hiketofish Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Went to a few "hard to get to waters" in our National Parks in the past couple of weeks. This one is a fun trail if you don't mind following a faint trail with good blazes on the trees. Would not want to do this on a wet day as you do the breast stroke through the willows for much of it. Finally it opens up to some rock walking until the beaver dam section. How do beavers get this high up in a drainage and make a go of it? First look at the lake, Further down the lake, very silty in color, no rises nothing, at little unsure if there was fish, but all the books said bull trout. The books were right. There's tons of little one's, I didn't catch one over 14 inches. Here's an old bridge on one of the tributaries to the main creek running out of the lake. Hoping someone will tell me what kind of berries these were. They were berries, orange and yellow. Heaps of them. Second trip a week later at some different lakes: Nice view along the way. Fairly easy to catch fish, but wind was an issue. Yes there was whitecaps. In fact you'll see pretty soon that the weather changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiketofish Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 Here's a pic of a what's in the lakes: A few more nice pics, notice how the weather has changed. Hiking back out. I did mention that it was windy didn't I On the way out saw a really nice Big Horn Ram, here it is with my point and shoot camera Here it is with an SLR with a telephoto lens that my friend had: I have one more trip that will hopefully go in a couple of weeks to see some fall colors in the parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Awesome! You have some great images and some great looking fish to boot. Glad I can see these places through your posts, because I don't think I'd make it to those locations otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherwoman Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Hi, thanks for sure for sharing your pictures.. I know I would not take a hike like that.... WOW...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeler Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Nice pics! I was out of breath just thinking of trying to get that high up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Looks like you have been busy! Good for you man always worth the effort! Love the pic of the Ram Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteZahut Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Thanks for posting. I always look forward to your posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suntoucher Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Hiketofish, It's good to hear another one of your reports again. Another epic trip off the beaten track... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest girlsfishtoo Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Very nice photos, wow that it quite the place! Thanks for sharing your adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawgstoppah Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 awesome pics, great places. reminds me of a time when me and 3 buddies hiked to a high lake in K country only to have it start snowing less than a half hour later and we had 4 very steep rock scrambles to get down ... scary day. Looks like your hike out may have been a little bit... scary.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kranny Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 nice work dude, beautiful places and pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayhad Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Wow good hike the pics are great, thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Nice job. Need to do that one day!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Nice job. Need to do that one day!! You sure you wanna do that??? Fall in a creek, you get wet; fall there, you get dead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiketofish Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 You sure you wanna do that??? Fall in a creek, you get wet; fall there, you get dead! Yes its a steep in and out but not really too dangerous. Here's a pic of what is dangerous: the short way in to these lakes coming up from the valley coming up to the lakes. I clambered below the lowest lake to have a look and maybe do it but was too chicken to walk the narrow ledge (in the wind no less) to the scree on the right. The following picture is one of two ways down to the lakes. You start right at the top of the mountain in the middle of the pic and work your way down diagonal. Looks impossible from a distance but its not cliffy, just really steep. On a side note, no one can tell me what those berries were? The first lake is in JNP and more of a just get up and see it lake with lots of small Bull trout although not much casting room for flyfishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadensis Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Super pictures. looks like some nasty scrambling to get in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdock Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Great pics and story! The effort is worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadwatersHunter Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 The berries in question are from a lily called Fairybells (Disporum trachycarpum). Apparently the Blackfoot occasionaly ate the berries however they are decribed as being flavourless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bchampion Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Way to earn that day. phew! Nice pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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