Slough Creek

.............

Fawn Lake and Blacktail Ponds present a somewhat different story. Both
are home to larger than average brook trout, and both are not good
places to take kids or beginning anglers, since each presents a fairly
serious danger. The former is a hike of 5 strenuous miles into the
Gallatin Mountains, an area literally infested with grizzly bears. The
last time I went to the lake my partner and I saw three grizzlies (and
several wolves, elk, and bison), for example, the last of which rose out
of the sage no more than 50 yards away. This is not a hike that should
be attempted alone or without bear spray. Blacktail Ponds --really one
pond with two pools connected by narrow point-- has slightly smaller
fish, averaging 12 inches, but they sit right below the northern leg of
the Parks Grand Loop Road. On the other hand, the pond is bordered by a
peat swamp, into which its possible to fall up to ones crotch and get
stuck without a buddy to pull one out. For this reason, its best to fish
this pond from a belly boat. Also note that its often closed due to
nesting rare birds, a closure not announced in the Parks regulations
booklet. Inquire locally to learn if this closure is in effect when you
visit.

Ken Fortenberry wrote:
whileone wrote:
Bearanoia strikes deep. Into your heart it will creep:
interesting story snipped

At what point in your narrative would you have recommended the use
of hand grenades ? ;-)

Sandy, is that you ?


....was after that trip we decided to take grenades the next time.
And extra toilet paper.

On the way back we stopped and caught lake trout at every
rocky point (where the edge drops off quickly, rather than slowly).
You are required to kill lake trout. It was 90 degrees and ice long
gone. So we cut them up for bait and tossed what was left up on the
bank. The sea gulls never took more than 30 seconds to find the dead
fish, even thought they tend to circle about from so high up they
look like dots.

whileone wrote:
............

Fawn Lake and Blacktail Ponds present a somewhat different story. Both
are home to larger than average brook trout, and both are not good
places to take kids or beginning anglers, since each presents a fairly
serious danger. The former is a hike of 5 strenuous miles into the
Gallatin Mountains, an area literally infested with grizzly bears. The
last time I went to the lake my partner and I saw three grizzlies (and
several wolves, elk, and bison), for example, the last of which rose out
of the sage no more than 50 yards away. This is not a hike that should
be attempted alone or without bear spray. Blacktail Ponds --really one
pond with two pools connected by narrow point-- has slightly smaller
fish, averaging 12 inches, but they sit right below the northern leg of
the Parks Grand Loop Road. On the other hand, the pond is bordered by a
peat swamp, into which its possible to fall up to ones crotch and get
stuck without a buddy to pull one out. For this reason, its best to fish
this pond from a belly boat. Also note that its often closed due to
nesting rare birds, a closure not announced in the Parks regulations
booklet. Inquire locally to learn if this closure is in effect when you
visit.

You didn't get the memo.

Fawn Lake has been a weed-choked mud hole since the days of Jim Bridger.
In fact, some say that Fawn Lake was just one of Jim's famous tall tales.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

rw wrote:
Fawn Lake has been a weed-choked mud hole since the days of Jim Bridger.
In fact, some say that Fawn Lake was just one of Jim's famous tall tales.


I'll ask him.

rw wrote:
whileone wrote:
............

Fawn Lake and Blacktail Ponds present a somewhat different story. Both
are home to larger than average brook trout, and both are not good
places to take kids or beginning anglers, since each presents a fairly
serious danger. The former is a hike of 5 strenuous miles into the
Gallatin Mountains, an area literally infested with grizzly bears. The
last time I went to the lake my partner and I saw three grizzlies (and
several wolves, elk, and bison), for example, the last of which rose
out of the sage no more than 50 yards away. This is not a hike that
should be attempted alone or without bear spray. Blacktail Ponds
--really one pond with two pools connected by narrow point-- has
slightly smaller fish, averaging 12 inches, but they sit right below
the northern leg of the Parks Grand Loop Road. On the other hand, the
pond is bordered by a peat swamp, into which its possible to fall up
to ones crotch and get stuck without a buddy to pull one out. For this
reason, its best to fish this pond from a belly boat. Also note that
its often closed due to nesting rare birds, a closure not announced in
the Parks regulations booklet. Inquire locally to learn if this
closure is in effect when you visit.

