Fall isn’t just for hunting in Eastern Washington Staff at the Spokane Hatchery, as well as other Eastern Washington hatcheries, started stocking local lakes this week with trout. From October to November each year, 55 truckloads of fish- like this one delivered to Rock Lake yesterday- are put into area lakes in WDFW's Region 1. While these fish are small now, they will be a nice size for catching in the spring. And the fish planted last spring are biting now because trout prefer cooler water te

WDFW fish biologists have taken you fishing for whitefish in the winter before but now want to show you how to take advantage of the exceptional Lake Whitefish fishery that occurs at Banks Lake and other reservoirs in eastern Washington throughout the summer months. #FishWashington #Whitefish | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

Learn about how WDFW monitoring for sustainable commercial crab harvest supports local food and livelihoods -- important work to facilitate arrival of Dungeness crab to markets throughout Washington. | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

WDFW is releasing hundreds of pheasants at locations around Grant County, including Lower Crab Creek, Quincy Lakes, Banks Lake (Dry Falls) and Steamboat. Pheasant hunting is a great way to introduce a new person to the sport. There will be one more release at most eastern Washington pheasant release sites before the end of November. All pheasant release efforts in Eastern Washington are supported by hunter purchases of small game licenses. To learn more about our Eastern Washington Pheasant Enha

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5.1K views · 74 reactions | Spokane Fish Hatchery staff right now are stocking Eastern Washington lakes with trout that will be a nice size for catching next spring! More information on WDFW fish stocking is at https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/reports. #FishWashington #Trout #TigerTrout #Fishing | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife | Facebook