Fishin' Reports

I have been getting questions about the Colville Tribe’s plans for planting triploids into Rufus Woods Reservoir. This is one of the most popular fisheries in Eastern Washington, and all of the fish that are planted in Rufus Woods are done by the tribe. They put approximately 50,000 fish into Rufus every year, and this year is no different. There was a small plant made last month, and in March they boosted the number of fish they released. The fish that are going in now will average about 1.8 pounds. In April and May additional releases are planned with the fish averaging 2 pounds and the biggest releases of the year will occur in May and June. Although these fish aren’t the whoppers people are after in Rufus, the growth rate of these fish is phenomenal. They are able to track this through their tagging program and have see fish recorded that grew from 1.4 pounds to 13 pounds in just two years. There will be excellent fishing for big rainbow again this fall, thanks to the Colville Tribe. Don’t forget, the annual Quincy Chamber’s Burke Lake Trout Derby is coming up this Saturday, and they have a lot of cash and prizes to hand out.