Transplanted from Northern Wisconsin

[EsoxAndy715]

Hey everyone my girlfriend and I just moved out here from Wisconsin and we both like to fish. This place is a helluva lot different than I imagined. I've been fortunate enough to have a musky-nut Taxidermist father who had me casting hookless baits in the yard as soon as I could hold a pole, and to have lived there with a family cabin also on a great lake.Long story short: I spent a lot of time wetting lines! We've been out here for less than a week and I am already going crazy trying to get used to these websites and find out license info, etc....We are in Vancouver. What's the scoop? I have a lot of questions but I think most of you could help out just by letting me know a few good "tips". No boat, looking for whatever fishing we can do. Thanks!

[fear_no_fish]

Welcome! hope you enjoy it out here and on this site.
Theres plenty of nice guys on here that will help.
I don't know that area but there are years of fishing reports you can search through and the forums have a search feature which should bring up A TON! of info. Theres enough stuff posted on here already to teach many people. Good luck out there!

[natetreat]

Hey everyone my girlfriend and I just moved out here from Wisconsin and we both like to fish. This place is a helluva lot different than I imagined. I've been fortunate enough to have a musky-nut Taxidermist father who had me casting hookless baits in the yard as soon as I could hold a pole, and to have lived there with a family cabin also on a great lake.Long story short: I spent a lot of time wetting lines! We've been out here for less than a week and I am already going crazy trying to get used to these websites and find out license info, etc....We are in Vancouver. What's the scoop? I have a lot of questions but I think most of you could help out just by letting me know a few good "tips". No boat, looking for whatever fishing we can do. Thanks!

Wow! Welcome to the site. Where to start, where to start. We have trout in our lakes, salmon in our rivers and ridiculously confusing regulations to go along with. If there's a lake nearby, it's probably been planted with trout. http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/reports_plants.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

that's a good link to find out what's in there. When they first get planted, they are super easy to catch. If salmon and steelhead are your pleasure, there's a lot of oppurtunity in your area. The Kalama, Elochoman, Willipa, Lewis and a few others are in your area, Big C tribs are going to have spring chinook in them right now. I have to mention it, but if you're looking for the crash course, I teach lessons and can get you started, but post all your questions on here and we'll help you out!

[G-Man]

If your are after something like pike or muskies, Washington State has several lakes that are planted with tiger muskie. There are plenty of guys on the forum that can point you in the right direction, just jump over to this forum http://www.washingtonlakes.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=16 and they will hook you up with all the info you need.

[returnofthefish]

Like Nate said, the fish of the state is Trout, trout and trout. DId you fish for lake sturgeon in Wisconsin? Theres sturgeon nearby in the Columbia River. Check the regs for seasons and limits on those. Go here to get a better idea of what lakes have what fish (http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/washington/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;). Then go to old reports to see what people used to catch those fish. Welcome to WA and good luck.

[CCTMark]

I am a fellow cheesehead in eastern Washington. There is world class walleye fishing just a couple of hours to your east on the Columbia River. Some of the best areas are near the Tri Cities, and below the McNary, John Day and Dalles dams. Check out the walleye central ten pound club and you will see the best place in the country to catch a trophy walleye is on the Columbia River.

MS