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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: coonhound on October 18, 2008, 07:45:03 PM

Title: High country gem
Post by: coonhound on October 18, 2008, 07:45:03 PM: During the early archery elk season I was walking past a shallow swampy lake I've been by several times, I always assumed it was to shallow to hold fish. This time however it was right before dark on a nice warm evening and it was covered with rolling fish, they looked like nice fish. I told myself I've got to get back and wet a line, so I did it today, it was wet and cold probably not the best day for fishing but my suspicions were right, the fish were dandies. I only caught 4 but they ranged from 15" to 20", dang nice for Eastern Brook, heck dang nice for any trout. Thought I would share a few pics from my phone. Didn't get a picture of the biggest fish, I dropped him and the line hooked around a limb and snapped, oh well, wasn't going to keep em anyway. I love the colors on the Brookies...

Coon
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Post by: Timberstalker on October 18, 2008, 07:52:17 PM: very nice fish
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Post by: granola/hippyslayer on October 19, 2008, 07:51:18 PM: :drool: :chuckle: nice
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Post by: bow4elk on October 19, 2008, 08:09:52 PM: Have fly rod, will travel...need some company, let me know! Nice fish!
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Post by: Bscman on October 26, 2008, 10:57:21 AM: Quote from: bow4elk on October 19, 2008, 08:09:52 PM
Have fly rod, will travel...need some company, let me know! Nice fish!

+1

I need to get into some brookies that are more than 10" long.
I C-n-R as well...!!!
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Post by: fc2038 on October 28, 2008, 09:45:41 PM: Looks like you got yourself a nice little fishin hole. those are some really good lookin fish :)
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Post by: bowsandhose on October 28, 2008, 09:47:48 PM: sweet fish
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Post by: MuleySniper on October 29, 2008, 09:57:50 AM: Very nice. Gotta love those high country lakes :tup:
MS
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Post by: Houndhunter on October 29, 2008, 10:17:16 AM: nice fish, i might be able to guess the spot
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Post by: cld40 on October 29, 2008, 10:25:39 AM: awesome Brookies, is that by Lake Quinalt?
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Post by: bucklucky on October 29, 2008, 11:39:52 AM: Dont tell anyone where that lake is, it wont be good fishing for long if word gets out ;) Nice fish!
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Post by: ducks55 on November 03, 2008, 09:31:38 PM: Is that Lilly Lake up toward mission ridge above Wenatchee? Or a different one?
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Post by: Rowdy on November 03, 2008, 09:55:19 PM: Nice find, I thought the same as you (to shallow for fish) but had similar results. It's a great lake with some nice fish. :IBCOOL:
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Post by: alecvg on November 03, 2008, 10:03:52 PM: Wow, thats a fish I would mount, I LOVE brookies, they are amazing.
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Post by: coonhound on November 04, 2008, 08:19:59 PM: I think a few of you have this lake confused with a few other lakes with the same name. Houndhunter knows which one it is but it's a small lake that would be impacted severely if everyone in the state hit it so I'm not going to identify its location. I'm kind of greedy I guess... ;)

Sorry,
Coon
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Post by: snipekillr on November 06, 2008, 04:41:20 PM: wow what a beutiful brookie
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Post by: finnman on November 12, 2008, 04:17:50 PM: Good idea Coon! That lake would be fished to nothing in a heart beat! We started fishing it when I was about 12 years old, biggest I have gotten is 20" and my cousin got one about 24"!!!!! Most go between 12" and 16". I try and fish it once a year just for old time sakes. When we first started the lake was actually deeper and larger, it is slowly shrinking. But that deep hole with the big log in it always produces as does the big log you walk across to get to the island.

Jason
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Post by: C-Money on November 30, 2008, 06:26:07 PM: Very colorful fish! As a young boy in Pennsylvania, the majority of trout we caught were Brookies! My favorite! Great photos.
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Post by: Charlie on December 01, 2008, 08:23:27 AM: Sounds like an almost perfect day Coon!
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Post by: Firstlight on December 01, 2008, 07:57:09 PM: Dont tell anyone where it is at even some friends. I used to fish a lake up here in Whatcom county that was small like that but loaded with 18 to 24" cutthroat. Then I hiked a couple of my friends in there. One of them squeaked to the old local tackle shop, and bam!!! No more trout, and lots of people and TRASH.

Thats my sad story. :'(

Its amazing how many miles some people will hike to kill a nice trout...