Northwest Fishing Reports

Tiger Muskie anglers:

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Region 2 Warmwater Team is seeking information on your Tiger Muskie fishing trips to Evergreen Reservoir (Grant County).

Specifically, WDFW is interested in:

How many days a year do you fish at Evergreen Reservoir?
What month do you start?
On average, how many fish do you catch a day? A year?
Would you be willing to help WDFW biologists learn more about the growth and and abundance of Tiger Muskie in Evergreen Reservoir? Each Tiger Muskie year-class has a unique location where coded wire tags are implanted under the skin. We can detect what year each fish was stocked (and how old each fish is) by using a wand that detects the location of the tag.

If you are a Tiger Muskie angler and would like to help us learn more about these great fish please email me at [email protected] (ATTN: Mike Schmuck) or call me at the number listed below.

Thank you,

Mike Schmuck
Fisheries Biologist
WDFW Region Two Warmwater Team
Ephrata, WA 98823
(509) 754-4624 x227

I sent email to TeamEphrata. Forgot to put ATTN: Mike Schmuck

I usually fish Evergreen about 5x/year, and the tiger muskie I've caught were caught while fishing for Bass/Walleye. How would this process work? The tags are under the skin, and the fish are released, so livewell and rush to the nearby WDFW team? Wouldn't mind helping if I can. cc'ed to you

I always thought the musky in the res was more of a myth like green lake in king county. i think next time i am there i will not even give trout fishing a chance. i will be seeing what i can catch. and when i catch nothing i will inform you that i cant fish