Artificial lures, flies and any soft plastic bait resembling an egg, worm or grub can be used in Zone 1. An additional 1.4 miles of stream, referred to as Zone 3, is stocked twice each week. Rules allow natural or artificial lures or bait. While fishing is a little more of a challenge in this area, it is well worth the effort. Anglers are treated to more solitary fishing in this gorgeous natural stretch.
Regulations require either a daily tag or a trout permit.
Amazingly enough, anglers catch several hundred lunker trout over 3 pounds from the stream yearly. In 1987 an angler caught a 16.8 pound rainbow. In 1997 an angler landed a 14.45-pound brown trout. During no-creel fishing in the winter, anglers can experience catch after catch of larger trout. At times anglers and visitors can see eagles flying over the stream or perching in nearby trees.