Can anyone give me some info about flowing lake? Motor allowed? How is the Launch? Water color? Depth? Constant producers in the lake?

Thinkin about hittin it withn Sullie next Sunday!

Thanks for any reports in Advance!

Yes. Two boat launches. One on each end. The one on the North end at the park you have tp pay and the one at the south end is free. Both are good launches. And both have docks. If you want more info just got to this site's home page and look around. There is a contour map of the lake there. It should give you some idea about the lake. As for what to use. Anything just as long as it isn't dynamite or live fish(shiners)

Jim

Flowing Lake, Feature Lake, Snohomish County

Aug 9, 2001

By Mike and Susan Emerson

Flowing Lake has rainbows and bass fishing which is open year round for both. The lake is good-sized with 135 acres and is surrounded by private homes and a Snohomish County Park at the north end of the lake, which has a boat ramp, camping facilities and nice swim area a moorage on the beach. There is a public boat launch on the SE corner of the lake which is on Wonderland Rd. There are also pit toilets available at the public launch. The parking lot is of a limited size, but you can easily maneuver around in it. You can use all kinds of bait and lures for rainbows and all
seem to work well at different times of day. The lake is 60 feet in places and is well stocked every spring with hatchery rainbow, including some lunker brood fish in the two pound range. Now for the bad news: During the days, especially weekends and holidays, there are a multitude of water-skiers. Best time for fishing is earlymorning or evening.

Directions on how to get there:
On Hwy 2 just west of Monroe, take Roosevelt Rd to the north, turn right on Trombley Rd, then turn right on Spada Rd. Turn on 72nd St. E (which turns into Storm Lake Rd), then turn left onto Wonderland Rd. The public access is on the left just after entering Wonderland Rd. Storm Lake is just a block or two further on Storm Lake Rd. on the right hand side. Food, gas, tackle and
lodging are in Monroe.

lots more info @WashingtonLakes index

Pictures and maps too at the Featured Lake Section. Check the Archives section for reports going back five years.

Hey Brat Bonker and Sullie, i'm up for a trip to flowing lake, i've been meaning to take the Queefer out anyways, give me a call and we'll hook up. I'll show u boys how to fish.........Again.


-Capt. Q

Sullie wont be able to use his special coho catching teqniques in the lake, like he does in the river lol!

i know i wont be able to use my coho catching techniques, i will just have to use my trout catching techniques. captain q give me a call some time and we will plan some time to go.

Sullie ain't you gonna take your boat? You don't need a motor, most of the fish concentrate by the boat launch (in my experience) you could probably just row. By the way what happened to your motor again? hahaha just joking.


Cap. Q

I think we are gonna have a contest between the the Quiefer and the Chum Bucket to see who catches more fish!

I fished Flowing Lake today and I enjoyed a beautiful lake on a beautiful day. However, I didn't get a bite and I saw no fish taken by my fellow bankees or any of the boaters. I was fishing at the county park.

Reminder: The county park requires a $5.00 use fee; payable via a machine at the entrance. Luckly, I had a $5.00 bill. I didn't feel screwed paying the use fee; as the park seemed well maintained and far fewer people than Blackman's Lake (crowded at both free parks today and no fish, either).

This may sound funny, But is there any possibility that the trout they threw into Flowing,and Blackman's lakes were what was left from the freshwater Demo tank and the kids trout pond from the Monroe sportsmenshow? I was up at those two lakes on Saturday and it looked to be a bunch of people catching nada. The paper said that they planted "some". Just a Possibility.

My buddy and I fished Flowing Saturday from about 9 till 11, never got a bump. Talked to the bait dunkers, gear draggers and other flyfisherman. Not one person reported a nibble.
It was a beautiful morning but I think the water is still a bit chilly.
I heard trhe first plant last Monday was only 300 fish.
The good news is that it was only the first of 6 plants 10 days to 2 weeks apart.
Time will tell,
Tight Lines

P.S.
Talked to a guy that tried Blackmans today and same story.....Nada

I haven't heard of much action at Flowing. I live next door on Storm Lk and get so ticked off when I hear about the fee for parking at the county park on the West end of the lake. What a rip! They have done absoulutly nothing to improve this area and are charging to use the public land that my taxes pay for. Use the free boat launch on the East end of the lake off of Storm Lake road. Gas, and groceries are right down the road at Storm Lake store. Not in Monroe like listed. There should be a dump of hatchery fish soon, so keep a eye out for that. There are some HUGE fish in Flowing if you can catch them. Bass and trout.

