Late November option - rainbows to be stocked in 8 western Washington lakes

WDFW announced today they'll plant 2,000 rainbows (avg 1¼lbs), in time for Black Friday, into each of these lakes:

- Battleground Lake and Klineline Pond in Clark County
- Kress Lake in Cowlitz County
- Fort Borst Park Pond and South Lewis County Park Pond in Lewis County
- Rowland Lake in Klickitat County
- Leland Lake in Jefferson County
- Spencer Lake in Mason County

Note "The lakes in Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis and Klickitat counties will be closed to fishing Nov. 25-28, when they will be stocked with hefty trout from the Mossyrock and Goldendale fish hatcheries. The lakes in Jefferson and Mason counties will remain open to fishing during fish stocking."

Up here in Seattle they pumped 5,000 rainbows (1 lb +) into Green Lake about a month ago. The bite great for the first week, then it tapered off as the temp dropped quickly in early November. Now with water temps in the high 40s these fish lack interest and it's tough to get one hit for hours of effort.

I like that WDFW is stocking up these lakes in the late fall, but I expect we'll get more benefit out of this program in March and April of next year when the temps climb and these fish become active again. Let's hope they survive being stored in lakes rather than rearing ponds for the winter.

Yeah, I know, I'm a stocker-addict. Now tell me something I don't know.