I've been involved with the Sky Valley Chapter of TU for the last couple of years on this (though they've been doing it for 3 or more years, I believe), and it's part of their annual kids fishing derby. The lake is in the city of Monroe - it's a man-made lake south of the AM/PM on Freylands. The TU team puts nets along the South end of the lake and fill 'em with trout (including triploids to 15lbs!) They start the kid's derby about 8:30 on the 25th of April, and it goes until 1:30 or so. Then they pull the nets up, releasing what fish haven't yet been caught out into the main part of the lake. For $10, you can enter the ADULT derby (the kid's derby is free to all kids), and they have prizes for the 3-4 biggest fish caught by a given time (usually about 4PM or so).
It's a hoot! The place looks like a bowl of Cherrios, as all the floattubbers come out to play (you can have electric motors only). It's a great place to take the kids, both for the derby and after. I'd invite all to come out on the 25th for the derby. Contact me offline if you want to help out. It's a good way to give back to the community (I live in Sultan, so I'm partial to the east side Hwy 2), and it's great fun to see little kids with HUGE fish on the end of their poles. Sean -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 10:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Tye Lake? The WDFW bulletin that names the lakes stocked with triploid trout for the 2004 season lists a Tye Lake in Snohomish County. I've fished the area for over fifty years now and I've never heard of a Tye Lake in Snohomish County. There's a tiny Tye Lake ( 3 surface acres ) in the alpine country NW of Stevens Pass, but that's in King County, and is the source of the Tye River. Also, there's no mention of a Tye Lake in Snohomish County in any of the fishing guides I have. Does anyone know about this lake? Thanks! Bob Martin