I used to fish flowing alot before they started the pay to play at the park. i havent been out there in about 2 years since i moved out of the area so i dont know if its changed much. it tends to be pretty slow during the winter and early spring, but you tend to catch larger fish at this time of year. best i have seen out of there was a 5 pounder and i have caught a couple around 20 inches. after they stock it, it becomes a slay fest for abot a week. 30 minute limits are rather common, allthough the fish are standerd 10-12 inch plants. i have always used power bait, and power bait here and do really well. small hook and bait seem to help also. hope this helps.

steve

Hey could someone help me out with directions or and address to the free boat launch on the east side of the lake. Thanks!

Quickest way depending on what direction you come from is on Hy 2. Turn left off 2 on 100th mile post 10. That is Westwick Rd. Go to the top of the hill and turn right on Spada Rd. Go about 1/2 mile and turn left on Storm Lk Rd. That will take you about 3 miles to the boat launch and dock to your left. You can follow the signs to the Flowing Lake golf course from 2 also. The lake is hard to see when you get close to it on your left along Storm Lk Rd. If you miss it you'll run into the Storm Lk grocery store and see Storm Lake on your right.

I fished flowing lake on monday (the 15th) evening and couldn't manage a bite. I trolled a brown and a green wooly bugger. I talked to a few bank and boat anglers and they didn't do any better.

you guys manage no bites,? but do you ever try salad shrimp? sliding bobber? if not, hint..it may work..nuke it for about 20 secs in the microwave and it stays on forever..

What is salad shrimp? do u mean sand shrimp?

I think he means like the little cocktail shrimp you put on salads etc that come in cans like tuna does.

It does work at times.

you can buy it at the pound at the seafood center at the nearest store..they work suprisingly well..its all i use for trout anymore, and kokanee love em also..

Go ahead and keep thinking its free, I am sure the WDFW could use your 66.00 donation/fine.

Here is a very recent picture of the "free" area

I have heard this "free" area is going to even get a new dock.

It is free. When you get your license you get one of those tags. It's not my fault you left yours in you other car and got a ticket. If you figure you have to pay and how many times durning the year do you use these boat launches with that sticker. By a years time you should be parking free.

Besides this is a good launch. Many lakes have just dirt launches and no docks. You can thank the state for that dock because a few years ago that dock wasn't even there.

Jim

trust me you do pay for it, even though it "free" when you buy your license.

and no I have not got a ticket for not having one visable on my vehicle.

I would assume if you are using this "free" launch you are fishing and have the sense to put your sticker on your vehicle. If not then you suffer the consquences. This area is no different than the county park area and hasn't changed one bit. I don't have a problem paying for improvments, but when they use it for a money generator then it rubs me the wrong way. I can give you many examples of how our WDFW spends our money on worthless endevors. Jameson Lk and the Potholes area are prime examples. Let's hope the new dock is going to be funded by private donations or it will cost us thousands of $'s How long do you figure it will be free?.......

How do you get to flowing lake from the monroe fairgrounds?

Fished flowing lake today from 9am-2pm and only got one fish. talked to a few other people who said they didnt have any and if anyone did they only had one or two. fishing was good but catchin was slow.

I fished flowing today from about 1 pm till 4.It was slow. i managed 4 to the hand and long line release a couple with nothing over 11 inches. I was dragin' streamers behind my pontoon for the most part. I did anchor for a bit and cast some soft hackles to the risers , got a few hits, and they were slurping flies all over the place, but I did better trollin' and twichin'.
One guy in an ODC 10 footer was just coonin' 'em all day long. He musta had 50 that I saw. None of any size, that I saw, but he had 'em keyed in.
It was a beautiful day, the water just needs to warm a few degrees and this lake should be hoppin' for awhile.



Wish everyone would catch and release.........I mean really, what are ya gonna do with 'em? Eat'em?........ Give 'em to somebody?.... I believe most people take 'em home, freezer burn 'em and then throw 'em out

Leaky

Leaky, I agree 100% with you on catch and release. The only problem is that when I use powerbait and float it off the bottom, often they take the hook deep and would not be able to swim off. But the fish do not get wasted! Other wise C&R

Do you know what the guy who caught 50 or so in the pontoon boat was using?

I hope all of you that use bait that you are not supposed to catch and release those fish. If you use any kind of bait the fish all count toward your limit. And you will find this in the Regs. If caught will result in a ticket.

Just a little word of advice.

Jim

Just checked the regs, and from what i got out of it on page 21 it says "In lakes, ponds, and resivours: No Min size. Daily limit 5. When fishing bait all TROUT (except Steelhead) equal to or greater to the minimum size are counted as part of the daily limit whether kept or released"

So does it mean that i could release 5 trout and then stop fishing?

Old Man: Thanks for the heads up as i was unaware of the rule (bad me, bad me)