The first time i headed up there i was in search of a certain lake, but with my crappy map in tow i could not find the lake. come to find out that that map is way off. after searching via google maps i was able to figure out where i went wrong last time. ventured out this morning hoping for warmer weather but certainly didn't get it. there was just a trace of snow on the ground when i got there, tons of grizzlies, kodiacs, trucks and hunters. got to the end where i counted 4 tens, 7 quads and 8 trucks. holy shit! but being hunting season i didn't figure anybody would be on my lake and as it turned out there wasn't. it was a gruleing climb up and when i got to the res the wind was cooking. it remained cold and windy for most of the day, but at around 1ish the clouds started to break and the sun started to show it's face, so it did warm up a little bit. as luck would have it the fishing was off the hook. i figure 20+ fish, all brooks except 1 good cutt. the cutt was around 14" and the brooks were in the 10-11" range. even though the brooks weren't big they were fiesty and some of the most beautifully colored fish i have ever caught. it took me almost 5 hours to fish my way around the lake and the it was time to head out. except for the wind it was a very peaceful day. surprised to not hear a single gun shot with all those hunters.
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Looks like a great day, some sweet colored fish there and what a bonus with a single cutt!!
If that fly rod of yours made more noise, they would have heard a few rod-shots.
Mike; I stalk your blog from time to time and really love your photos. Can you tell me what camera you are using. I usually fish alone and have to photograph fish in my hand, as you do. The quality of you photos is better than mine. Thanks for any info you can provide. I think you will see my contact info but if not => steve.vaughn@charter.net.
Steve
thanks bigerrfish and steve. steve, i use a cannon EOS rebel
Nice Mike! looks like fun
Nice Mike, looks fun (and cold).
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