Went to Mt Rainier National park this weekend and tried out the fishing in Louise lake (hope I have the right county). It's a beautiful lake on the way to Paradise that is a short hike from the road. Unfortunately the fishing is terrible. There are fish in the lake, but they are all very small as far as I can tell and not too many of them either. This is a shame, because the lake is big and deep enough to support a good sized population of decent sized fish, but apparently they don't stock any of the lakes in the park anymore. I caught one little brookie about 5 maybe 6 inches, and had a couple other bites and some following my lure, but that's it. This is a beautiful place to spend an afternoon, but forget fishing it.

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