Hi Bill,
I've fished Beaver Lake 4 or 5 times in the last two months. It's
easy to get to and offers convenient access from the public boat ramp
on the southeast corner. Although there was a report earlier this
fall of a 20+ inch fish coming out of Beaver (and another out of
now-closed Pine lake nearby), the rainbows I've caught have all been
fat and scrappy 12 to 14 inchers.
As it's gotten colder, the fish seem to hold down in the deep water
(about 30-35 feet) 100 yards or so north of the launch. Try using a
moderate to fast sinking line and strip a weighted nymph along the
bottom. I've had best luck using a #10 sculpin-green, mohair and
marabou, beadhead leech, but I hear that olive wooly buggers also
seem to work well.
You'll be glad you took your pram instead of a tube or pontoon boat -
that water's really cold, even wearing neoprenes!
Good luck,
Kent Lufkin
>I've read some recent fishing reports for Beaver Lake over by
>Issaquah and they're catching fish there. If the fish will bite
>powerbait.. they'll also take flies.
>
>I'm thinking of taking my little pram there between Christmas and
>New Years, as soon as I find where I misplaced my fishing license at.
>
>Bill Warner
>
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> > From: Sky Dunphy[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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> > Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 6:56 PM
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> > Subject: winter trout
> >
> > Hey does anybody have any suggestions for some trout fly fishing within 1.5
> > hr from seattle?I've tried the Middle fork of the Snoqualmie and the yakima
> > but it must be too cold.Are there any year round lakes?Anything would help.
> > thanks,
> > Sky
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