Sczott
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I only get so many days out for hiking and overnighters these days, so I'm looking for ways to combine overnight hiking with some high-percentage lakes. Does anyone know whether the WDFW stocks any alpine lakes? I have looked at the trout plant files on the WDFW website, but I cant tell which are alpine lakes and which are urban.
Thanks in advance,
- Scott
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Here's a sight with a list of alpine lakes you can compare to the stocking list. http://www.washingtonlakes.com/AlpineReports.aspx
Bill
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Try Flapjack lakes on the O.P. near Hoodsport, self sustaining fish population, Brookies to 14" with a few Rainbows. 7 miles from trailhead to lake, nice camping spots, lakes can be fished from shore with spining tackle, shoreline is very accessible, but if you flyfish you should bring a tube or raft as their is a shallow shelf around most of the edges.
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Mildred lakes are also very fun. Snow should be off around June, but I would check on the trail before you go. Call a ranger station to find out. Both cutts and rainbows and they are self sustaining. The rainbows spawn in June so you won't want to fish for them very much, but it is fun to watch them in the creek. There are some outcroppings where fly fishing is pretty good. I used a sinking line and got lots of nice fish last time I was there.
Be in good shape to haul up your overnight gear, the trail is a bitch for people like me who sit in an office all day. 
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Sczott
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I checked out the WDFW information about alpine lakes here http://wdfw.wa.gov/outreach/fishing/highlake.htm but it hasn't been updated in ELEVEN YEARS. I sent an email. Thats just crazy to have no update in 11 years.
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Here's a link to reports on a few lakes, some sound pretty hard to get to, but as I have found the further you hike the better the fishing.
http://www.alpinejo.com/index.htm
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Try upper Skokomish River Valley lakes like Spider lake and Pine lake. Pine is my fav. Its about 4 miles from the trailhead, Spider you can drive to but you hike a little ways down to the lake. In Pine I have caught native rainbows up to 18 inches!
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Sczott
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In my research I came across these groups:
http://www.hilakers.org/
http://www.watrailblazers.org/
Hiking trout fry into alpine lakes sounds like just about the most perfect way to spend the weekend. Hike in, plant the trout, set up camp, fish the lake...awesome.
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A response from the WDFW:
Thank you for your email correspondence to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Fish Program.
We are happy to report that the high lakes fishery is still an integral part of WDFW's trout program. While some of the management strategies have evolved with the times (such as lower stocking densities, and selected species, to reduce impacts to the lake's ecology), we together with volunteer groups, are working hard to maintain that fishing experience in the high country that you desire. Perhaps the biggest challenge we face in providing this fishing experience, comes from other users of the high country and other government agency policies, that may not support stocking fish in lakes that were originally fishless, this includes most of the high mountain lakes in our program. However, you can be assured that WDFW is committed to maintaining the trout stocking program we currently have in place so we can continue to provide that fishing experience in the high country that you enjoy.
We hope we've answered your questions , for more information or clarification, you can contact our Trout Manager, Jim Uehara directly at 360-902 2738.
Please make sure you check for emergency rule changes before you harvest as follows:
Fishing Rule Change Hotline at (360) 902-2500
Shellfish Rule Change Hotline at 1-866-880-5431
Or, try our new searchable emergency rule link off our website at: https://fortress.wa.gov/dfw/erules/efishrules/index.jsp
Additionally, for shellfish, make sure to call the Dept. of Health Marine Toxins PSP Hotline at 1-800-562-5632.
If you have further questions, please email again or call (360) 902-2700. Our Customer Service hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Sincerely,
Fish Program
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