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

11K views · 117 reactions | 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 | Facebook

Shout out to Joshua Yang who shared this video with us of him catching a prize trout earlier this year. The statewide fishing derby continues through October 31 at dozens of lakes around Washington. Anglers who catch tagged trout can claim prizes - ranging from fishing gear to gift cards - offered by license dealers around the state. For a list of lakes with prize fish and details on how to claim prizes, visit http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/derby/. | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife