Because there is a large chunk of society that is woefully unaware of how their action affect those around them.Fishermen are of finicky Funky Bunch at boat launches.
I'm thinking our paths crossed once or twiceUse to love going there as the leaves started to turn in the fall. Nice 60-65 degree weekday late September early October. My most success came from throwing olive and black leeches towards the west bank Shoreline and stripping back to deeper waters. There were some hefty trout that could take your 5 weight rod tip and bend it in to the drink. It’s been a good 10+ years since I fished that lake. I don’t ever remember it having all the algae issues back then. I remember being entertained watching a couple times one or two wade the lake near the Highway and time they’re casting to traffic….just sitting in my tube and waiting and imagining what would happen if their fly line got wrapped around a side mirror of some moving big pick-uo truck…. 40mph or so…Watching the fly rod launch
Takes some stout tippet to hold on to a box truck doing 45mph.Use to love going there as the leaves started to turn in the fall. Nice 60-65 degree weekday late September early October. My most success came from throwing olive and black leeches towards the west bank Shoreline and stripping back to deeper waters. There were some hefty trout that could take your 5 weight rod tip and bend it in to the drink. It’s been a good 10+ years since I fished that lake. I don’t ever remember it having all the algae issues back then. I remember being entertained watching a couple times one or two wade the lake near the Highway and time they’re casting to traffic….just sitting in my tube and waiting and imagining what would happen if their fly line got wrapped around a side mirror of some moving big pick-uo truck…. 40mph or so…Watching the fly rod launch
just takes a tug for something to fly off sometimes.Takes some stout tippet to hold on to a box truck doing 45mph.
I used to fish it 20 years ago. I lived in Monroe so it wasn't too bad of a drive. I loved fishing the west shoreline along the rocks. Some very aggressive fish along there. In fact, I once saw a 2 foot rainbow take a swipe at a dipper. Not sure if they were just playing or what, but it definitely made me reevaluate my fly size.Use to love going there as the leaves started to turn in the fall. Nice 60-65 degree weekday late September early October. My most success came from throwing olive and black leeches towards the west bank Shoreline and stripping back to deeper waters. There were some hefty trout that could take your 5 weight rod tip and bend it in to the drink. It’s been a good 10+ years since I fished that lake. I don’t ever remember it having all the algae issues back then. I remember being entertained watching a couple times one or two wade the lake near the Highway and time they’re casting to traffic….just sitting in my tube and waiting and imagining what would happen if their fly line got wrapped around a side mirror of some moving big pick-uo truck…. 40mph or so…Watching the fly rod launch
Curious to know your thoughts on how and why. Is it a pressure thing, an environmental thing, a management thing, or…?the fishing on the lake has changed, as has just about every other fishery in the state.
For Pass, the stocking changes, and that alone changes the fishing. Pressure since I have been fishing it has increased, but not by as much as the population/popularity of the sport.Curious to know your thoughts on how and why. Is it a pressure thing, an environmental thing, a management thing, or…?
For Pass, the stocking changes, and that alone changes the fishing. Pressure since I have been fishing it has increased, but not by as much as the population/popularity of the sport.Curious to know your thoughts on how and why. Is it a pressure thing, an environmental thing, a management thing, or…?
Thank you for the reply. I’m new to the whole lake fishing thing, so it’s interesting to hear insights like yours.For Pass, the stocking changes, and that alone changes the fishing. Pressure since I have been fishing it has increased, but not by as much as the population/popularity of the sport.
The biggest change I’ve seen has been the lake itself. Right now the aquatic vegetation has increased quite a bit from when I first fished it in the early 90s. As such the where to find fish has also changed, but that I don’t believe is a bad thing, more just a thing. I’ve also seen multiple changes through the years in the available food sources. Right now for example, the lake is seeing a boom in fathead minnows, but a decline in calibaetis. I don’t believe that will always be the case, but one should fish accordingly.
Irafly has it right, both the stocking and the conditions in the lake have changed. In addition to the physical changes, he referred there has been a significant change in the fish community in the lake. There now in addition to the trout there are fathead minnows, two species of sunfish and yellow perch. With these changes in the lake WDFW has frankly been "chasing their tails" in an attempt to continue to produce at least some sort of a quality experience.Curious to know your thoughts on how and why. Is it a pressure thing, an environmental thing, a management thing, or…