Jumbo rainbow trout are being planted in lakes in Jefferson, Mason and Kitsap counties to boost fishing opportunities this fall and winter.
Crews from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and Trout Lodge are planting 25,400 rainbow trout – each weighing nearly one pound – into Gibbs, Leland, and Teal lakes in Jefferson County; Island, Kokanee, Lost, Nahwatzel, Spencer and Trails End lakes in Mason County; and Island and Kitsap lakes in Kitsap County.
Crews were expected to finish stocking the lakes last week, said Mark Downen, district fish biologist. The trout were raised at the department’s Eells Springs Hatchery near Shelton, Satsop Springs Hatchery near Elma and Trout Lodge hatcheries near Tumwater.
Information on when and where fish are stocked in area lakes is available on the department’s website at wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/plants/weekly and complete fishing regulations can be found at wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations.
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