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#66196 - 05/06/02 07:10 PM Tips on southwest Washington lakes - Cowlitz
Stacie L. Kelsey Offline
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Registered: 05/18/01
Posts: 255
Loc: Vancouver
Horseshoe Lake
Interesting lake. The fish go in and where they go from there who knows!!! Excess steelhead planted the last couple of months brought a really great harvest though. Opening day catches were up tremendously. Public Works wants to do some ehancement, so some really good options for this lake. Rainbows and browns and rainbow broodstock. Yellow perch, some bass.

Decent boat launch. Great shore access on north side of the shoe.

Kress Lake
My special "Monster Cat Lake", meaning we have some darn nice channel catfish in this lake. We have been planting channels the last four years, NOT as fingerlings but from 12"-17". Enforcement Officers have checked fish upwards of 10 lbs. Also plant rainbows, browns and excess adult hatchery steelhead. Stunted bluegill population, good bass, some nice panfish. Working on the weed problem.

Primitive WDFW boat ramp, need decal, NON COMBUSTION MOTORS meaning no combustion motor even on the boat. Trail around the lake, shore access limited once you get away from the boat ramp but some pretty decent openings.

Sacajawea Lake
Great shore access, no boats. Browns, rainbows, cutthroats. Good bass and warmouth. Grass carp are in here, it is illegal to retain grass carp!!

Located inside the park. Watch out for the geese they can get cranky.

Silver Lake
The jewel in our Warmwater Crown. Great bass and panfish. HUGE rainbow trout. TONS of grass carp still. It is illegal to retain grass carp. Shore access very limited. WDFW boat ramp, need decal.

Stop by Silver Lake Resort to find out the latest catches and what people are using. The owners are GREAT and will give you all sorts of information.
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#66197 - 05/06/02 07:15 PM Re: Tips on southwest Washington lakes - Cowlitz
Mike C Offline


Registered: 04/05/01
Posts: 1373
Loc: Redmond
Hi Staci,
Nice write-ups on the lakes in your neck of the woods. I'd like to add these write-ups to the web site with your permission.
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www.washingtonlakes.com "Featuring readers lake and saltwater reports."

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#66198 - 05/06/02 07:29 PM Re: Tips on southwest Washington lakes - Cowlitz
Stacie L. Kelsey Offline
Returning Adult

Registered: 05/18/01
Posts: 255
Loc: Vancouver
No problem, I didn't use very good English grammar though as I was in a hurry, so feel free to add as you need to in order to make it sound better!!!!

This info and a bunch more details will be in the guide I am creating. It will be available online too.. hopefully.

smile
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