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Thanks for the Pass Lake algae report! I also thoroughly washed off all my gear when I got home, but I'm not sure it will make any difference, as it seems that this blue-green algae is already present in most of our western WA lakes.

Just reported the bloom. Will let you guys know if I hear anything back. BTW, in case you haven't recognized the lake from my photos, the lake is Offutt Lake in Thurston County, just south of Olympia.

Only hooked 2 rainbows and landed one tiny largemouth bass. However, I think the falling barometer was more to blame than the blue-green algae.

However, some lakes have no homes or in the case of Pass Lake, just one home around it, so in those cases, it seems like leaky septic systems or over-fertilizing of lawns wouldn't be the culprit.

I'm definitely not an algae expert, so I don't know. I know there are many different species of algae, and some apparently do well in colder temperatures. In central WA, it seems to me that the algae mostly disappears with the colder temperatures, but in western WA, some of the algae seems to...

Visited a western WA lake this past Thursday and it had lots of algae floating on the lake, as seen in this photo: In places where the wind collected the algae, the blue-green color was very apparent, almost like someone had dumped some paint into the water: Here's another photo in a...

The trouble with that Old Man River Road's method is that sometimes the toxins take several days to take effect as your liver gets damaged. If you do taste tests, reserve some of the mushrooms so that they can be positively identified by an expert later on when you are taken to the ER. The...

I used to belong to the Puget Sound Mycological Society (www.psms.org), which is a very large and active organization which will help put you in contact with others who know a lot about mushrooms. They have frequent outings to help you get started in identifying the mushrooms you find and to...

Well, I gave away a lot and froze some to eat later, but I did sauté some in butter, salt, pepper and a little soy sauce, which I like to eat over hot rice. I also made some fried rice with Chinese sausage, onions, carrots, celery, Brussel sprouts and matsutake, and I also had some in ramen...

This is a foraging report, not a fishing report. Many Japanese-Americans like me go mushroom hunting in the autumn to search for the elusive matsutake (sometimes called the Japanese Pine Mushroom). The matsutake have a unique aroma and good texture; it is my favorite of all the edible wild...

Great report and photos! Love the pic of the crayfish in the mouth of the smallie! Your sunset photo was also spectacular!

Nice report and photos! That's a long, dusty hike for sure, especially when you're carrying your float tube and assorted gear. The reduced planting rate seems to be producing better quality fish at that lake.

Only my second time to this interesting general regulation lake that Billy MacDonald alerted me to. It is a mixed use fishery, with largemouth bass, perch, rainbows, browns, black crappie, pumpkinseeds and brown bullheads. This was sunset at the lake with the sun lighting up the rain that...

Wow! What a beautiful brown! Almost as nice as the brown you caught at another seep lake some years ago:

It has been fun catching lots of pink salmon over the past month, but I sure was looking forward to getting back out on the desert basin seep lakes. The lake temperatures have finally cooled down to around the 65 degree range, so cool enough to safely fish for rainbows. It was great seeing and...

I believe there was an extensive discussion on this topic in the past, but it may have been on the WFF site. In my opinion, the fish can see a clear line or any fly line just fine. I do think the fish will be less startled by a clear line landing on the water than a brightly colored line, so...

Great report and photos! I'm too old for those long hikes, but you might want to check out my reports on some sub-alpine lakes in the Lakes forum.

Nice job! I think crappie are the best tasting fish among the spiny rays.

I think the dry weather has inhibited mosquito reproduction, as the mosquitoes weren't too bad on this outing. I didn't use any insect repellent and only got bitten twice. My wife and I also didn't encounter many mosquitoes at Sunrise last week.

Fished a small lake near Mount Adams at around 4,100 feet in elevation. This lake has a great view of Mount Adams: I only landed 7 fish, but surprisingly had 3 varieties of trout; 5 browns in the 8 to 18 inch range, one 13 inch Westslope cutthroat and one 10 inch Tiger trout. Here's a photo...