[gonefishin]

wow, nice quick response.

thanks!

[gonefishin]

i’ve had bad luck fishing in the rain. plus i got all wet!

having said that, i think it’s still worth trying.

and as you pointed out, it’s possible that at your destination there is no rain. i’ve headed out from seattle several times and headed east over the mountains to find no rain. or you may find just a drizzle here and there and no crowds.

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uncool,

have you seen this web page?

http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/outreach/fishing/highlake.htm

at the bottom is this:

http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/outreach/fishing/hilakapx.pdf

which lists a large number of lakes in the region to hike into and fish.

i just pick lakes off of there, coordinate with a delorme atlas and hiking book, and go to it.

my understanding is that the .pdf shows only about 1/3 of the high lakes with trout (that are likely to stand the pressure of heavy fishing), so you can also search around for info (as you are) or try to get lucky at any other lake.

good luck!

[gonefishin]

@Brian Curtis wrote:

You can tell brookies from trout because they have light spots on a dark background while RB, CT, and GT all have dark spots on a light background.

well that certainly is a straightforward way to tell…

http://www.msnusers.com/fish123556789/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=6

caught this fine fella at a different lake this summer. now someone’s gonna tell me it’s actually a female…

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guess i need to touch up my…ahem…speciation skills.

yeah– and lower tuscohatchie wasn’t as accessible on foot as i’d hoped it’d be.

it was a day hike. i got into melakwa, but had been pining to go to lower tuscohatchie for some time. not sure exactly how long it took– something like 2.5 hours or so each way from the trail head at I90. with the hiking i didn’t spend a super long time there, not as long as i would’ve at other lakes anyway.

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most recent trip a couple weeks ago to melakwa and lower tuscohatchie.

saw a few swimming around, including one big one (? rainbow), in melakwa. no luck there though but didn’t stay long.

moved on to lower tuscohatchie– from what i’d heard had been expecting monsters there. caught about 4 smallish fish. they didn’t look like rainbows though (as indicated on the wdfw website). looked more eastern brook– anyone care to confirm?

http://www.msnusers.com/fish123556789/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=4

http://www.msnusers.com/fish123556789/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1

http://www.msnusers.com/fish123556789/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=2

p.s. if this sort of talking about known lakes like these is discouraged, lemme know and i’ll delete the posts!

[gonefishin]

which lost lake?

i went to a lost lake by echo lake and greenwater lakes, and got skunked there as well. this was in like june.

a couple guys there made a killing using worms, however (and kept 10 of ’em).

[gonefishin]

thanks!

[gonefishin]

hey, kept it easy this weekend because of the company i took– ended up going to heather lake early before everyone got there. it’s a pretty little lake. and the fishing, well, err, it’s a pretty little lake.

part of the issue is i’ve now been to most of the mid-range hikes that i presume to have fish about 1.5 hours from seattle.

so i’m left deciding if i want to make a day hike out of a longer trek like big heart lake, for example.

alaska lake is a great tip, as it is not on the wdfw link ( http://wdfw.wa.gov/outreach/fishing/hilakapx.pdf ). same with those lakes beyond snow you mentioned.

i may check out alaska before the year is out.

thanks.

[gonefishin]

yeah, perhaps a lame, vague question.

i’ve got a few ideas in mind. just lookin for some inspiration, i guess.

on-trail would be the answer, though.

[gonefishin]

heh- 5 or so fish doesn’t sound all that bad!

anyway, i didn’t have too much luck at dorothy.

it’s easy enough to get to (hence i’ve been there twice), but i caught a couple small ones the first time, then got skunked in a downpour the second.

[gonefishin]

“excellent.^^^^thanks for the quick response.^^^^if i make it this weekend, i'll definitely give a trip report.”

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yeah, i got it.

i figured it was that. i mean, i don’t even wanna see people on the trail, let alone have too many people fish out the lakes.

guess when i wrote that i was comparing it to some of the more popular lakes discussed, where you wouldn’t be so worried about giving away its location.

but once i thought about it a few moments i realized how obtuse that post was.

[gonefishin]

Amazing

and it’s not even that big of a lake.
i always figured big waters brought big fish

thanks for sharing.

[gonefishin]

got it Brian.

thanks for a very informative answer.

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