First Trout Plant of the 2011

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife website reveals that 6,000 Rainbow Trout were planted in Angle Lake on March 21, 2011. According to the department this equates to about 3 fish per pound and the batch originates from the Puyallup Hatchery. 

Landing one of these small fry is not going to net anyone the top derby prize of $100 however there’s a great possibility one or more of them Trilpiod Trophy Trout may still be lurking in the waters out there somewhere and reeling in one of those will not only give you the thrill of the catch but also a good chance of bagging a hundred clams, too!

2010 WDFW Catchable Trout Plant

Date	Species	Number	Fish per pound	Hatchery	Notes
March 09	Rainbow	5,000	3.50	Puyallup
March 11	Rainbow	5,000	4.50	Puyallup
April 05	Rainbow	442	0.70	Trout Lodge	Triploid Trophy Trout 1.5 lbs each
May 03	Rainbow	147	0.70	Trout Lodge	Triploid Trophy Trout 1.5 lbs each

2009 WDFW Catchable Trout Plant

Date	Species	Number	Fish per pound	Hatchery	Notes
March 30	Rainbow	5,263	3.80	Puyallup
March 30	Rainbow	4,025	3.50	Puyallup
April 13	Rainbow	450	0.67	Trout Lodge	Triploid Trophy Trout 1.5 lbs each
May 11	Rainbow	150	0.67	Trout Lodge	Triploid Trophy Trout 1.5 lbs each

A Note about Triploid Trout 

Angle Lake is one of 108 lakes and ponds throughout the state that will be stocked with 50,000 triploid trout that average 1½ pounds each. These trout, purchased by the Department from private growers, are sterile rainbows that have the potential to grow to trophy size if abundant food is available, and if not harvested the first season after stocking. These fish are not “genetically modified,” but are sterilized by heat- or pressure-treating the eggs after fertilization. Some triploid trout fry are stocked in areas where natural reproduction of hatchery trout could adversely affect native species.