Sub-alpine lake near Mount Adams 7/28/2023

[Starman77]

Fished a small lake near Mount Adams at around 4,100 feet in elevation. This lake has a great view of Mount Adams:



I only landed 7 fish, but surprisingly had 3 varieties of trout; 5 browns in the 8 to 18 inch range, one 13 inch Westslope cutthroat and one 10 inch Tiger trout. Here's a photo of the nicest looking brown (a 16 incher), and the other two varieties:







Also got to see a new wildflower called a pipsissema:



Surprisingly, the mosquitoes weren't too bad; didn't use any bug juice and only had two bites.

Even though the fishing was tough, I enjoyed the outing due to the perfect weather, lack of mosquitoes, great views of Mount Adams, catching three varieties of trout, and meeting some nice people.

Rex

 

[Divad]

Wonderful lake, even if the fishing isn’t. I have never got a Tiger there, that one looks very healthy. Nice fish and well done on a trifecta, thank you for sharing!

 

[Peyton00]

We have a group camp every year up there. Its a nice relaxing trip.
Here is my monster tiger.

 

[DryFly82]

Wonderful lake, even if the fishing isn’t. I have never got a Tiger there, that one looks very healthy. Nice fish and well done on a trifecta, thank you for sharing!

Beautiful lake. I caught Tigers and Browns there earlier this year, but no Cutthroat. Mosquitos were thick in June.

 

[Starman77]

Beautiful lake. I caught Tigers and Browns there earlier this year, but no Cutthroat. Mosquitos were thick in June.

I think the dry weather has inhibited mosquito reproduction, as the mosquitoes weren't too bad on this outing. I didn't use any insect repellent and only got bitten twice. My wife and I also didn't encounter many mosquitoes at Sunrise last week.