troutdude
At least you didn’t get skunked.Went to St.Louis pond on Sat. Feb 10. Got a late start. Did not get fishin til 9:00. Not real crowded. The 7 fish i saw caught looked like trophies not BROODS. aound 19 inches. I had a couple bumps on Kastmasters and 2 big older Broods chase down my oange berkley power worms. All in all a BEAUTIFUL day but no real action. I was told stocked on Wednesday. !000 trophies may be stocked the week of FEB12-16
ODFW should follow WDFWs lead and report when they have been stocked, instead of a rough estimate of when they possible could be stocked?
So you can fish a body of water full of 10lbers and not a barren lake that hasn't been stocked for 10 months.I’m not sure how it’s helpful to know the exact date of a stocking if it’s already happened.
any body have recent success? i’m thinking of going on saturdaySalish pond was stocked today Monday feb.12 . About 11:30. Nice fish--Active bitters. Bait and lures 500 trophys
I mean, it’s not that different in Oregon. You just wait until the end of the week.So you can fish a body of water full of 10lbers and not a barren lake that hasn't been stocked for 10 months.
Not really. They often don't plant when or what is on the schedule. It's just an estimate. In WA you 100% know the deed has been done.I mean, it’s not that different in Oregon. You just wait until the end of the week.
Not really. They often don't plant when or what is on the schedule. It's just an estimate. In WA you 100% know the deed has been done.
If you wait the POACHERS will have cleaned it out..St. Louis pond---Poachers paradise. Seen a lot of guys come down with a bucket . Catch their limit and come back later that day at St. Louis and Salish . Called State police-didn't seem to care much
Sure you do. WA uses both systems. They give you a planting schedule for the year then let you know when they actually do it. As should OR.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.
Sure you do. WA uses both systems. They give you a planting schedule for the year then let you know when they actually do it. As should OR.
So you like to plan in advance. Isn't it frustrating to follow the OR schedule, get to the lake and discover ODFW didn't follow through? You'd know in WA.
It's a shame ODFW doesn't use the WDFW system so you could put the GKs on some real (not theoretical) fish. It's like Schrödinger's trout.Mt. hood pond scheduled to be stocked this week -was not. Called ODFW said NO CONFIRMATION. Grand kids disappointed.
Sorry for the disappointment (especially for the kids). But, just because it is on the schedule is no guarantee. Trucks break down, employees call in sick, etc. So there is never any guarantee unfortunately. Been there; done that. And it kinda stinks...especially when getting up a o'dark thirty and traveling for a spell to get there. But it is what it is.Mt. hood pond scheduled to be stocked this week -was not. Called ODFW said NO CONFIRMATION. Grand kids disappointed.