Washington Proposes Tighter Trout and Kokanee Rules on Two Columbia Lakes

Washington Fish and Wildlife is taking public comments on two proposed fishing rule changes, the department said November 4. On Rufus Woods Lake, anglers could keep only adipose-clipped (hatchery) trout, to protect native redband trout and match the Colville Tribes' rules; the department said all net-pen and stocked fish there are clipped, so it doesn't expect fewer fishing opportunities. On Lake Roosevelt, the daily kokanee limit would drop from six to two, since no clipped hatchery kokanee have been released there in a decade. Comments can be submitted through the department's rulemaking page.