Washington’s year long stocking schedule gives you the month to expect stocking. That’s barely helpful. If I don’t know the specific week, what good is that information for advanced planning? Again, I won’t actually know until after the deed is done. Other issues with the Washington yearly...
Yeah that happens at all stocked urban lakes everywhere. Everyone has an equal opportunity to be first at the lake after it’s stocked. If the scene at these types of ponds makes you angry, I’d suggest branching out beyond waterbodies within earshot of a major highway.
Yes, but you know the deed is done after the fact. If I want to plan a trip a few weeks or a month out, I don’t have even a general idea of when a lake might be stocked. Both systems are flawed. I personally prefer being able to plan in advance.
Both have their faults. WDFW tells you when it was stocked, but only after the fact. No planning in advance. ODFW tells you months in advance but gives a range instead of a specific date.
I’m not sure how it’s helpful to know the exact date of a stocking if it’s already happened.
Once ODFW arrives to stock the mid coast lakes in early February, you’ll be able to catch fish at any of the lakes on the planting schedule. Cleawox is my personal favorite from an aesthetic standpoint. Most of the stocked lakes don’t have campgrounds right on them, but nearby instead. They’re...
In the Clackamas system, bushwhacking gets you nowhere. The higher you fish, the smaller the fish and fish counts will be. The main stem above north fork reservoir is a great trout stream, and the lower river gets completely ignored for trout despite holding some tanks. The oak grove fork and...
Trout fishing in the small streams near Portland can be excellent if you put in the time to figure out where the larger fish reside. Access and wading, in my opinion, are the greatest challenges associated with those streams. But there are a few places that aren’t too hard on the body. My best...
They Breitenbush and North Santiam rivers are both stocked generously above Detroit. The issue with the Breitenbush is access. It looks like a nuclear bomb went off in that canyon. There are one or two places you can make it down, and they’re absolutely loaded with pellet head rainbows.
Fall and Metolius will be most consistent with the snowmelt coming. The small streams up high are probably your worst option, they’ll be absolutely unfishable. Look for bigger rivers where you can fish the swollen flows close to the bank, like the Lower Deschutes. Also look for stretches of...
Woof there’s a lot of misinformation in this thread so far.
Sea run cutthroat are semi anadromous, which means they don’t migrate every year. Their migration is driven by food, not reproductive cycles. You will find large sea run cutthroat that have residentialized throughout the entire length...
Olalla and Big Creek will get their first stockings of the year next week so those are a good bet. For stream fishing in that area you’ll have to wait until May 22.