The trout stocking schedule for Coos County has changed. It seems that the 16-inch trophy rainbows originally slated to be planted this week in several Coos County waters will instead be planted during the fourth week of March when Bradley Lake is scheduled to receive 200 of the jumbo rainbows and Empire Lakes 500 (250 each in Lower Empire and Upper Empire. At that time, Johnson Mill Pond will receive 50 trophy rainbows it previously was not scheduled for while Saunders Lake (150); Butterfield Lake (150) and Powers Pond (100) will not be getting the trophy rainbows they were slated to receive this week. However, the current stocking schedule for this week, while not including trophy trout plants for this week in the appropriate column, still includes them in the totals of trout scheduled to be planted. Which means I’m as confused as anyone else.
This week’s Coos County trout plants will consist of 3,000 legal rainbows each for Bradley Lake; Upper Empire Lake; Lower Empire Lake; Saunders Lake; Johnson Mill Pond and Powers Pond.
Roseburg-area lakes sceduled to be stocked this week include Plat I Reservoir with 1,000 legal rainbows, while Ben Irving Reservoir; Galesvill Reservoir and Loon Lake are each slated to receive 2,000 legal rainbows. Cooper Creek Reservoir, which was stocked with 400 legal and 100 14-inch rainbows last week is also slated to receive 2,000 legal rainbows this week. Lake Marie will receive 2,000 legal rainbows during the third week in March.
The Florence-area lakes, some of which have been stocked twice this season , are not scheduled for additional stocking until the third week in March when virtually all of those lakes that receive plants will receive additional trout.
The Lower Umpqua Flycasters’ annual Flyfishing Expo was held at the Reedsport City Hall last Saturday and as usual, it was one of the best free events any fishing addict could hope to attend – and if you missed it, you’ll have to wait until the last Saturday in February of next year to truly know what you missed.
It won’t be free – admission is ten dollars – but the Northwest Fly Tyer and Flyfishing Expo will be held at the Linn County Expo Center in Albany on March 11th and 12th. With demonstrations from more than 200 fly tyers and 50 exhibitors, the event bills itself as “the largest fly tying event west of the Mississippi.”
During the last couple of weeks, bassfishing has been surprisingly productive at many of the lakes along the Oregon coast despite water temperatures and fishing conditions that haven’t been all that great. Tenmile Lakes is the only fishing spot along the Oregon coast receiving much bassfishing pressure and soft plastics are usually the most popular baits. But when it’s windy, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits and crankbaits are easier to fish.
As good as Oregon’s bassfishing has been, California’s has been much better. It seems like the entire state has been redhot with many double digit largemouths taken including a 15 pound 12 ouncer from central California’s Camanche Lake.
Also well worth an extensive road trip are the hefty lahontan cutthroat trout in western Nevada’s Pyramid Lake. This winter fishery produces cutts weighing from 15 to 20+ pounds every week.
Crabbing success has been very slowly improving. Weather and bar conditions have ruled out ocean crabbing during most days and very few people have been crabbing in the “Triangle” – which usually offers fair to good winter crabbing.
Most of the fishing pressure on Winchester Bay’s South Jetty has been directed at striped surfperch, but lingcod should be available for anglers willing to cast large lures or baits for a long enough period of time to give them a chance to work.
Both sand shrimp and nightcrawlers have been working well for the striped surfperch.
from Pete’s Blog – PeteHeley.Com
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