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Waptus Lake Report
Kittitas County, WA

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07/14/2012
71° - 75°
Bottom Fishing From Shore
Brook Trout
Power Bait
Chartreuse
Mostly Sunny
Hook & Bait
Afternoon
07/19/2012
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My friends and I hiked almost 10 miles to Waptus lake on the 14th of July. I brought my pole and some gear just in case the lake had fish in it, and I was very pleasantly surprised. Fishing from the bottom with power bait I caught an 18 inch trout within the first 30 minutes. I thought it was a bull trout so I let it go after getting a couple pictures with it. I fished for about 2 hours and I caught two more as well, one at about 16 inches, and another at about 12. I'm posting a picture because I want to know if anyone knows for sure what kind of trout it is. It almost looks like a bull trout/brook trout hybrid.


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Mike Carey
7/19/2012 9:12:00 PM
the lake is reported to hold rainbow and brook trout, which is what that is.
Red beard
7/19/2012 10:27:00 PM
Yea its a brookie! Bull trout are anadromous but can sometimes look a lot like a brook trout. nice fish.
63Starcraft
7/19/2012 10:37:00 PM
the lake also holds bull trout...
LittleTrib
7/20/2012 10:38:00 AM
Oooh. The body/spots look like a bull but the spots on the dorsal scream brook. Kudos to you on releasing it b/c you were unsure
chantaclair
7/20/2012 11:44:00 AM
i made the same decision at dorothy lake in snohomish when i first fished there, now i just catch brookies for fun.
buc
7/20/2012 8:34:00 PM
yep brookie!
fisherben
1/17/2013 3:16:00 PM
What are the fishing regulations for Waptus Lake? Are they the same for the river? Would I need an overnight permit to stay the night?
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