The Bamboo Boys visit the North Cascades

[Dave Westburg]

Tim Cottage, Greg Armstrong and I spent the day at a lake off the North Cascades highway. Greg is in the middle and Tim is on the right. Greg fished a Granger 8040, I fished a Granger 8642 and Tim fished a lovely dark cane rod he built based on a Constable taper. You know you'll have a good day when you see cutts cruising around the put-in. Can you spot the fish?

The fish were hanging off the shore alders picking up terrestrials.



Our best wet fly was a fuzzy claret bumble fished just under the surface. It looks a lot like a beetle or an ant or something which just fell into the water.

It was easy to get distracted. Here's the view down one end of the lake as I played a fish...

A highlight for me was watching Greg dibble a trout out of a tiny plunge pool below a small bridge on the trail to the lake. He did the same thing on his last trip here.

 

[Bambooflyguy]

Very nice!

 

[Bajema]

Looks like a great time in a gorgeous setting.

 

[Cliff]

A beautiful day in the north cascades.

 

[Matt B]

Thanks for sharing. I always get stoked when I see a new Dave Westburg report; I know I'm in for something good.

 

[Josh]

So beautiful! Good lord I need to get out in my backyard more.

 

[Merle]

Always love Dave's posts cause I spend the next hour scouring Google Maps trying to figure out where he went. I never figure it out but it's fun.

I can spend hours on Google Maps, especially now with the street view and the photos people upload from hikes, etc...

 

[troutstalker]

Bad ass, Bamboo Boy's! Always fishing such beautiful locations.

 

[Jake Watrous]

A beautiful day on that lake. Every time I’ve been there it’s been rainy.

 

[Greg Armstrong]

A darn near perfect day with friends.

Place really hasn't changed much in the 55 years since I first visited it with my Dad. A lot more people there, but still beautiful... and the fish still look exactly the same as I remember!

 

[Tim Cottage]

Jeez! I didn't realize I was quite that ugly when I'm not smiling. Somebody should have told me about that a long time ago.

It was a great day. Spectacular scenery, willing fish and great company.

 

[Buzzy]

Picture perfect! Love this report.