[CornBiscuit]

Heading east at the end of the month- used to hit Quail hard and it had big fish but it has been a few yrs. Used to have to walk in- apparently you can drive up to it now? Anyone been there this summer? I recall lots of pan fish but trout were a little more difficult to find if you wanted to avoid the power-baiters...

 

[AvianQuest]

Last year both lakes were poisoned by the Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife to remove all the trout to make way for their new Whitefish Stocking Program. If it proves successful they will expand the Whitefish stockings in about 60% of the lakes statewide over the next ten years.

News release...

http://wdfw.wa.gov/FY2010-20WhiteFishStockingProgram

 

[CornBiscuit]

HA- very well done! Damn whitefish...

 

[robl]

Probably pretty hot and mossed over this time of year. I understand that the seep lakes have struggled in recent years. I think there are still nice fish to be found but fewer and fewer of them.

Send a report if you decided to head over.

Good luck.

 

[6146]

As with any of the lowland lakes you should probably leave them alone until the fall and the water cools down. Also, I believe that is a fly fish only lake, if you see powerbaiters there ever you should call them in. As for how it fishes? I haven't been there for years, but have heard it is in a down time. I think this fall Lenice is going to be good.

 

[Split Bamboo]

Last year both lakes were poisoned by the Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife to remove all the trout to make way for their new Whitefish Stocking Program. If it proves successful they will expand the Whitefish stockings in about 60% of the lakes statewide over the next ten years.

News release...

http://wdfw.wa.gov/FY2010-20WhiteFishStockingProgram

Nice...very nice....

 

[Couleeflyfisher]

Heading east at the end of the month- used to hit Quail hard and it had big fish but it has been a few yrs. Used to have to walk in- apparently you can drive up to it now? Anyone been there this summer? I recall lots of pan fish but trout were a little more difficult to find if you wanted to avoid the power-baiters...

Quail is still a walk in, however you can paddle up Herman and then just a 100 yds. or so portage over to Quail. Has been a little slow , probably best fishing in the seeps are some of the larger for bass, spiney rays, etc. Pretty hot weather last few weeks for most of the Seeps.

 

[luv2fly2]

coulee is right, in fact it might be closer to 50 yards. dont overlook herman. mike w