The Quadfather
6/27/2010 8:50:00 PMBob, I really enjoy your lake Quinault reports. This seems like a very nice fishery for dolly varden. Not many places that you can target these fish,, or let alone even find them. Please keep us informed with reports. Some of us are watching!
natetreat
6/27/2010 11:26:00 PMWow. That is a great fish, and a Great picture. I love how you can see the reflection of your hands in the fish! Like Quadfather says.
Bob R
6/28/2010 2:58:00 PMIf prices haven't changed since last year weekend permits are $10, boat permits are also $10, but that boat permit is good all year, and an annual license is $35. You are allowed 12 fish per person, only 4 of which can be Dolly Vardens. All rainbow trout over 17 inches must be released as they are then considered stelhead, but we have put in a lot of hours and have never caught one, I hear of steelhead being taken and released occasionally, ALL salmon must be released, we have only taken a few small sockeye and we saw a spring salmon hen heading to the upper river a month ago.The trout action is for cutthroat, and it's pretty hard to catch a limit, but Melanie and I have caught as many as 16 fish in a day and that's a lot more then the state allows, and with no jet skis or water skiing or towing anything around being illegal(other that lures!) it's a great quiet lake well suited for kiyaks or canoes, but weight or downriggers help as the weather warms up.. Fly fisherfolk might want to try it as the cuts are stuffing themselves right now on giant black ants, I have a couple of flies I had tied for me after last years hatch but haven't tried them yet.Good luck, campgrounds on lake with boat launches at two out of the 3 campgounds on south shore road. Bob R.