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“It is an easy trail. There are two possible routes. The normal way has been to follow an old road up, but last summer they rebuilt the old trail so you can take a trail all the way to the lake. In the cliffs at the head end of the lake there used to be a large mining operation. They had to build their buildings like ski jumps so the avalanching snow would slide over the tops of the buildings. At the outlet end of the lake there was a 100 room hotel. You can’t believe that to see it now. There is the remains of a small town across the stream on the way in. It is a beautiful location, but the fish are small brookies. Not much size, but you should be able to catch fish. I think it is 3 or 3.5 miles in, but that is strictly from memory and I could be way off.”
“These pics are great. I’m going to have to post my own off topic photo, now. I caught this one over 10,000′ in Wyoming last summer. It is a 23 Snake River finespotted cutthroat. “””
“Lets see, off the top of my head I can come up with a few…^^^^Goat Lake up Elliott Creek off the Mth Loop Hwy is open now. It gets a fair amount of traffic but it is a big lake and if you make your way down the lake you should be able to get away from people. ^^^^Waptus Lake, on the east side, is always a good early season trip. It is a nice leg stretcher and a good one to help get in shape.^^^^Hyas Lake is short hike so it attracts quite a few people, but it is a big lake.^^^^I’ll have to pull out the maps to jog my memory. Sometimes it can help to check in on the trip reports at the WTA website (http://www.wta.org) where you can get a feel for what lakes are open as the summer progresses.^^^^”
“Wow, that is a gorgeous fish. According to the record book that beauty is 3.91 lbs. How long was it? Your advice applies to westside lakes with goldens, too. “
I’m responding to my own post so that it pops out again because I think these upcoming meetings are extremely important. The more people that attend the better. The outcome of these meetings will have repercussions far beyond the park itself.This may well be an important precedent for all future high lake stocking.
I haven’t experienced anything unexplainable. Weird, maybe. One of the most amazing and strange things I’ve ever experienced were weird noises in the middle of the night in the Brooks Range in Alaska. It was a cold, clear night and the northern lights were undulating in the sky while this eerie noise was undulating all around. It was as if the northern lights were making noise. I suspect there was some other atmospheric phenomenon responsible, but I don’t know what it was.
I haven’t been lucky enough to spot any signs of bigfoot or UFOs.
“Your best bet for goldens is Big Greider Lake above the Spada Reservoir. ^^^^Streams are not planted with goldens because if they can hold fish they normally have a population of introduced, or native trout already and producing hybrids would be a major concern. “
The earlier a lake opens up the longer the growing season. I don’t know of any studies that have evaluated how much difference early or late seasons make in fish growth. Other then that I don’t know of any effect an early season would have. Early years certainly allow for more fishing opportunities 😀 Two years ago the snow pack was like this at this time of year but the spring was so cold and wet that the snowmelt wasn’t all that early.
“Oops, hit reply too soon.^^^^For answers on specific lakes you can contact the district biologist for that lake’s area. Feel free to email me off list and I’ll steer you in the right direction.”
High lake stocking lists aren’t posted on the web. Stocking information is treated differently from low lake information because of the fragile nature of high lake fisheries and lake shores.
There are no secrets here. The best secret spot around is Lockjaw Lake. Any Trail Blazer will be happy to tell you that.:D
