Recent content by Starman77

It does make one wonder if the mythological story about the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow might have originated with a similar setting in the Irish countryside hundreds of years ago.

I drove through a rainstorm near sunset, but when I arrived at this north central WA lake the rain fortunately lightened up and I happened to see this double rainbow coinciding with the setting sun lighting up the landscape with a golden glow. I'm sure you'll recognize this lake from this photo...

If you've been to this central WA lake, you'll probably recognize it from this photo. There were just 2 of us fly casters out there on this day. The air temperature was in the 79 to 83 degree range. The water temperature was 67 degrees; the Lahontan cutthroats can take the heat better than...

Tried a small seep lake in central WA that some of you will probably recognize from this photo. The water was quite clear, but the shallows were chuck full of weeds that essentially made them unfishable, so the actual fishable area was fairly small. Fortunately, I was the only one there all...

My feeling is that the trout eat snails as a last resort when they can't find something better to eat. It has got to be difficult to pass those snail shells through the digestive tract, and it can't be very comfortable (like having a bunch of rocks in one's stomach). Rather than trying to...

Even though brown and Tiger trout fry have been planted in that first lake in good numbers, I think the reason we don't catch as many as are planted is that there aren't many good shoals on that lake, so there isn't much insect food available for the fish. I theorize that the rainbow fry...

Congrats on the excellent outing! Scenic setting, good weather, nice fish and almost no one else there. What more could one ask for? Good for you for doing that tough hike in and out of the lake!

Getting near the lake, I had this good view of some snow-capped mountains. Beautiful country! Those of you who have been there will probably recognize the lake from this photo, but not every day do you get horse-drawn, covered wagons rolling by the lake, sort of like a re-enactment of the...

My wife wanted me to stay closer to home this past week, so I fished a wet-side lake instead of heading east over the pass. If you've been to this lake, you'll probably recognize it from this photo. When I arrived, it was calm like this, but surprisingly hardly any fish were rising. Usually...

Years ago, I remember fishing this lake without much success. As I paddled around, there were hundreds of red-sided shiner minnows following my pontoon boat. I wondered why a fish would take a minnow pattern when there were so many naturals available? The late Chuck Gold (from the Bellingham...

My wife is actually the serious birder in the family, so I try to keep my eyes and ears open on my fishing outings to identify any birds I encounter to report back to her, and have found that some others like to know that information as well. I was disappointed to not see or hear any Sandhill...

I was using my old portable Humminbird Fishin' Buddy 120. It is no longer manufactured or sold, so the only way to buy one is used on eBay or similar services. If it breaks down, you're out of luck on getting it repaired. I have two 120's and one 140c, so I think I have a lifetime supply. I...

On Thursday I tried one of the small hike-in seep lakes in central WA. If you've been there, you'll probably recognize the lake from this photo. The water temperature was 49 degrees with about 8 feet of visibility. This lake has been fishing well the past couple of years, but this year I was...

@Billy has been busy catching pre-spawning bass, but he told me he landed 20 rainbows on Sunday, which may have been his best day ever at that scenic lake.

Decided to get out and enjoy the unseasonably warm temperatures out there in central WA at one of our most scenic lakes, which I'm sure most of you will recognize from this photo. Don't let the calm water fool you; most of the time it was quite windy, sometimes so windy I had to anchor my...