Kent, thanks for the information. I hope to make a trip back next spring to check out Upper Priest Lake.
Brent --- KENT C DOWD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a cabin up at Priest Lake. The main catch is > Mackinaw or Lake Trout. > There is a population of silvers as well. The Cutts > are being restored in > the lake. Years ago it was a great lake for big > cutts, but after the Lakers > were introduced the Cutts suffered. Their also is > large mouth bass, and > rainbows but their hard to find. Dolly's and Bull > trout are also native to > this area, and in the upper lake you can really get > into some healthy ones > if you put in your time. (its fly fishing only and > C&R up their). > > The river you were looking at that is closed to > fishing is called the > Throughfare. There is a trial that goes up to Upper > Priest lake that takes > off from that area that you were at. Comes out at > Plowboy campground on > Upper Priest lake. > > Some of the best fly fishing up there is on the > little lakes around Priest > lake. Muskegon lk, Case lk. are two that come to > mind. Also, when its > open, Upper Priest river is a great time with a 3wt. > > Anyway, it's a very beautiful area and there is some > fishing to be had. > > > -Kent Dowd > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brent Comer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 5:26 PM > Subject: Priest Lake, ID > > > > I was with my family in Priest Lake (Idaho) last > > weekend to attend a wedding. I stashed a rod in > the > > car so I could sample the waters. > > > > Before I took off, I dug around in the > waflyfishers > > archives and didn't find much about fishing the > lake. > > The most interesting information was about fishing > the > > outlet below the dam. Unfortunately, I didn't get > a > > chance to fish there. > > > > We stayed in a cabin at the Elkins Resort. It was > a > > pretty tidy place with a boat launch next to a > shallow > > bay. > > > > I could see fish rolling and splashing in the > shallow > > bay during the afternoon. In the evening all > activity > > stopped. Hmmm. One of the wedding guests told me > this > > activity in the water was carp spawning. I am not > sure > > what they were, I could never get a good look at > the > > fish. I waded into the shallow bay and tried > casting > > various flys to these fish. There were no takers. > I > > never got a tap. > > > > Saturday morning, I escaped up the road to search > for > > a more interesting fishing spot. I found a park > with a > > trail to the river (closed to fishing) that > connects > > Upper Priest and Priest, however, it appeared that > a > > boat was required to get to Upper Priest Lake. > > > > I went back down the road to a deserted picnic > area > > just north of the Elkins Resort. I liked the rocky > > shorline and the fact that the shoreline dropped > off > > steeply. After about three casts I hooked up with > a > > beautiful cutthroat of about 14". Its back was a > pale > > greenish-blue color. Its sides were bright silver. > It > > had hardly any spots on its head. I continued to > fish > > for about two hours without any more action. > > > > Brent > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com
