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Rachel Lake Report
Kittitas County, WA

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09/13/2010
Stationary Fly Fishing
Cutthroat Trout
Morning
09/13/2010
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3501

Hiked up to Rachel, nice hike except the last 1.5 miles is grueling and the trail is in poor shape. But the lake is FULL of eager cutthroat trout so I won't complain. Fish were aggressively feeding on bugs on the surface (as in jumping OUT of the water hard) so I used a float bobber and a dry fly, I believe it was a renegade but it's been so long since I tied dry flys that I forgot what it was. Anyway, I got instant strikes and some hard ones at that. My bobber even got smashed a few times. The fish here are healthy and there are some in the 12" range which I think is pretty good for a 5,000 ft + lake. I consistantly caught/hooked fish. Didn't fish real long as I wanted to get up to the Rampart lakes to check them out. I didn't fish those lakes as I ran out of time, but there was the same kind of action and cruising fish up there as well. Falls coming and it's a great time to hit these Alpine Lakes! I'll post a more detailed BLOG later.


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Matt
9/13/2010 9:10:00 PM
Neat report Mike. I always like reading your alpine adventures.
Matt
9/13/2010 9:11:00 PM
On another note, that appears to be a westslope cutthroat as well! Awesome catch, I have never caught one of those personally.
Mike Carey
9/13/2010 9:17:00 PM
I was impressed too. These fish were aggresive and there were some nice size fish in there. I gotta get me a small raft!
natetreat
9/13/2010 9:22:00 PM
A raft is a really neat thing to have in those alpine lakes. I don't know what I did before I had one, because it opens up every part of the lake. And the little ones get pulled around by even a twelve incher! It's fun. Great report! About how long of a drive do you think that is from Seattle?
Mike Carey
9/14/2010 6:16:00 AM
it was 75 miles from Redmond, took an hour 20 minutes, not bad really.
mav186
9/14/2010 5:46:00 PM
Beautiful pics Mike!
Wintersteelhead21
9/14/2010 8:28:00 PM
Great scenery and beautiful fish!
Jay K
9/14/2010 10:26:00 PM
Thanks for sharing; I'd love to hike into some alpine lakes.
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