Friends of Green Lake | The fish in Green Lake

Tiger Muskie
Maximum size (length and weight): Currently about 38-40 inches, about 20 pounds
Legal size: 36 inches
Average and maximum life expectancy: 5-8 years
Stocked or not stocked: not stocked
Number stocked in 2008: 0
Best fishing method and bait: casting large, colorful lures over weed beds.

Rainbow Trout
Maximum size (length and weight): 12-18 inches, 1-2 pounds
Legal size: no minimum
Average and maximum life expectancy: 3-4 years
Stocked or not stocked: stocked
Number stocked in 2008: 20,000
Best fishing method and bait: casting or trolling lures, eggs, powerbait, etc.

Common Carp
Maximum size (length and weight): 32 inches, 20 pounds
Legal size: no minimum
Average and maximum life expectancy: 10-20 years
Stocked or not stocked: not stocked
Number stocked in 2008: 0
Best fishing method and bait: dough and cheese balls casted out and left near the bottom.

Largemouth Bass
Maximum size (length and weight): 2-3 pounds
Legal size: no minimum
Average and maximum life expectancy: 8-10 years
Stocked or not stocked: not stocked
Number stocked in 2008: 0
Best fishing method and bait: casting bass jigs, rubber worms etc over weed beds or near woody cover.

Channel Catfish
Maximum size (length and weight): 30 inches, 20 pounds
Legal size: no minimum
Average and maximum life expectancy: 6-10 years
Stocked or not stocked: not stocked
Number stocked in 2008: 0
Best fishing method and bait: anything smelly casted out and left near the bottom.

Brown Trout
Maximum size (length and weight): 12-18 inches, 1-2 pounds
Legal size: no minimum
Average and maximum life expectancy: 3-4 years
Stocked or not stocked: stocked
Number stocked in 2008: 0
Best fishing method and bait: casting or trolling worm, lures, eggs, etc.

Green Lake Stocking Plan for 2009

During 2009, several kinds of trout are being stocked by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Service. Trout will be the only fish stocked again this year. There may be a few catfish left in the lake, and even fewer muskies, and those that remain have become quite large. More information is available on page 11 of the Hatchery Trout Stocking Plan from the Washington Fish and Wildlife web page. Here is an excerpt from the Fish and Wildlife Chart.

Lake Name	Species Stocked	Number 8-12"	Number 14" Plus	Total Stocked	Approx. Time	Fry Plants
Green Lake	Brown Trout					12,000
	Rainbow Trout	19,500		19,500	Mar-Apr
	Triploid Rainbow Trout		638	638	Apr-May

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