[Oncorhynchus gorbuscha]

I was looking through the regs and it occurred to me, if there's no boat launch can I take my canoe out on the lake or is it closed to boats all together? I couldn't find anything in the reg book about it. Does anyone know?


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[Penobscot]

I believe that as long as you do not trespass to access the lake, you are free to canoe it, with or without a boat launch.

 

[Stonefish]

Provided you are talking about a lake in Washington, if it isn't listed in the regulations it is closed.
SF

 

[cabezon]

Of course, many lakes that are local water supplies have restricted access. You may want to search the county regulations.
Steve

 

[Olive bugger]

Provided you are talking about a lake in Washington, if it isn't listed in the regulations it is closed.
SF

The folks at Mill Creek WDFW told me that it would be open year round.

 

[Jim Wallace]

Provided you are talking about a lake in Washington, if it isn't listed in the regulations it is closed.
SF

Huh?

I thought all lakes, reservoirs, and ponds in WA were open year-round, unless stated otherwise in the special rules.

 

[Stonefish]

The folks at Mill Creek WDFW told me that it would be open year round.

You are correct, provided said "lake" isn't a beaver pond.
Rivers, streams and beaver ponds not listed in the regs are closed.
Thankfully beavers never use lakes, just ponds.
SF

 

[Jim Wallace]

Yes, of course. Whoever heard of a beaver in a lake? I'm sure that otters in lakes are often mistaken for beavers, and maybe also muskrats and nutria get mistaken for beavers. But beavers in a lake?

 

[Oncorhynchus gorbuscha]

Yes I am specifically talking about lakes and ponds listed in the regs without boat launches. On the beaver side though, robins lake in Tahuya did have beaver for a while. They were trying to damn up the culvert under a road. A real PITA for the ranger


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[Old406Kid]

Any lake that WDFW stocks has to have a public access which may or may not include a launch area.
That being said, unless it specifies that no floating devices are allowed you should be good.
Here's a link that may help.
http://wdfw.wa.gov/lands/water_access/

 

[Jim Wallace]

I believe that as long as you do not trespass to access the lake, you are free to canoe it, with or without a boat launch.

I think that Penobscot nailed it.

 

[Oncorhynchus gorbuscha]

Yes I am specifically talking about lakes and ponds listed in the regs without boat launches. On the beaver side though, robins lake in Tahuya did have beaver for a while. They were trying to damn up the culvert under a road. A real PITA for the ranger



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[Cal I. Baetis]

Yes, of course. Whoever heard of a beaver in a lake? I'm sure that otters in lakes are often mistaken for beavers, and maybe also muskrats and nutria get mistaken for beavers. But beavers in a lake?

We had beavers in Lake Whatcom in Bellingham. They built their lodge on a point of wooded land that jutted out into the lake

 

[Olive bugger]

Yes I am specifically talking about lakes and ponds listed in the regs without boat launches. On the beaver side though, robins lake in Tahuya did have beaver for a while. They were trying to damn up the culvert under a road. A real PITA for the ranger

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Similar thing happened to the upper Big Bear Creek in
Woodinville area. King County spent a lot of time trying to capture said villain. I suppose they finally did. He/they were damming up the drain under the roadway and causing water
over the roadway on occasion of heavy rain. I think they got a free vacation to Upper Skykomish or some other beaver vacation location.

 

[Old Man]

Yes, of course. Whoever heard of a beaver in a lake? I'm sure that otters in lakes are often mistaken for beavers, and maybe also muskrats and nutria get mistaken for beavers. But beavers in a lake?

It depends as to what kind of beaver you are talking about

 

[Old406Kid]

It depends as to what kind of beaver you are talking about

 

[Cal I. Baetis]

It depends as to what kind of beaver you are talking about

Dirty old man

 

[Old Man]

Dirty old man

Yeah, and loving it also.

 

[erniemx5]

If you're a star, just grab them by the beaver?


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