Goodwin also gets 35,000 cutthroat fry, while Roesiger is planted with 500 triploids.

Fertile Cavanaugh Lake, which is planted with only cutthroat and rainbow fry, and McMurry Lake, which receives around 17,000 catchable rainbows, are two of Skagit County's most popular early-season trout destinations.

Whatcom County's Paddon and Silver lakes receive around 17,000 rainbows. (Continued)

In the south sound, Pierce County's Kapowsin, Ohop, Spanaway and Tanaway lakes are planted heavily with catchable rainbows.

Ohop, Spanaway and Tanaway also get several hundred triploids.

Kokanee are usually the main show at American Lake, but 55,000 net-pen rainbows are released as well.

Around 20,000 rainbows are planted in Thurston County's Long, Pattison, Summit and Offut lakes.

Offut also receives 60,000 cutthroat fry and around 200 triploids.

Early-season anglers who fish the Kitsap County side of the Puget Sound tend to favor Panther, Kitsap, Island and Wildcat lakes.

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Wild trout are also abundant here. Saltwater beaches along Hood Canal, Admiralty Inlet, and the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca provide excellent fishing for sea-run cutthroats between March and the end of November.

On the other side of the peninsula, wild cutthroat are also the attraction at sprawling Lake Ozette.

Lake Crescent's unique Beardslee rainbow and crescenti cutthroat have reached 20 and 12 pounds, respectively, in the past and still have the potential to reach 5 pounds plus. However, Olympic National Park has implemented rules to protect the fish. Various regulations -- such as mandatory release, a delayed opener on June 1 and no weights more than 2 ounces -- have now effectively eliminated downriggers, the traditional method to take this lake's largest trout.

In addition to planted rainbows and cutthroats, Lake Quinault is the only water on the peninsula where you could legally target bull trout.

The lake is controlled by the Quinault Tribe, and you'll need one of their permits to fish it.

As for hatchery fish, the eastern third of the peninsula contains the most trout lakes and receives the largest plants of hatchery fish.

For decades, the Port Townsend area's Anderson Lake was a traditional destination for opening day, but it has recently experienced toxic algae blooms and has been closed to public several times.

Similar problems and closures have occurred at Gibbs Lake, which receives triploid plants, and Lake Leland, which usually gets the county's largest plant of catchable rainbows. The waters in these lakes usually clear over the winter.

Before heading out, call the Jefferson County Public Health Department at (360) 385-9400.

Sandy Shore, Ludlow, Teal and Horseshoe lakes have remained open and all receive hatchery fish.

Mason County anglers have plenty of lakes to choose from on opening weekend. Benson Lake receives more than 8,000 rainbows and 300 triploids, while Haven Lake gets 7,000 and nearly 400 triploids.

Phillips Lake is planted with around 7,000 catchable rainbows, 11,000 cutthroat fry and triploids.

Though it's most often thought of as a summertime destination for bass fishing, the Shelton area's Nahwatzel Lake is open year 'round and tends to turn out the county's largest trout on the weekend of the traditional opener.

Lake Sutherland, which occasionally gives up trout in the 4-pound range, is among Clallam County's most heavily stocked lakes, with annual releases of around 14,000 rainbows.