SILVER LAKE — The bite had slowed. A few other fishers were still doing well, but my luck had stopped. Only three keeper crappie graced my stringer, and another pair of undersized fish had been ...

Washington state Fish and Wildlife has two days of free fishing each year on the first weekend after the first Monday in June to help introduce people to fishing. This year the weekend is June 8-9.

The rainbow trout stocked out by the state for the Black Friday fishery run much larger than the average trout stocked out in spring and summer. The fish average a pound and a half, and can run to ...