Brent, I'm always up their on Memorial day weekend. Its always a great time to fish up their. I know it's a long way off but, if you find yourself going up their then let me know. I would more than happy to show ya some of my favorite areas on Upper Priest and other little lakes.
Kent. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Comer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 9:20 AM Subject: Re: Priest Lake, ID > 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 >
