fish with two poles with a two-pole endorsement. Each angler aboard a vessel may deploy salmon angling gear until the daily salmon limit for all anglers aboard has been achieved.
Reason for action: Sufficient numbers of sockeye have been transported to Baker Lake to support a lake fishery for these salmon
Title: Re: Baker Lake opening
Post by: h20hunter on July 15, 2020, 03:38:23 PM: I think you need a Baker lake buddy!!! :rockin:
Title: Re: Baker Lake opening
Post by: Stein on July 15, 2020, 03:58:40 PM: That's a gorgeous place to fish, I just can't seem to figure it out though.
Title: Re: Baker Lake opening
Post by: 3nails on July 15, 2020, 04:11:46 PM: Not many fish in the lake. Looks like a way to sell licenses.
Title: Re: Baker Lake opening
Post by: h2ofowlr on July 15, 2020, 04:14:22 PM: We will be up chasing them. Always a fun one.
Title: Re: Baker Lake opening
Post by: CP on July 15, 2020, 04:17:41 PM: Quote from: h20hunter on July 15, 2020, 03:38:23 PM
I think you need a Baker lake buddy!!! :rockin:

:tup: I've never fished it, you can show me the ropes.
Title: Re: Baker Lake opening
Post by: Stein on July 15, 2020, 04:27:37 PM: Quote from: 3nails on July 15, 2020, 04:11:46 PM
Not many fish in the lake. Looks like a way to sell licenses.

The one thing I do know is to wait until they get a good amount of fish trucked up.
Title: Re: Baker Lake opening
Post by: Rainier10 on July 17, 2020, 10:33:22 AM: Is 1,500 fish enough for it to be "on fire" or is it better to wait a bit until they truck more fish in?
Title: Re: Baker Lake opening
Post by: Stein on July 17, 2020, 10:43:24 AM: It won't be on fire for sure.
Title: Re: Baker Lake opening
Post by: Wazntme on July 20, 2020, 02:03:40 AM: Baker lake is the only fishery where it doesn’t bother me when I get skunked, it’s so dang beautiful up there.
Title: Re: Baker Lake opening
Post by: Rainier10 on July 20, 2020, 07:23:12 AM: How was it this weekend?
Title: Re: Baker Lake opening
Post by: h2ofowlr on July 20, 2020, 08:09:30 AM: It was a really good opener on Baker Lake. Saw lots of fish caught on Saturday. We caught 7 and lost another 5. Left before 9. Went up on Sunday and started fishing shortly after 5:30 and were limited by 7:30 with 6 fish and had lost another 4. Didn’t see as many fish caught Sunday, but still a fair amount. Probably the best bite I have seen in a few years. Maybe opening it later in July helped with a hotter bite. Not sure, but it was a fun one.
Title: Re: Baker Lake opening
Post by: JakeLand on July 20, 2020, 08:23:14 AM: It was a great opener !!
Title: Re: Baker Lake opening
Post by: TriggerMike on July 20, 2020, 09:41:20 AM: Quote from: h2ofowlr on July 20, 2020, 08:09:30 AM
It was a really good opener on Baker Lake. Saw lots of fish caught on Saturday. We caught 7 and lost another 5. Left before 9. Went up on Sunday and started fishing shortly after 5:30 and were limited by 7:30 with 6 fish and had lost another 4. Didn’t see as many fish caught Sunday, but still a fair amount. Probably the best bite I have seen in a few years. Maybe opening it later in July helped with a hotter bite. Not sure, but it was a fun one.

Sounds fun. Any size?
Title: Re: Baker Lake opening
Post by: Rainier10 on July 20, 2020, 09:43:00 AM: Hopefully they keep moving fish in. If not it sounds like it was pretty good with what they did move already.

Thanks for the report.
Title: Re: Baker Lake opening
Post by: Brushcrawler on July 26, 2020, 04:43:43 PM: Looks like a few more in the lake now, anybody still fishing it?