Search

Independence Fishing Reports

Independence
By: epatton
Posted: 7/23/2017
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/22/2017
Hot Spots: 0
After a brutal hike up and over the North Lake saddle from Independence Lake, I finally got my son and mine rods fishing the North Lake. He didn't catch anything on a olive woolly bugger, but I caug...
Full Report »
Independence
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 10/29/2015
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/27/2015
Hot Spots: 0
Independence lake is located at the end of Coal Lake Road off Mountain loop Hwy. I used to fish it a lot around 1980-82. At that time it produced many rainbows in the 12-15" range. Alpine lakes are...
Full Report »
Independence
By: jonb
Posted: 7/27/2014
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/26/2014
Hot Spots: 0
I took my wife with me on this easy hike up to Independence, maybe 8 other cars in the parking lot, so not too many people, and the weather was beautiful. The fishing was slow, but the fish were rathe...
Full Report »
Independence
By: The Quadfather
Posted: 7/12/2010
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/11/2010
Hot Spots: 0
A very long day of fishing today. First stop was coal lake up near Monte Cristo. Been here many times over about a 30 year period. Fished from my float tube. My friend and I site fished with vari...
Full Report »