[pct-l] Fishin' the JMT

[scourtway at bpa-arch.com (Steve Courtway)]

best luck I've had was not only the outlet of thousand island lake, but the
marie lakes......not one fish under 12" in there it seemed....

last trip I did well in paiute creek (a little off the trail on the approach
to pauiute pass) by fishing the ripples below falls.....

I use mepps 1 gold spinners, titanium fry pan, seasoned salt and olive oil.
mmmm

and I swear I saw a couple 20-24"ers come out of thousand island lake once,
though I got skunked there last trip.

s.c.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Woods" <wpsnotebook@charter.net>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 6:23 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Fishin' the JMT


> EEE HAAAHHH!
> Thousand Islands Lake was great. Got there in early July, late, late
> afternoon with gear maintenance to attend to, so the two I caught in
> last light in about 15 minutes were still skinny from the winter, but
> lots of fun. At the outflow under the dam.
> I sometimes pack a short flyrod, glad I did for that trip. Lots of
> little lakes between Devil's Postpile and Tuolumne, not to mention
> Lyell Fork - fly fishing heaven. All I needed was a regular license,
> with the normal limits. Farther south, Duck Lake looked good, although
> I didn't stop. Johnston Lake is a few miles north of the Monument,
> small and might have been active, but I passed through at the wrong
> time of day for fishing, right time of day to become a moving mosquito
> buffet. Shadow Lake is deep in a valley, fairly wooded and steep -
> might be spin-casting territory unless you're really good with a flyrod
> roll cast. Garnet Lake is also pretty, but Thousand Island has it all.
> I could happily spend weeks looking for lunkers there.
>
> Rick
>
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