Results from opening day fishing lakes
FISHING -- A mixed bag of weather couldn't keep anglers from reaping a fine harvest of trout Saturday and Sunday during the opening weekend of Washington's lowland lake fishing season.
Check out these results from Washington Fish and Wildlife Department creel checks for a hint at the fishing success and the average number of trout caught per angler on Saturday.
Ferry County: Ellen, 12 anglers with 50 trout for 4.2 fish kept per rod.
Grant County: Warden, 91 anglers with 383 trout for 4.2 fish kept per rod; Blue, 74 with 234 for 3.2; Park, 108 with 285 for 2.6; and Deep, 62 with 200 for 3.2.
Lincoln County: Fishtrap, 21 with 92 for 4.4
Okanogan County: Alta, 99 anglers with 214 trout for 2.1 fish kept per rod; Pearrygin, 36 with 107 for 2.9; Conconully Lake, 59 with 201 for 3.4; Conconully Reservoir, 36 with 109 for 3.0; and Fish, 49 with 90 for 1.8.
Pend Oreille County: Big Meadow, seven with 18 for 2.6; and Diamond, 10 with 56 for 5.0.
Stevens County: Cedar, 11 with 35 for 3.2; Mudgett, 57 with 129 for 2.3; Rocky, 21 with 88 for 4.2; Starvation, 21 with 84 for 4.0; Waitts, 56 with 158 for 2.8; and Deep, three with 15 for 5.0.
Spokane County: Badger, 42 with 51 for 1.2; Clear, 29 with 49 for 1.7; Fish, 52 with 137 for 2.6; Williams, 48 with 172 for 3.6; and West Medical, 58 with 182 for 3.1.