[almostacatch]

Omak Lake is proving to be an epic fishery this spring. I have made two trips there in past week and despite some inclement weather the fishing was at an all time high. Size wasn't as great as last year but the catch and strike rates were excellent. I have fish mostly from the beach tossing flash streamers on a type 6 sink tip to better improve my casting in those conditions and I have been reward by good numbers of chases and many ravenous takes. I did motor around in a boat exploring other shoreline opportunities and was greeted happily by some willing participants. This year nothing has broke into that "monsterous" size classification but there have been a couple that borderline on "huge". Anyway, the premis of this post isn't to talk numbers, but convey what an awesome fishery this is within our state. I hope some of you can make it out and enjoy it. It beats sitting on the couch with rivers blown out and waiting for the spring opener.

Good luck

 

[aimacart]

nice report

 

[coastal cutthroat]

Amen to that brother. Nice report, thanks

 

[IveofIone]

Just a heads up on Omak. There has been a massive slide on the road around the lake with a resultant road closure. It will be some time before the road from north to south will be open again.

 

[Old406Kid]

Just a heads up on Omak. There has been a massive slide on the road around the lake with a resultant road closure. It will be some time before the road from north to south will be open again.

Thanks for the "heads up"

 

[Batt B]

Just a heads up on Omak. There has been a massive slide on the road around the lake with a resultant road closure. It will be some time before the road from north to south will be open again.

Dang, guess I'll just hit Green Lake. Oh well, it's pretty much the same.

 

[almostacatch]

Dang, guess I'll just hit Green Lake. Oh well, it's pretty much the same.

Matt, I don't want to discourage you from Green but it was killed last winter so the fishing my be a little on the slow side. It's too bad people dump countless gold fish in these kind of lakes. The illegal release of spiny rays is bad enough, but at least they are a game fish. Gold fish can wreck a fishery. It's unfortunate if people can't/won't take care of their pets that they can badly damage an ecosystem. Should be more of a crime and greatly enforced. Anyway, I'm on a tangent.

 

[Irafly]

Matt, I don't want to discourage you from Green but it was killed last winter so the fishing my be a little on the slow side. It's too bad people dump countless gold fish in these kind of lakes. The illegal release of spiny rays is bad enough, but at least they are a game fish. Gold fish can wreck a fishery. It's unfortunate if people can't/won't take care of their pets that they can badly damage an ecosystem. Should be more of a crime and greatly enforced. Anyway, I'm on a tangent.

I agree those exotic invasive goldfish in a pristine lake like Greenlake are just a down right shame. Besides I have yet to perfect my flake fly to the point that they take it on a regular basis.

 

[Porter]

There were like 30 people fishing green lake when I passed it the other day, way more than I usually see.

 

[Guest]

Matt, I don't want to discourage you from Green but it was killed last winter so the fishing my be a little on the slow side. It's too bad people dump countless gold fish in these kind of lakes. The illegal release of spiny rays is bad enough, but at least they are a game fish. Gold fish can wreck a fishery. It's unfortunate if people can't/won't take care of their pets that they can badly damage an ecosystem. Should be more of a crime and greatly enforced. Anyway, I'm on a tangent.

Its been recently planted with steelhead smolts. Green Lake is getting a crapton of plants this spring

 

[Batt B]

There were like 30 people fishing green lake when I passed it the other day, way more than I usually see.

Displaced by the landslide, no doubt.