Washington State Flyfishing July 15, 2007
It was a good morning. I started the day at Calligan Lake. That would be on Hancock private land ($$$ permit required). Here's the topo:
I managed to get on the water by 6:30 AM -- still too late I think. Not much luck -- couple of 6-inchers and one 10 inch trout in the few hours I was kicking around the lake. That's just fine, as it turns out. The lake was beautiful.
It was great to be out on the water, and kicking the boat around is good exercise. I got done early enough that I stopped a favorite spot on the North Fork of the Snoqualmie. I caught lots of little trout.
Both of these spots are on Hancock land. The permit is expensive, but it's worth it. Despite the fact that most of the place looks more like this:
They do a bit of tree cutting...