They don't seem to be every night. But when they do the person usually
comes down to the ramp and gives a yell.
Tight lines my friends,
Charlie
> From: "Steve Neuendorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 10:05:26 -0700
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Rattlesnake Lake tonight
> Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Resent-Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 10:04:46 -0700
>
> Rattlesnake is one of my favorites too. I was not too happy with the
> "improvements" made in the last couple of years, and came minutes close to
> getting locked in one night. My very best luck there had always come in the
> last bit of daylight, which, at least last year, was after the gates had
> closed. I guess you could park outside, but with all of the prowls they have
> at other trailheads, this looked like another made to order problem.
>
> My question is that I drove by Monday night just to check the water level,
> well past the time posted for locking and the gate was open and there were
> still a few cars in the boat launch and parking areas. Are they still
> locking this up according to their schedule?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 11:41 PM
> Subject: Rattlesnake Lake tonight
>
>
>> It was raining more sideways than up and down by the time I got to
>> Rattlesnake Lake this evening. I stood in the wind and rain and almost
>> changed my mind about launching in that crappy weather, but you don't
> catch
>> any fish driving home on the freeway. Half-heartedly I dug the oars in at
>> about 6:45 PM.
>>
>> The wind began to die down and the rain turned down a few notches near 7
> PM
>> and the line began to twitch occasionally. By 7:30 I had landed 3 and
> lost
>> that many more. By 9 PM I was laughing my head off in the drizzle as fish
>> after fish hit that bug-eyed dragon. The only slack time in the evening
> was
>> spent watching the osprey dive-bomb the lake and carry off dinner. Even
> saw
>> an eagle soar. In the end I had at least 8 to the boat, and lost more
> than
>> that. Can't count all the strikes.
>>
>> Best time at Rattlesnake in 3 years for me.
>>
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