Spring Trip Report

[Paul_]

I made it up to my somewhat local mountain lake.
Luckily WSDOT does a good job keeping the road clear.


There is still a lot of snow in the hills.


The fishing was slow to start. I attributed the slow start to a lack of rods in the boat.


I started off fishing a jig leech on a type 3 line. I found some random fish, but nothing consistent. After a few hours I switched over to a type 6 line and a jig leech with an ultraviolet bead. This was the ticket and I started catching fish with some consistency.


I didn’t catch anything huge. But they were pretty.

 

[Cabezon]

Hi Paul,
Looks like you had a blast... With that snow in the background, I suspect that the water temperatures were cool, perhaps even cold...
Steve

 

[RCF]

I truly enjoy the details about type 3 vs. 6 and selection of flies. It will help others, me included, where to start and make necessary adjustments as warranted.

Thank you for including that info.

 

[Paul_]

Hi Paul,
Looks like you had a blast... With that snow in the background, I suspect that the water temperatures were cool, perhaps even cold...
Steve

40-42 degree water temp (surface).

 

[Griswald]

That lake can be really good if you hit it at the right time. Nice feesh!