montana...and, fawn lake

Tim J. wrote:




Jeff - sorry to interrupt (it's really pretty funny), but since you have
now found Fawn Lake to be real, would you make the trip again? It looks
like some of the prettiest country on God's earth, but then again, I can
only imagine just about all of the Yellowstone area is. After viewing
your photos, it's definitely on my to-do list.

Warren and I discussed a camping trip to the area. It's a beautiful
place and I'd go again, no question. The hike round trip staying on the
marked trail according to Warren's GPS was almost 14 miles. On the way
out, we departed the trail and made a bee-line down the mountain to the
car once we saw the parking area, saving about 1-2 miles. Some of the
views are inspiring...but that's true about a lot of Yellowstone. It's
not a hard hike by any means, though there are a few spots where we all
stopped to get our breath along the way. The lake isn't clearly visible
from the trail, but it's close enough to the established campsites by
the Gardner that it's an easy walk.

Fawn Creek and the Gardner near Fawn Lake have little brookies eager to
attack a fly. On our way out, we spent about an hour and had a lot of
fun catching those fish. I bet they'd be tasty for breakfast or supper.
Warren caught 5 out of one pretty run.

This trip wasn't really planned around fishing the lake...we honestly
didn't know what we'd find. I'm not very experienced in getting those
big lake brookies yet, but next time i'll have ample streamers,
damselflies, and chironomids, and hopefully a float tube. It would be a
pleasant place to float away a day...unless of course forty happens by,
in which case i guess the lake turns into a weedbed. g

jeff

"Jeff"

This trip wasn't really planned around fishing the lake...we honestly
didn't know what we'd find. I'm not very experienced in getting those big
lake brookies yet, but next time i'll have ample streamers, damselflies,
and chironomids, and hopefully a float tube. It would be a pleasant place
to float away a day...unless of course forty happens by, in which case i
guess the lake turns into a weedbed. g

jeff

Methinks that you just exposed to the light of day a 40 favorite secret
spot- no! no! stay away don't go there!there ain't no fish there!- yada yada
yada.
jh

John Hightower wrote:



Methinks that you just exposed to the light of day a 40 favorite secret
spot- no! no! stay away don't go there!there ain't no fish there!- yada yada
yada.
jh


some of us assumed that might be forty's response when confronted with
the reality of Fawn Lake...but hell, you gotta admire the fella for
giving truth to the old joke about "that's my story and i'm sticking to
it!" of course, the story does seem to change from time to time.

jeff (good seeing you again john...next time, hope you'll stick around
longer)

"Jeff"

jeff (good seeing you again john...next time, hope you'll stick around
longer)


I hope so too- I was really disappointed things didn't work out this year
for the trip. I really would have liked to spent a day fishing with you and
IJ and I really wanted to do slough this year. I did get a day fishing
calibaetis on Quake and I really enjoyed that. Its kind of funny, but I
kind of like still fishing on lakes- relaxing, you can ponder the scenery
and the meaning of life etc. But, I get really bored fishing on big slow
rivers- go figure. I had hoped to squeeze Elk Lake (where IJ skunked us all
last year) and the Ruby in also- but that was just too many miles for a 3
day whirlwind tour.

I don't think I'll ever get the picture of IJ holding a flaming can of white
gas with that look of "uh oh" on his face out of my mind though.

jh

"John Hightower" wrote in message
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"Jeff"

This trip wasn't really planned around fishing the lake...we honestly
didn't know what we'd find. I'm not very experienced in getting those big
lake brookies yet, but next time i'll have ample streamers, damselflies,
and chironomids, and hopefully a float tube. It would be a pleasant place
to float away a day...unless of course forty happens by, in which case i
guess the lake turns into a weedbed. g

jeff

Methinks that you just exposed to the light of day a 40 favorite secret
spot- no! no! stay away don't go there!there ain't no fish there!- yada
yada yada.

That's the card he'll play. Experience suggests that this is exactly why he
never went there.

Wolfgang
believe what you will......but then, that's what we do, ainna?