Local fishing ponds stocked

The official start date of the fishing season for the state was April 30. But game department spokesman Madonna Luers pointed out this date has little relevance for fishing in Whitman County.

“Whitman County has no waters that open on April 30. They are all either year round or started earlier,” Luers told the Gazette.

The two biggest bodies of water in the county, Rock Lake and the Snake River, are both open year-round.

Fish and Wildlife employees have been stocking the local lakes with thousands of rainbow trout and brown trout starting Feb. 17.

Rock Lake was stocked with trout through the m...