#trouttuesday

[usfwspacific]

#TroutTuesday! Catching the Joy of Fishing all Summer Long

By Jim Muck/USFWS

Photo: A young angler shows off her catch at the 4th Annual  Panhandle Lake Family Fishing Funday at the 4-H Camp in Shelton, Washington on June 9, 2018. Credit: USFWS    

 Food, live music, raffle prizes, pony rides, free fishing rods and lots of hungry trout to catch. Now that’s a recipe for a good time! The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) was happy to support the 4th Annual Panhandle Lake Family Fishing Funday at the 4-H Camp in Shelton, Washington on June 9, 2018.  This support was well received and utilized, especially given record turnout!

With many of the participants being first time anglers, the USFWS staff from the Washington Fish & Wildlife Office (Lacey, WA) focused on providing skill building opportunities.  The main activity at the learning station was a casting game.  Retrievable plastic fish targets, or “Backyard Bass”, were placed at different distances and kids were able to cast and reel in the big one.  Through trial and error and encouragement and instruction from USFWS staff, even the youngest anglers were able to cast their lure and bring one in.  Other activities included fish identification and knot tying.  For fish identification, laminated printouts of different fish species were available with a key to step through on how to identify the fish based on color, fins, size of mouth, etc.  In addition to being a fun challenge, this activity was related to the state fishing regulations booklet and the need to properly identify fish in order to help determine whether or not to keep or release them.

Photo: Anglers, many for the first time, look to reel in their catch at Panhandle Lake in Shelton, WA., Credit: USFWS

With over 160 youth and an overall estimated 250 total participants, this Panhandle Lake Family Fishing Funday surpassed the previous three years combined!   And it was all smiles as there were no shortage of fish caught thanks to the generous stocked trout donation as well as gear and staffing support from Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife.  In addition to walking home with a fish to fry up, these young participants also received a free rod and reel thanks to 4-H and other generous partners such as the Puget Sound Anglers.  

Photo: Young anglers work on their casting techniques, Credit: USFWS

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, in coordination with businesses and organizations, provides numerous kids fishing events throughout Washington.  Most of these are held from April through June. More information on these events can be found at:

wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/kids/events

[souphole]

Between blizzards. #nativetrout #westslopecutthroat #souphole17 #keepemwet #trouttuesday (at Montana)

[hawgnsonstv]

Repost @crack4fish by @media.repost: #TroutTuesday photo from @huntress_jen7 #FishCrack #fishingcharters #fishinglife #fishingaddict #BrideQuest #CameraLife #Fitness #FitnessMotivation #Buckmasters #Bushnell #Browning #TrailCam #GloriousHouseOfGains #GOAT #ArcheryGirl #GunGirl #Camo #Deer #TRENTcamology #TRENTcam #BetChicago #ARfiles #HawgTV #HawgLife #LivingLegend #GodsGiftToTheWorld #NothingCanStopMe #GodsSecondFavoriteSon #AllGloryGoesToGod

[uispecialcollections]

“the biggest fish I ever caught...”

Happy #TroutTuesday! The Idaho state fish is the Cutthroat trout and there’s still plenty of season left to hit the water and catch some BIG fish! 

Image courtesy of MA2018-13 Keith Peterson Papers, University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives

[elle-dee-see]

via Twitter https://twitter.com/elle_dee_see

[baffinbayrodandgun]

@swomenunited: What a beauty😍 Team Member @AKH0010 knows how to catch them 👌🏼🎣 #TroutTuesday #BrookTrout #flyfishing… https://t.co/TvrOzkR2KQ http://ift.tt/2pWgBaF

[giusaybites-blog]

#trouttuesday 🐟🐟🐟🐟 • Give this a shot #igers ! Take two butterflied trouts and layer them on top of one another, flesh towards each other, with a delicious stuffing in between! Check out my next post for an up-close and full recipe!

[majestyoutdoors]

#TroutTuesday with our girl Julia + Mentor Susan + @billblodgett in the Laguna Madre #ChangeTheTide

[mrsmdr]

It feels like the first time every time ... #shelovesitoutdoors #troutonfly #trouttuesday #accomplishment #maddogroyter #thisnevergetsold

[usfwspacific]

So long Monday! It's #TroutTuesday! And better than the news that Monday is over is the news that Redband rainbow trout and other fish may get a little more protection in Washington State with action scheduled by the Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission this weekend, January 9 - 10 on 2015-16 sportfishing rules that include a Columbia River Basin Stream Strategy. Meanwhile, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists are working with partners to fill information gaps about redbands in Lake Roosevelt, the Spokane River, and other waterways, to better manage these unique fish.

Photo credit: Jim Cummins

[fishing-exposed]

@william_hermens: #trouttuesday Bring on the warm weather and hot fishing. Let’s go!!! #trout #troutfishing #fishing #oregonfishing #fish #outdoors #hermensoutdoors https://t.co/RI3iSFJwh7

[fishing-exposed]

@MyODFW: It's #TroutTuesday and if you love sea-run cutthroat trout as much as we do, you'll love this video from Tillamook District Fish Biologist Robert Bradley about why the season between spring Chinook and fall Chinook is prime sea-run cutthroat trout fishing time. https://t.co/WNFBYd3bzw

[fishing-exposed]

@MyODFW: Good morning! It’s #TroutTuesday, and salmonfly hatch reports from the weekend are pretty amazing. Thanks to ODFW ambassador Chris Clogston for these photos from a stellar weekend of trout fishing. https://t.co/aiftIzdWaU

[fishing-exposed]

@william_hermens: #trouttuesday I will never get tired of chasing trout. Or taking a selfie or two showing off the catch of the day #troutfishing #trout #fishing #oregonfishing #selfie @OkumaFishing @Columbia1938 https://t.co/4R5LErMP8r

[fishing-exposed]

@MyODFW: Good morning! It's #TroutTuesday. You can fish for trout somewhere in Oregon 365 days a year, but May 22 is when many of the coastal rivers and streams open for trout fishing. Video courtesy of Chris Clogston #KeepEmWet https://t.co/2RN0gtt0Pb

[fishing-exposed]

@OfficialSATeam: Trout Tuesdays 👌🏻🎣🐟🔥❄🌎 #RepSA #SATeam #SACo #TroutTuesdays #RainbowTrout #FlyFishing @hooked_with_ryan @chrischastain8585 https://t.co/1LSfcOsS2X