This talk by y'all coasties has me wondering. Let's say you find a lake on
the West side that has the right conditions although it seems highly
unlikely to find a lowland alkaline lake there with a phenomenal abundance
of food. Now, try to imagine that kind of fishery surviving near that kind
of population - Chopaka an hour from Seattle. A helmet would be required
gear to avoid getting your eye put out by someone else's rod tip, much less
their line/fly.
I think there is a direct relationship between the quality of these
fisheries and their distance from the hordes. Even with that, the explosion
of use I've witnessed here over the past 16 years is...... oh gads, don't
get me started.
I certainly wish you folks good fortune in your venture. If it can reduce
the pressure over here and provide you folks with easier access to super
fishing then hey great.
Keith Bell
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Brown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 1:54 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: CTEP Program
Hey Kent,
It would be a good idea to identify a number of lakes on the west sides of
the mountains that would support a fishery like Lake Lenice. I have heard
that many lakes around Puget Sound have much lower levels of insect
populations needed to support large fish. It would be nice to have the lakes
in semi-secluded settings like Alice, Rattlesnake,King and Fontal, also. I
didn't see any info on the WDFW site, and I used their search engine to
search for "CTEP".
I'd throw in a few bucks for the project. Heck, I burn $50 on gas and
burgers just driving over and back to Lake Lenise. Being able to drive 45
minutes and get to a quality fishery would be worth a contribution.
Bill Brown
