WDFW Region 3- Trout Fishing Reports

WDFW Region 3 - South Central Washington

Leech Lake triploid rainbow trout about 17 inches in length.

Trout Fishing in Region 3
2003

Leech Lake Naches River Dog Lake

Leech Lake Fishing Reports, 2003

Leech Lake, located near White Pass, Yakima County has attracted fly anglers for many years.
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is interviewing anglers this summer at Leech Lake as a means of evaluating triploid rainbow plants.
Triploid rainbow will be stocked on June 17, 2003.
Rainbow caught prior to June 17 are fish that were planted in 2002.
Leech is heavily populated with eastern brook that have been in the lake for many years, and have maintained a population through natural reproduction.
Leech Lake is regulated as a fly fishing only water.

Leech Lake Stock Assessment

Leech Lake Fishing Reports, 2003
Date	Anglers Interviewed	Hours Fished	Kept EB	Released EB	Total EB	Kept RB	Released RB	Total RB	Total Fish
6/06/2003	7	15.8	0	30	30	2	12	14	44
6/07/2003	12	27.4	0	40	40	1	4	5	45
6/08/2003	17	63.7	11	20	31	3	7	10	41
6/13/2003	1	1.8	0	3	3	0	0	0	3
6/15/2003	11	34.1	0	35	35	0	7	7	42
6/17/2003	10	48.1	0	17	17	3	77	80	97
6/20/2003	14	45.1	0	19	19	0	16	16	35
6/22/2003	12	23.6	1	13	14	3	18	21	35
6/26/2003	23	45	0	11	11	4	22	26	37
7/05/2003	18	40	0	31	31	3	31	34	65
7/09/2003	13	39.2	0	28	28	0	30	30	58
7/20/2003	12	44	7	11	18	4	16	20	38
7/31/2003	10	55.7	0	70	70	0	33	33	103
8/09/2003	11	57.5	0	70	70	0	26	26	96
8/12/2003	4	7	0	5	5	0	0	0	5
8/28/2003	10	19.6	1	23	24	2	10	12	36
8/01/3103	10	27.1	0	35	35	0	6	6	41
09/10/2003	1	2.9	0	3	3	0	0	0	3
09/13/2003	8	14.1	1	10	11	0	3	3	14
09/20/2003	8	33.3	0	33	33	0	24	24	57
10/01/2003	2	12.2	0	4	4	2	9	11	15
Totals	214	657.2	21	511	532	27	351	378	910

Naches River Creel Census, 2003

Catch and release regulations were adopted effective June 1, 2003 for the Naches River from the confluence with the Tieton River upstream about 10.5 miles to Rattlesnake Creek (Treatment Section).
Above RattlesnakeCreek (Control Section), the catch limit is 2 trout, and the minimum length is 12 inches.
Selective gear rules apply to the entire river.
A creel census will be conducted throughout the season.

