For up-to-date fishing information, contact Ms. Pam Hammond at Roy's Store on Lake Washington (662-827-2588) For information about Roy's Store and the cabins there, go to (royscabins.net).

Most crappie fishermen are still trolling out in the deep water and catching a few fish around the 10 to 12ft mark. Some are fishing the outside edges of the cypress trees. No new reports from bass fishermen. During these cold days with short daylight hours, try using a spinner or crank bait in the shallow areas.

Watch carefully for tagged catfish in the lake. If you catch a catfish with a tag around the back spine, be sure to take the whole fish and tag in place to Ms. Pam at Roy's Store to see if you have won a prize. ******** 4 have already been caught this year ***********

Anglers please note that on Lake Washington the limit on crappie is 30 but only 5 crappie can be kept that are under 10 inches in length, the limit on bream is 100, and the limit on bass is 5, but only 2 bass can be less than 15 inches in length. Last fall the size of many of the crappie were slightly under 10 inches.

Regulations concerning fishing of YO-YO'S Over the last several years the MDWFP received many letters from residents and nonresidents about yo-yo's and limb lines at Lake Washington. Most of the people complained that too much gear was being left in the water tied to trees, hindering access to their fishing spots. Other letters listed complaints that people were fishing more than the legal limit of yo-yo's that some people were exceeding the legal daily and possession creel limits that people were seeing many dead fish out of the water captured by yo-yo's that some anglers were running other people lines and that some anglers were discourteous. To enhance enforcement efforts fishing regulations (Public Notice 3428) were changed to require yo-yo's on Lake Washington to be tagged and attended during daylight hours.

Yo-Yo Tagging Requirements Yo-Yo's must have a waterproof or metal tag attached to the line above the water surface. The tags shall be furnished by the angler and must contain all of the following information: the angler's full name, full residence address including zip code of the angler. This information must be legibly written with waterproof ink, legibly inscribed or legibly stamped on the tag.

Yo-Yo Attendance Requirements Yo-yo's must be attended on Lake Washington. Attended means devices must remain within sight of the angler during daylight hours.

Online Map

A description and a map of this lake can be seen at the internet address - Http://www.outfitters.org

Click on public waters and then click on Lake Washington under "more area lake maps".