Tucannon River Lakes Open March 1st, 2004
Thursday, February 19, 2004 (00:04:07)

Posted by glock

Opening day on Tucannon River area lakes is quickly approaching. March 1st marks the opener to fishing for hatchery rainbow trout on Beaver, Big Four, Blue, Deer, Rainbow, Spring, and Watson lakes. All but one of them should be stocked before the opener, reports Doug Maxey. The exception is Big Four Lake. "That's our fly-fishing-only lake," Maxey said. "It's always the last one to thaw and we have to pipe the fish 220 feet across the river from the access area to the lake."

Trout are stocked as "catchables" (six to nine inches) or "jumbos" (one pound or more) throughout the season, which runs until Oct. 31.

Here's what's scheduled for stocking before the opener this month:

Beaver Lake- 500 catchables
Big Four Lake - 3,000 catchables, 300 jumbos (Fly Fishing Only)
Blue Lake- 3,500 catchables, 100 jumbos
Deer Lake - 1,000 catchables
Rainbow Lake- 3,000 catchables, 100 jumbos
Spring Lake- 2,000 catchables, 100 jumbos
Watson Lake- 2,500 catchables, 100 jumbos.

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Update
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