BEND, Ore. — Oregon officials say North Twin Lake will remain off-limits for fishing until later this winter — not that there are any fish there at the moment.
The Bend Bulletin reports that Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife workers poured poison into the lake in mid-November to target illegally introduced brown bullhead catfish. Assistant district biologist Erik Moberly said Thursday that a snowstorm hit the week after the rotenone treatment, so the agency won’t be able to evaluate its effects until later this winter.
The lake is normally open all year, but its waters are devoid of fish right now. Wiping out the catfish also meant killing the other fish.
Moberly says he plans to restock the lake with rainbow trout when the snow recedes, possibly in February.