You didn't get the memo.

Fawn Lake has been a weed-choked mud hole since the days of Jim Bridger.
In fact, some say that Fawn Lake was just one of Jim's famous tall tales.

Exactly. There is no Fawn Lake, just an expanse of weeds.

As for Blacktail Ponds, when it's closed the Park Service will
always have a sign at the pullout saying that it's closed.

--
Ken Fortenberry

whileone wrote:
rw wrote:

Fawn Lake has been a weed-choked mud hole since the days of Jim
Bridger. In fact, some say that Fawn Lake was just one of Jim's famous
tall tales.


I'll ask him.

No, really. I heard it from an old timer who goes by the name of
Yellowstone Kenny. I think he worked as the camp bitch for some outfit
one summer, and he used to hang out in a bar in Gardiner, so you gotta
believe it. Yellowstone K. said he went on an epic search for Fawn Lake
and couldn't find it, so that's that.

We do get conflicting reports about Fawn Lake from time to time.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

rw wrote:
whileone wrote:
rw wrote:
Fawn Lake has been a weed-choked mud hole since the days of Jim
Bridger. In fact, some say that Fawn Lake was just one of Jim's
famous tall tales.

I'll ask him.

No, really. I heard it from an old timer who goes by the name of
Yellowstone Kenny. I think he worked as the camp bitch for some outfit
one summer, and he used to hang out in a bar in Gardiner, so you gotta
believe it. Yellowstone K. said he went on an epic search for Fawn Lake
and couldn't find it, so that's that.

Heh, the story gets better and better over time. When we get
a cyclops and sirens and battles and arrows in the heel, *then*
we'll have an epic. Until then it's just a pedestrian tale
that's either a tragedy or a comedy, depending on your point
of view.

We do get conflicting reports about Fawn Lake from time to time.

Yeah, that's the comedy part. LOL !

--
Ken Fortenberry

On Nov 4, 1:46*pm, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
rw wrote:
whileone wrote:
rw wrote:
Fawn Lake has been a weed-choked mud hole since the days of Jim
Bridger. In fact, some say that Fawn Lake was just one of Jim's
famous tall tales.

I'll ask him.

No, really. I heard it from an old timer who goes by the name of
Yellowstone Kenny. I think he worked as the camp bitch for some outfit
one summer, and he used to hang out in a bar in Gardiner, so you gotta
believe it. Yellowstone K. said he went on an epic search for Fawn Lake
and couldn't find it, so that's that.

Heh, the story gets better and better over time. When we get
a cyclops and sirens and battles and arrows in the heel, *then*
we'll have an epic. Until then it's just a pedestrian tale
that's either a tragedy or a comedy, depending on your point
of view.

We do get conflicting reports about Fawn Lake from time to time.

Yeah, that's the comedy part. LOL !

--
Ken Fortenberry

Most of the folks who have been here a while know exactly where the
comedy is.

g.

Ken Fortenberry wrote:
rw wrote:

No, really. I heard it from an old timer who goes by the name of
Yellowstone Kenny. I think he worked as the camp bitch for some outfit
one summer, and he used to hang out in a bar in Gardiner, so you gotta
believe it. Yellowstone K. said he went on an epic search for Fawn
Lake and couldn't find it, so that's that.


Heh, the story gets better and better over time. When we get
a cyclops and sirens and battles and arrows in the heel, *then*
we'll have an epic. Until then it's just a pedestrian tale
that's either a tragedy or a comedy, depending on your point
of view.

It's both, depending on your point of view, of course. I take it as a
comedy.

We do get conflicting reports about Fawn Lake from time to time.

Yeah, that's the comedy part. LOL !

Correct. ROTFL.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

On Nov 5, 3:11*am, Giles wrote:


Most of the folks who have been here a while know exactly where the
comedy is.

g.

True enough, but there is often considerable confusion about the
respective roles involved, whether one is the butt of a joke, just a
plain asshole, or stupid, obviously has some bearing on the matter. As
of course does the individual perception of "humour" as such. Not
everybody thinks a broken leg, lamentable ignorance, or rank
stupidity, is funny.