Rufus Woods

[rtk]

Can a person catch trout in Rufus Woods all year long? Is it better in the fall and winter? I have never been there to fish.

Thanks

[Anonymous]

Can a person catch trout in Rufus Woods all year long? Is it better in the fall and winter? I have never been there to fish. Thanks

Yes, Rufus Woods is open year around. RW fishes great the year around. Larger fish seem to be caught as the water temp hovers around 40 degrees. Anything that catches Trout will work on Rufus Woods. That being said, trolling close to the shore is very effective. I use dark colored flies behind a wiggle fin. Large Woolly buggers work the best for me in black, brown or olive color.
Here’s the wiggle fin web site: http://wigglefin.com/

Casting towards the shore using dark colored Super Rooster Tails can be very effective.
Casting and trolling Spinners and spoons works fine. The secret when trolling (Water is gin clear) is to make sure that you’re offering is a long way behind your boat. I troll my flies, spoons, spinners and wiggle fin set ups sometimes as far back as 150 or 200 feet.

Various Jigs will work well in the area of the net pens.

Should the bite turn off you can always lower yourself and become a bait fisherman.
Power bait, worms, marshmallows, eggs and other assorted despicable methods of enticing a bite do sometimes work but I personally would never be caught dead with pink, green or rainbow colored fingers (Wink, Wink) Fish this stuff on the bottom.

And because you're new to fishing Rufus Woods.
Fishing Regs for Rufus Woods:
• License Requirement - In waters of Rufus Woods Lake or within the Colville Tribal "Designated" Fishing Areas, either a tribal permit or state license shall be acceptable. A state license is still required when fishing
from the Douglas County shoreline.
• Kokanee - are now included as part of daily (2) TROUT limit.
• All Species - Chumming is not permitted
Effective Date: May 1, 2009 until further notice.
Species affected: All species.
Location: Rufus Woods Lake (Douglas/Okanogan County)
Reason for action: Standardize regulations on boundary waters (Lake Rufus Woods) for cooperative enforcement per agreement with the Colville Tribe.
IMPORTANT ANGLER NOTES: When fishing with bait or scent, all TROUT are counted as part of the daily limit, whether kept or released. (See statewide rules for TROUT, Page 31 of pamphlet). Anglers are encouraged to use artificial lures or flies with single barbless hooks if intending to release fish and to release uninjured fish only. Fish hooked in the gills or tongue will generally die after release.The aforementioned “Colville Tribal Designated Colville Areas" will be determined in the near future. Please call the WDFW Region 2 office for updates, (509) 754-4624.
Information contacts: Bob Jateff, District 6 Fish Biologist, (509) 997-0316, Jeff Korth, Region 2 Fish Program Manager, (509) 754-4624.