Naches River Creel Census
Treatment Section
Day		Anglers Checked	Hours Fished	Fish Kept by Species				Fish Released by species
Type	Date	Anglers Checked	Hours Fished	CT	RB	Other	Totals	CT & RB	BLC	Other	Species	Totals
WE	6/07/2003	2	3.4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1
WE	6/08/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WE	6/21/2003	3	5.7	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		5
WE	6/22/2003	8	2.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1
WD	6/06/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	6/13/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	6/17/2003	1	2.4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		0
WD	6/20/2003	1	2.2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		5
WD	6/23/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	6/26/2003	3	10	0	0	0	0	8	0	0		8
WE	Subtotal	13	11.3	0	0	0	0	7	0	0		7
WD	Subtotal	5	14.6	1	0	0	1	13	0	0		13
All	June Total	18	25.9	1	0	0	1	20	0	0		20
WE	7/04/2003	3	1.9	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	CK Parr	3
WE	7/05/2003	5	11.3	0	0	0	0	15	0	0		15
WE	7/13/2003	12	5.9	0	0	0	0	20	0	1	WF	21
WD	7/08/2003	9	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	EB	2
WD	7/18/2003	3	4	0	0	0	0	11	0	0		11
WD	7/21/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	7/23/2003	1	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	7/31/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WE	Subtotal	38	47.5	0	0	0	0	72	0	4		76
WD	Subtotal	13	8.3	0	0	0	0	12	0	1		13
All	July Total	51	55.8	0	0	0	0	84	0	5		89
WE	8/02/2003	7	7.7	0	0	0	0	22	0	0		22
WE	8/03/2003	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1
WE	8/09/2003	1	0.4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1
WE	8/10/2003	10	10.5	0	0	0	0	12	0	0		12
WE	8/17/2003	7	5.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WE	8/31/2003	5	4.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1
WD	8/01/2003	2	0.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	8/07/2003	4	8	0	0	0	0	6	0	0		6
WD	8/12/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	0	0		33
WD	8/20/2003	1	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	8/22/2003	5	12.5	0	0	0	0	44	0	0		44
WD	08/27/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	08/28/2003	4	8.3	0	0	0	0	29	0	0		29
WE	Subtotal	29	33.1	0	0	0	0	61	0	0		61
WD	Subtotal	16	29.8	0	0	0	0	112	0	0		112
	Aug. Total	45	62.9	0	0	0	0	173	0	0		173
WE	9/07/2003	5	9.1	0	0	0	0	14	0	0		14
WE	9/13/2003	7	11.7	0	0	0	0	10	0	1	WF	11
WD	9/04/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	9/08/2003	3	8.6	0	0	0	0	11	0	0		11
WD	9/10/2003	4	6.5	0	0	0	0	14	0	0		14
WD	09/15/2003	2	5.9	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		5
WD	09/23/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WE	Subtotal	26	45	0	0	0	0	58	0	1	0	59
WD	Subtotal	9	21	0	0	0	0	30	0	0	0	30
	Sept. Total	35	66	0	0	0	0	88	0	1	0	89
WD	10/01/2003	3	7.5	0	0	0	0	30	0	1	BLC	31
WD	10/01/2003	3	7.5	0	0	0	0	30	0	1	BLC	31
Control Section
Day		Anglers Checked	Hours Fished	Fish Kept by Species				Fish Released by species
Type	Date	Anglers Checked	Hours Fished	CT	RB	Other	Totals	CT & RB	BLC	Other	Species	Totals
WE	6/07/2003	2	1.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WE	6/08/2003	1	0.8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1
WE	6/15/2003	1	0.4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1
WE	6/21/2003	3	6.5	0	0	0	0	7	0	0		7
WE	6/22/2003	6	4.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	6/06/2003	7	4.7	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	WF	2
WD	6/13/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	6/17/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	6/20/2003	7	6.8	1	1	0	2	0	3	1	Jack CK	4
WD	6/23/2003	6	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		2
WD	6/26/2003	7	7.5	0	1	0	1	12	0	0		12
WE	Subtotal	13	13.5	0	0	0	0	8	1	0		9
WD	Subtotal	27	28	1	2	0	3	15	3	2		20
All	June Total	40	41.5	1	2	0	3	23	4	2		29
WE	7/04/2003	1	0.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WE	7/04/2003	1	0.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WE	7/05/2003	4	5.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WE	7/13/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WE	7/20/2003	8	9.9	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	CK Adult	2
WE	7/26/2003	5	18.5	0	0	0	0	15	0	3	WF	18
WE	7/27/2003	4	4.3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		2
WD	7/08/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	7/09/2003	2	0.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	7/18/2003	3	4	0	0	0	0	11	0	0		11
WD	7/21/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	7/23/2003	11	6.8	0	0	0	0	8	0	0		8
WD	7/31/2003	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	7/31/2003	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WE	Subtotal	22	16.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		2
WD	Subtotal	16	4.4	0	0	0	0	11	0	0		11
All	July Total	38	20.5	0	0	0	0	12	0	1		13
WE	8/02/2003	12	8	0	0	0	0	12	0	0		12
WE	8/03/2003	8	2.7	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		3
WE	8/09/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WE	8/10/2003	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WE	8/17/2003	8	18.6	0	0	0	0	12	0	0		12
WD	8/01/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	8/07/2003	3	0.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	8/12/2003	1	3	0	0	0	0	10	0	0		10
WD	8/20/2003	2	4.8	0	0	0	0	11	0	0		11
WD	8/22/2003	2	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	8/27/2003	1	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	8/28/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WE	Subtotal	34	34.4	0	0	0	0	28	0	0	0	28
WD	Subtotal	9	9.5	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	21
All	August Total	43	43.9	0	0	0	0	49	0	0		49
WE	9/07/2003	1	3	0	0	0	0	35	0	0		35
WE	9/13/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	9/04/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	9/08/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	9/10/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	09/15/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	09/23/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WE	Subtotal	4	8.2	0	0	0	0	52	0	0		52
WD	Subtotal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
	Sept. Total	4	8.2	0	0	0	0	52	0	0		52
WD	10/01/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD	10/01/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
WD = week days WE = weekend days CT = cutthroat trout RB = rainbow trout WF = whitefish CK = chinook salmon BLC = bull trout

Dog Lake Fishing Report, 2003

Dog Lake, located near White Pass in Yakima County was planted June 17 with triploid rainbow.
In addition,catchable rainbow have been planted.
A naturally reproducing population of eastern brook are also present.
Anglers will be interviewed several times a month to evaluate the triploid rainbow planting program.

Dog Lake Fishing Report
Date	Anglers Interviewed	Hours Fished	Kept EB	Released EB	Total EB	Kept RB	Released RB	Total RB	Total Fish
6/20/2003	8	39.1	4	6	10	12	24	36	46
7/13/2003	14	39.3	4	3	7	23	7	30	37
7/21/2003	9	14.1	0	2	2	2	0	2	4
7/27/2003	6	6.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8/02/2003	14	24	0	1	1	3	12	15	16
8/12/2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8/17/2003	9	22.2	2	8	10	1	3	4	14
8/20/2003	1	1.6	0	2	2	0	0	0	2
Totals	61	147.1	10	22	32	41	46	87	119

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