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wormosa
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is a campgrounds, that is a great lake and i do not know why they do not.
that would be even better then a campground, as i live fairly close i would not use campgroundsWhat I'd really like to see is for them to not close it over the winter.
What they really need is trout that will consistently hit! I've been there twice and caught some. But, it was nothing like the hype that I've heard about a "great fishery" for many years. Maybe those days are gone?
almost everytime i go there there are 2 sheriff and two exlorer scouts or whatever they are there....the deputy helpers do safety inspections ... at times i wish i had not seen them so much but overall it is a good thingAre there cops/patrols there? I've not seen any...although there were game wardens on the lake and at ramp C, during the opener.
I too would like to see it open year around but the powers that be can't justify the services that are required when so few people would take advantage of it.
What they really need is trout that will consistently hit! I've been there twice and caught some. But, it was nothing like the hype that I've heard about a "great fishery" for many years. Maybe those days are gone?
What resources? Changing the regulations to allow year-round angling would require no action on Washington County Parks part. No bathrooms or gates need to be unlocked, no trash collected, the lawn would need to be mowed all the same regardless of year-round angling.
The only problem then becomes fee collection. But if they aren't providing any services at that time of the year, what are they collecting fees for?
You misunderstand, if the park is Open then they are required to have open restrooms and trash collection and someone who goes out each day and unlocks the gates to the ramps then goes back and locks them for the night. The fee collection is a vending machine now so that wouldn't change. I've had a conversation with one of the rangers about this and it is in the long term plan but keeps getting push back because of the economy. The sheriffs don't want it because they would have to be out there more often and that eats into their budget.
Sorry,
GD
P.S. It's a real shame that you guys up north, don't have better nearby lakes to choose from.
Not sure where you got the notion it was some sort of "great fishery," worth traveling to at least with regards to the trout fishing, now bass may be a different story. But yeah the trout are all stockers, and come mid-summer the stocking is done and the fishing is just your average run of the mill lake. For trout I'd take Green Peter any day over Hagg, especially as fall approaches!
There are HUGE trout in Hagg. ODFW stocked it last fall w/ some BIG brooders...up to 18 pounds. Plus, during this season's opener, I saw one fish about 6 pounds and another about 10.