These lakes are really fun to fish at night during the summer months. Some really big trout come up out of the depths to play then. It can be a little spooky though with all the night sounds. Unless people are camping out in the various parking lots, I would also be leery about leaving my vehicle unattended at night. My buddy who works at a fly shop here in Bellevue says they have been getting lots of reports of cars being broken into at this string of lakes. He also said that pressure is being applied on the County Sheriff to provide more patrols in this area. Pressure being applied is the threat of a possible boycott of fishing these lakes by the flyfishing community, with it's attendant loss of revenue to the area. Hope it works. Many anglers going over there are arming themselves and the climate is ripe for a confrontation if these vandals are caught in the act. Sad state of affairs.
From: "Lisa Hale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: East-side Lakes Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 20:40:39 -0700
Bruce-
Not sure if Tri-Cities is within 2 hours of Lake Lenice, Nunnally, Lenore, and Dry Falls, However, those would be a good place to start come fall. Right now those lakes are pretty warm due to the heat and don't offer very good daytime flyfishing. Don't get me wrong, you can usually find some willing summertime rainbows early in the morning and later in the evening (In fact, Lenice can be really good in the summer at night for big browns and 'bows). However, in the fall, when the temperatures cool significantly (October is good), fish began eating big meaty stuff to pack on the weight for the winter. I'd recommend any Woolly Bugger/Leech type fly in black, olive, brown, blood red, or any combo thereof. Also, chironomids, midge adults, scuds, October caddis, callabaetis mayflys (speckled wing duns), and clouser minnows will all produce fall fish. If you want to try fishing the lakes now, I'd go with some leech patterns fished deep and slow, some adult damsels and maybe a few scuds. Lenore is the only lake mentioned that does not have rainbows and/or browns. Instead, it holds Lahottan Cut-throats that will begin offering good flyfishing again come fall. The fish there are large and aren't particularly difficult to catch. It's a great place to go to get your feet wet (bad joke). Good luck. Jeff Hale
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From: Bruce Langsteiner
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 3:49 PM
Subject: East-side Lakes
I'm new to lake fly fishing. I live in the Tri-Cities area and would like to know what lakes are within a two hour drive of my location. I just bought a new float tube and am anxious to try it out.
Also, I'm very open to any suggested fly patterns for any recommended lakes.
Thanks, Bruce
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