Well, it's been a while since the O.G. Merrill Boy Blogger has posted. Finally I have something worthy of posting.
Golden Trout!!
After several fruitless hikes to apparently sterile lakes, I took my good luck charm (Elisabeth) with me. After a rather strenuous hike, we got to the suspect lake. There are not many lakes in Washington State with Golden Trout in them. I was 0 for 4 until this point.
It was beautiful and sunny - not exactly ideal conditions to be casting a dry fly into gin clear waters. Especially with my casting skill level.
After spooking a few fish with some splashy casts, I convinced this little beauty to come up and sip an Elk Hair Caddis off the surface. A quick photo op and a gentle release and this guy was back into the clean and clear waters. There is a reason the scientific name of Golden Trout is Oncorhynchus aguabonita. Aguabonita is Spanish for "Pretty Water". This lake fits the bill.
One thing I love about trout. They almost always live in beautiful places. Granted, we've caught our share standing on a culvert or in some hideously ugly places (Sorry, Moses Lake). But trout love pretty places.
And fortunately, so do Elisabeth and I!
