Northwest Fishing Reports

was looking at Google maps and saw lots of lakes/ponds close by. Wouldnt mind getting my line wet, but I dont want any trouble.

Really the best thing you can do is knock on some doors and ask. Try to find the owner or someone who lives on the water. If the body of water is not listed in the regs than it falls under the general rules section, so read up on that. So basically if the body of water is not listed in the regs, than you need to ask the people that live on it's banks if it is all right with them to fish it. Good luck with trying to get access, I don't know how old you are but I am 24 and it is sometimes a real pain to get access to some privet property to hunt or fish because of my age. It doesn't hurt to ask though because every once and a while I get lucky.

Good luck.

Another good bet is to get a BLM map of the area. BLM maps identify (not 100%, but close) land ownership/management authority.
From that you can determine if the water lies on private property or public land.
Good Luck!

Smooth wrote:Another good bet is to get a BLM map of the area. BLM maps identify (not 100%, but close) land ownership/management authority.
From that you can determine if the water lies on private property or public land.
Good Luck!

I agree with Smooth, this is another great way to find out. But if you do find out it is private, make sure you check with the owners before fishing.