I hiked in mid-day as the clouds broke up. Three other guys were tossing worms off the bank and picking up 'bows and a few brookies. I threw around a super-duper from my tube for a few hours and caught enough fish for dinner. I purposely only keep a couple of fish a year out of this lake. Cottonwood is small, and can't take much pressure. The view is great, the walk is nice, and the brookies are beautiful.

*Editor's note: please be sure to respect the beauty of our high elevation lakes- if you bring it in-pack it out!

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