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Rattlesnake Lake Report
King County, WA

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06/13/2015
56° - 60°
Trolling
Rainbow Trout
Pink
Sunny
Jig
Morning
06/13/2015
3
1960

I fished Rattlesnake Lake today using barbless single hooks & no bait (fishing restrictions in place there). Caught 1 fish, but had several bites as well. At the end of the day I let my fish go - couldn't justify killing (and even worse...CLEANING) one trout for 2.5 bites of fish!

I saw a family come down and nail 5 in less than 10 minutes & I noticed they were casting and not reeling in until their line started tagging (bait). W. Side of lake by the stumps & rocks. Pissed me off! :(


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Heatherlyfish
6/14/2015 9:27:00 AM
I can understand on letting it go. Good job figuring out what they wanted. Man that is super upsetting about the bait users. I hope they get caught(since we all know more will come). I also saw some bait fishing going on :( I hope they start sending someone down to check on weekends. Seems people miss the whole selective gear thing. some fellows coming down had to ask us if that means they couldn't use bait etc.
Trouttrakr
6/14/2015 11:31:00 AM
Just to let ya know, Rattlesnake is a C&R only lake as well. So it's a good thing you didn't keep your fish.
jeffmb
6/14/2015 6:06:00 PM
@Trouttrakr They recently updated the rules for now to allow 5 fish to be retained, I believe.
Heatherlyfish
6/14/2015 11:10:00 PM
Always check emergency rules. https://fortress.wa.gov/dfw/erules/efishrules/erule.jsp?id=1615
Heatherlyfish
6/14/2015 11:10:00 PM
Always check emergency rules. https://fortress.wa.gov/dfw/erules/efishrules/erule.jsp?id=1615
Heatherlyfish
6/14/2015 11:10:00 PM
Sorry not sure why it posted twice.
Trouttrakr
6/15/2015 1:27:00 PM
You're right... My bad. Thanks guys.
w-steelhead-wa
6/15/2015 9:29:00 PM
If the fishery is open for harvesting, then the harm of bait seems negligible, especially with kids.
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