Hey, Kent, where's Beaver Lake? I live in Sultan (east of Monroe, NE of
Seattle), and am desperately looking for someplace to flyfish during the
winter (the steelhead fishermen up here are more meat hunters than
sportsmen). I'm more of a troutfisherman than a steelheader, anyway....
Sean Grier
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> Work's been rather slow this week with clients on vacation, so with
> the sun beckoning me outside, I played hookey Wednesday afternoon to
> fish nearby Beaver Lake.
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> Although the air temperature was a balmy 50 degrees, the water was a
> chilly 39 (brrr, even in 3.5mm neoprenes!) An unusually large amount
> of floating vegetation, leaves and gunk made me wonder if the lake is
> in the process 'turning over'.
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> In two hours on the water I had just one hit and saw one fish swirl,
> making it my first shutout there this year.
>
> Kent Lufkin
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