Discover Eastern Washington. September fishing recommendations and news
Staff furloughs
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is planning one day of agency-wide furloughs each month through November with Washington’s economy hard-hit by the pandemic.
While public safety-related requirements will remain staffed, almost every other WDFW solutions, including customer care, would be unavailable Friday, Sept. 4, Friday, Oct. 30, and Wednesday, Nov. 25.
Counties served: Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, and Whitman
Interim Director: Chris Donley
Phone: 509-892-1001
Fishing tips and news september
Sturgeon
Lake Roosevelt’s sturgeon fishery stays available through Sept. 30, as well as a extra section of the river starts to sturgeon fishing Sept. 1. The fishery happens to be available all summer time from Grand Coulee Dam to Asia Bend Boat Ramp (such as the Spokane River from Highway 25 Bridge upstream to 400 legs below Little Falls Dam, Colville River upstream to Meyers Falls, and also the Kettle River upstream to Barstow Bridge). Beginning Sept. 1, the stretch from Asia Bend Boat Ramp upstream into the border that is canadian also likely be operational to sturgeon fishing.
The Asia Bend to your edge portion of the river is a spawning sanctuary for white sturgeon. With spawning continuing into August this season, that part is closed until Sept. 1 so that you can lower the possibility of effects to crazy adult spawners.
The day-to-day limitation is one sturgeon, with a yearly limitation of two sturgeon. It really is appropriate to retain sturgeon between 50 ins and 63 inches fork size. Fork size is measured through the tip of this snout to center of the fork when you look at the end. All sturgeon that is harvested be recorded for a Catch Record Card.
Trout / Mixed species
September may be the final possiblity to fish a number of the spot’s rainbow and/or cutthroat trout fishing lakes. Shutting Sept. 30 is Fishtrap Lake in Lincoln County and Williams and western healthcare lakes in southwest Spokane County.
September must certanly be a great thirty days for fishing Spokane County’s Badger Lake, that also closes at the conclusion regarding the thirty days.
“Badger is completely filled with rainbow and cutthroat trout and it has good variety of kokanee, that are running as much as 13 ins,” said WDFW seafood biologist Randy Osborne.
Fish Lake in Spokane County additionally supplies an opportunity that is unique get eastern brook trout until Sept. 30. Spokane County’s Downs Lake and Lincoln County’s Coffeepot Lake additionally near at the conclusion associated with the thirty days but can produce good catches of yellowish perch, black colored crappie, and rainbow trout until then.
Lots of other lakes for the region remain available through October. Clear Lake, close to the city of health Lake in Spokane County, typically creates good catches of brown trout, crappie, and striped bass as fall improvements. Liberty Lake has good yellowish perch and striper fishing through October. Healthcare Lake, nearby the city regarding the exact same name, is available through the conclusion of November.
“A reminder that health Lake is under selective gear guidelines,” said Osborne. ” which means single-barbless hooks are needed, and bait is forbidden.”
Year-round lakes continue steadily to offer good fishing for bass and panfish, including Spokane County’s Silver and Newman lakes. Lake Roosevelt and Sprague Lake both provide good-size rainbows in September. Lake Spokane (Long Lake) is generally good this thirty days both for largemouth and bass that is smallmouth yellow perch, and rainbow trout.
The fishing is expected to pick up soon at Spring, Blue, Rainbow, and Deer lakes on the Wooten Wildlife Area near Pomeroy.
“Fishing was sluggish utilizing the hot conditions but while the atmosphere conditions begin to cool the fish off will end up pragmatic site more energetic,” stated assistant wildlife area supervisor Kari Dingman.
