Hatchery Origin

[Ceviche]

I’ve really enjoyed the last two outings to my favorite lake. Unlike previous years, I’ve been amazed at the feistiness of the carry-over rainbows. They definitely punch over their weight class, will put a hard bend in your rod, take line back when they dive or run, and viciously shake when they jump. If your head ain’t sitting on your shoulders right, they will throw the hook.

What I’m wondering is whether anglers have lately encountered trout like this, and if anyone can point me to where I can find info connecting plantings to hatcheries. I used to know where to look on the WDFW site, but it doesn’t list that with the stocking reports.

I hope you guys are having as much fun as I have. My last two trips yielded trout into the low double figures, with a handful at 14”. I lost almost as many as I brought to hand, because of mental fatigue in the last few hours. To be honest, I quit counting forward once I hit 1/2 dozen. My memory is so shitty, I start over and hope to crack four more.

 

[Wayne Kohan]

I use this: https://data.wa.gov/dataset/WDFW-Fish-Plants/6fex-3r7d/about_data

You may have to mess around to find what you want. I find that the best fighting fish are the ones planted as fingerlings, though I'm sure there is some inherent bias in that.

My counting method is one, two, a few, 5-10, 10-15, lots..... I don't get these guys that can count to 100, I'm too busy counting my line and fly sinking time. And watching the scenery. And do you count only netted fish? Or close to the boat when you try to shake them off so you don't have to mess with them? Or hooked for awhile? If so, how long?

 

[Ceviche]

I use this: https://data.wa.gov/dataset/WDFW-Fish-Plants/6fex-3r7d/about_data

You may have to mess around to find what you want. I find that the best fighting fish are the ones planted as fingerlings, though I'm sure there is some inherent bias in that.

My counting method is one, two, a few, 5-10, 10-15, lots..... I don't get these guys that can count to 100, I'm too busy counting my line and fly sinking time. And watching the scenery. And do you count only netted fish? Or close to the boat when you try to shake them off so you don't have to mess with them? Or hooked for awhile? If so, how long?

I count caught fish as only into the net and released. If not, they’re not “brought to hand.” Lost fish are lost fish, though missed strikes are just that, and then there are fish lost far (LDR) and near (NDR or CDR) that were played but lost. Of course, there are those you just let throw the hook, because they’re small and you’re feeling too lazy to bother netting and removing the hook. Last Monday was all of the above.

 

[RCF]

I like it when the fish is along side the boat and then self-releases. Less time handling them, hopefully less impact on the fish and allows me to get the line/fly out quicker. BTW I count them when I could easily net them along-side the boat...

 

[Shawn Seeger]

I use this: https://data.wa.gov/dataset/WDFW-Fish-Plants/6fex-3r7d/about_data

You may have to mess around to find what you want. I find that the best fighting fish are the ones planted as fingerlings, though I'm sure there is some inherent bias in that.

My counting method is one, two, a few, 5-10, 10-15, lots..... I don't get these guys that can count to 100, I'm too busy counting my line and fly sinking time. And watching the scenery. And do you count only netted fish? Or close to the boat when you try to shake them off so you don't have to mess with them? Or hooked for awhile? If so, how long?

Pretty simple... if you can't/couldn't cook it you can count it!

Sometimes my tongue and cheek bleed not yelling "Bullshrimp"... recently a guy telling his buddy I caught X down there... and I would testify in court he caught ZERO not a single hookup got out in the net.

Just my $0.02