At the same time, armadas of anglers take to the lake when sockeye fishing is open, the last time in the summer of 1995. But people still don't go out on the lake. I don't get it. Most regular Lake Washington anglers prefer it that way, many reacting negatively when approached about the idea of a newspaper story. I might keep one to eat, but I release most of them.
Biologists are also concerned about cutthroat despite the fish's current status.
Foley, for example, encourages anglers to release most of the trout they catch and target the lake's abundant and tasty perch if they want to fish to eat. Biologists point out that while cutthroat seem able to tolerate more habitat degradation than do salmon, they need clean water and intact spawning gravels. And that depends on residents. People who live along these streams and the entire watershed need to be careful about what they dump in the storm drains and how much sediment they allow to go into the streams. All rights reserved.