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Night fishing legal?
« on: July 12, 2011, 01:19:25 AM »
I am from Spokane, WA and was wondering is it legal to fish the local lakes at night ? I recently got a boat and was wondering if it was legal. I looked in the regs and I forgot what page it is on, but it says freshwater is open 24 hours. It got me thinking just not sure if its okay or not just wanted to make sure before I tried for crappies at night. Thanks guys!
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Re: Night fishing legal?
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2011, 05:05:46 AM »
I am from Spokane, WA and was wondering is it legal to fish the local lakes at night ? I recently got a boat and was wondering if it was legal. I looked in the regs and I forgot what page it is on, but it says freshwater is open 24 hours. It got me thinking just not sure if its okay or not just wanted to make sure before I tried for crappies at night. Thanks guys!
Yes it is legal to fish at night. Just take a short drive to Loon now while the silvers are biting, It looks like a floating city at times.

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Re: Night fishing legal?
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2011, 06:48:16 AM »
It is not only legal but very productive. Here is a walleye caught at night from Lake Roosevelt from shore.
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Re: Night fishing legal?
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2011, 07:08:27 AM »
Exactly what buckcanyonlodge said, especially if the weather gets hot. If you are going after crappies at night after a hot summers day you may want to try for bass as well.  Topwater lures along weed edges.  Be ready, they'll hit hard and they'll be big  :tup:

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Re: Night fishing legal?
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2011, 09:42:27 AM »
We fish trout at sunlakes all the time when we are there.
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Re: Night fishing legal?
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2011, 08:42:15 PM »
Just talked to a buddy looks like I'll be one of the flotilla Friday evening! 

Silvers are running a 15 inch honest measurement

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Re: Night fishing legal?
« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2011, 08:46:23 PM »
Some species may be different. Don't know that area. Down here for exp salmon is not ok at night. Steelhead is o.k
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Re: Night fishing legal?
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2011, 05:14:03 PM »
Pretty sure most rivers are closed to all night fishing to help prevent snagging , with lakes and saltwater open.
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Re: Night fishing legal?
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2011, 05:15:43 PM »
Just talked to a buddy looks like I'll be one of the flotilla Friday evening! 

Silvers are running a 15 inch honest measurement

Silvers?  as in land locked sockeye or kokinee?
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Re: Night fishing legal?
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2011, 05:18:22 PM »
We fish trout at sunlakes all the time when we are there.

Never fished for trout at night but always wondered what would work? most likely bait? I wonder if artifcial
 lures or flies would work?
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Re: Night fishing legal?
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2011, 06:49:29 PM »
Just talked to a buddy looks like I'll be one of the flotilla Friday evening! 

Silvers are running a 15 inch honest measurement

Silvers?  as in land locked sockeye or kokinee?


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Re: Night fishing legal?
« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2011, 01:07:14 PM »
Hit Chapman Lake at night for sure with your new boat.  It is in Cheney. 

You can find a styrofoam headlight holder that floats in the water facing down at White Elephant.  Use glow hooks that you charge with a camera flash.  Put a few maggots on the hook.  Use a real light action rod as they barley "hit", I use to put my spinning reel on my fly rod.  When you see the slightest movement on the end of your rod pull up quickly but delicately cause they have soft mouths.  It take technique but you will kill the Kokanee.  There will be others out doing the same thing and it makes for some of my best night fishing memories.  Another seriously important tip is to fine the thermocline in the water as the fish will not move up and down even for the maggots.  Start at a depth you know is plenty deep and every so often reel up a turn.  Keep track of your reel turns.  Once you catch one fish you must fish that exact same depth for the rest of the night, you will slay them. 

Night catfishing at the grain silos on the Snake River is another topic.
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