i am goin to be fishing fish lake this saturday and i was wondering if anyone has any reports. i have fished there before but not this time of the year. any info would be great. Thanks!

Usually that lake and fish lake across the highway are good this time of year because they are just thawing and the fish are hungry.

I dont think they have been frozen all winter due to the warmer temps, but I could be wrong.

Dont know what methods you will be using but there are a fair amount of Rainbows and Browns in each lake. Be ABSOLUTELY sure you release any Dolly Vardens and any Kokanee because they are protected there. My brother could tell you how much money the WDFW tickets are for keeping one illegally (even if by accident.) he tells me ( from personal experience) that they patrol that area pretty well because of the protected fish.

-edit- They caught alot of fish last summer on bobber, 6' leader, and nightcrawlers. Also did well on wet fly's, and dropping a nightcrawler to the bottom.

thanks sky-guy. i have caught fish with nightcrawler off the bottom as well as power bait. i will have to give the wet flys a shot.

Hey one other method used on Fish lake successfully when I was a kid (I caught my first trout on Fish lake when I was probably 3) ...is trolling pop gear and a worm or spinner along the east shore and southeast shore along the lilypad lines. Always caught the biggest Browns fishing that way.

Thanks again sky-guy.

Sullie,

PLEASE give a report on how you do, conditions, etc.. This is my favorite !!!
Pre- thanks!!

Early season I use rainbow powerbait. Later in the season I use the a worm/mellow combination. Mostly fish the east end, both north and south shore, in around 25'-45' of water.

fishbelly2 i will be sure to post reports when i get back. my friend went up today and he was 7 for 9 in only a couple hours fishing. he said there was snow on the ground and snowing.

just got back from fish lake today and did alrite. i hooked 9 and landed 4. i was so used to settin the hook hard for steel head i forgot that trout have soft mouths. but all in all it was a fun day. the weather was nice and there was no wind in the morning, but a little bit in the afternoon.

Thanks for the report sul!! Plan on a trip there in end of Apr and staying in one of the new tee-pee's that Cascade Hideaway have = very nice!! Thanks again!