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How good of shape are you and your husband in? If you want a challenge, Mildred Lakes is (in my opinion) an Alpine Lake Fishing haven.
Naturally reproducing shrimp feed in the lakes, 3 separate lakes. Protected well by the brute of a hike it takes to get there. Don’t let the distance and elevation gain fool you, it’s a brute of a challenge but the fishing is impeccable. Rainbow plants, Brookies, and Westslope Cutthroat all available. I’ve only caught rainbows in the large lake. There was a 4-5 pounder pulled out of the middle lake two years ago. Anglers I’ve spoken with are convinced there are 5+ lbs. fish in there and I don’t doubt it.
Check it out on wta.org. I also posted about it on here. It’s trail no.822 in the Olympic National Forest. If you go, please share a trip report and fishing report! Good luck!
Hi all! I apolgize if this thread is dead but wanted to share my fishing report here from Mildred Lakes this past summer 2015.
I am new to the site and this is my first post! I wanted to share my report from hiking Mildred Lakes three times this past summer of 2015. Rather than repeating a lot of information, below is the link to my write up, along with three pictures. If you go to that link, you’ll have everything you need to know about the Mildred Lakes hike itself, including driving directions, hiking tips, etc.
http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/trip-reports/trip_report.2015-10-29.1042247034
I could have easily limited out every single trip. I only kept a few for lunch/dinner and released the rest. Largest rainbow was in the 16 inch range. There are also Westslope Cutthroat and Brook. There are 3 lakes up there, the largest of which is the 3rd and furthest West lake. From talking with other anglers, the 2nd lake holds some fish in the 20in+ range. Several fly anglers had good success when I was up there on dark flies. The water is crystal clear and the fish are very alert and spook easily. Fishing reports from northwestfishingreports.com have said there are fish in the 5lb+ range. Stocking reports from WDFW are available, and this coming summer 2016 should be prime for great fishing. The lakes have tons of food available and the fish continue to grow.
I highly recommend an overnight trip because you’ll want to fish all day long. Float tube isn’t necessary, plenty of good shore fishing, but it might allow you to access deeper parts of the lakes. I had action all day long, sometimes nearly every cast with 6lb. test and a variety of rooster tails.
It is a serious hike. Please prepare accordingly. I’m planning on doing it several times this coming summer 2016 should anyone wish to experience the beauty themselves and want a guide who knows the hike.
-Brad
