Preferred M anay eitipnt Option: 



Management options considered included present management with no stocking, attempts to 

 increase bass populations with artificial structure and spawning enhancement, chemical 

 rehabilitation, and supplemental stocking of rainbow trout. Loon and Little Loon lakes received 

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Under the prefCTred management option, Loon/Little Loon lakes would be managed for both warm 

 and coldwater species. Through monitoring and adaptive management, rainbow trout may be 

 stocked to supplement the wild population. The source of the trout should be from the spawning 

 run of Loon Lake. Warmwater management would emphasize largemouth and smallmouth bass. 

 This lake system would be included in a comprehensive genetic survey to determine if 

 supplemental stocking is necessary. Additionally, artificial structures may be installed and 

 monitored to detamine ttieir effectiveness. The artificial structures would not impede the rainbow 

 trout fishoy. Regulati(ms for bass should include spawning restrictions (May 15 through June 30; 

 one bass daily and in possession, 22 inch minimum). 



MYRON LAKE 



T«aKft DfSfription; 



Myron Lake is a small closed-basin lake north of Loon Lake and U.S. Highway 2. The maximum 

 dq)th of Myron Lake is about 25 fleet, and the surface area is approximately 5.5 acres. FWP did 

 not estimate angling pressure for Myron Lake, although it probably supports more than 75 anglers 

 per year. 



TjikP Managpmpnt Status; 



Management of Myron Lake commenced in 1973 when an initial gill-net survey produced no fish. 

 In August of that year, 4,080 westsl(^ cutthroat trout were stocked in the lake (Table 19). Since 

 that time, FWP has managed Myron Lake as a low fishing pressure lake. Since 1980, the lake 

 has received trout (species dependent on availability) on a two-year rotation to maximize growth 

 rates. 



Myron Lake appears to be one of the very few lakes in the region that was not illegally stocked 

 with undesirable fish species. A gill-net survey conducted in 1994 produced only rainbow trout 

 and westslope cutthroat trout from previous stocking. The catch rate was moderate (2 per net) 

 although the growth and condition of the trout was above average for TCL lakes. 



Myron Lake is totally surrounded by Plum Creek Timberlands property that may go up for sale 

 in 1997. A change in ownership and loss of public access would preclude management of this 

 lake for a public fishery. 



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