THE COULEE CONNECTION
Spring is rapidly approaching, just a few weeks until the March 1 opener for most of the Columbia Basin lakes. Lenore should be good considering how last year’s fall season ended.
Fly fishing this time of year for our area is pretty much limited to Rocky Ford, which is a good bet year round. However another opportunity is Rufus Woods, between
Tens of thousands of healthy triploids were either released or escaped from the net pens and have spread throughout the reservoir. These 2-4 lb. fish, with some much larger, are easy to catch on both jigs and flies. Most people I know that have tried them practiced catch & release until they were ready to leave and then keep their limit of 2, great smoked or barbecued. The bait guys were doing great until WDFW agents went undercover, one weekend they issued 116 citations. With bait the regs. require you to keep any fish caught, not practice c&r. Best by boat but also shore fishing and ‘toons, especially around
Best kept secret in the Basin is that we do have a fly fishing club in Moses Lake, been active for over 20 years with regular meetings at Chico’s Pizza. Make plans to attend, fly tying, rod building and fly fishing info flows freely. Join us every first and third Tuesday of the month.
Tightlines;
Coulee FlyFisher <*(( ))><
CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY
Feb. 5th Regular meeting 6:00PM at Chico’s Pizza in Moses Lake: 530 W Valley Rd, Moses Lake, WA 98837, (509) 765-4589
Feb. 20th (Wednesday) Jeff Korth Speaking at 6:00PM at Chico’s: 530 W Valley Rd, Moses Lake, WA 98837, (509) 765-4589
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