Bamboo in the Cascade Foothills

[Dave Westburg]

Greg Armstrong and I headed to a chilly small lake in the Cascade foothills today. I fished a 9' Winston bamboo 4 and 7/8's ounce 6/7 weight. Greg fished a couple Granger 8642's. There was snow on the hills above the lake.

Slow going with an intermediate line and a pair of size 12 Greenwells. Things picked up when I put on a full sinking line, a size 10 black wooly bugger and a size 10 olive wooly bugger. 50/50 mix of small recent stockers and these fish which I guess were put in the lake last year.


Highlight of the trip was hearing Greg Armstrong tell the story of how he got lost hunting in a November snowstorm and spent the night huddled under a tree sans matches or fire trying to keep from falling asleep. The other highlight was Greg's Sou'wester hat. Check it out.

 

[Greg Armstrong]

I was only whining because Dave outfished me once again… even though I tried using his fancy flies, and attempted in vain to imitate the secret retrieve he always tries to hide from view!

Here he is in the distance, hooked up once again shrouded in a rare beam of sunlight!



Another great outing in good company, in spite of the wild weather. Can’t wait for the next trip!

 

[troutstalker]

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Greg Armstrong and I headed to a chilly small lake in the Cascade foothills today. I fished a 9' Winston. Greg fished a couple Grangers. There was snow on the hills above the lake.
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Slow going with an intermediate line and a pair of size 12 Greenwells. Things picked up when I put on a full sinking line, a size 10 black wooly bugger and a size 10 olive wooly bugger. 50/50 mix of small recent stockers and these fish which I guess were put in the lake last year.View attachment 11035
Highlight of the trip was hearing Greg Armstrong tell the story of how he got lost hunting in a snowstorm in November and had to spend the night amidst the snow sans matches or fire. The other highlight was his Sou'wester hat. Check it out.
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Beautiful scenery! Good job fellas!