Yep! And my wife and I went again last nite and caught a bunch more (I left them there for ya, though). Also some decent sized Brooks. Caught 3 about 13".... -----Original Message----- From: Rob Blomquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 11:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Flyfishing the Cascades along Hwy 2 (or being layed off isn't such a bad thing...) Sean Grier wrote: > > > Well, the ax came down here at ATT Wireless, and I got to be one of the stuckees. Turned out great though, 'cause after they gave me the paperwork yesterday morning, I decided I needed to go fishin'. I went up to Icicle Creek above 8 Mile and caught a boatload of beautiful, feisty bows. Largest was about 13" (he shoulda been about 16 given the size of his head - Stunted). Most were in the 6-8" range, and were hot for my size 16 Irrisistable and Peacock Humpy. They're laid up right at the head of the pools in the middle of the day trying to stay cool and oxygenated. I quit about 6PM as the wind drove me off the river and after I'd caught and released about 2 dozen fish. > > > > Today I went up to Little Cavanaugh. The lake is WAY down. Only about 3-4 feet deep in the middle, but the trout were still generous. About 2 hours after I got there, a big truck showed up and unrolled a big tube down to the lake (I'd never seen a stocking in action). I paddled over to talk to the gents, and was informed that they were getting rid of some goldens that they had at Reider pond, in preparation for a new shipment. They dropped about 300-500 4" - 12" fish in there and I proceeded to have a turkeyshoot. They particularly liked a size 16 olive teeny nymph (duh! looks just like the rabbit pellets they've been eating) and anything small and floating. Turns out I hit a grand-slam on the trip - Rainbow, Cutthroat, Golden and Brookie. I know, you purists will tell me a brookie isn't a trout, but it still takes flies like a trout, looks like a trout, and fights like a trout (and tastes like one, too!). Wait a minute, there are GOLDEN trout in Little Cavanaugh???? I thought the only golden trout in Washington were at Greider Lake.... -- Rob Blomquist Kirkland, WA Gone to the penguins...Bye, bye, Billy-boy....
