In the middle of July Julie's sister's came to town to hang out, so in order to give them their girl time and get out of the way I took an overnight fishing trip to Willis Lake. I was trying to pick an area where
I'dsee the least number of people. I ended up seeing four that weekend, so I guess I chose well. I backpacked about 6 miles into the lake, but had a hard time finding a place to set up a tent because it was a very steep "V" shaped valley. Here is a picture of the lake below.
There were some really nice trout in the big lake, but I couldn't get any of them to hit. Apparently I'm not skilled enough for that yet, so I settled for a ton of fish this size (10-12 inches)
I caught all of these fish in a couple of smaller ponds that were connected to the bigger lake. It seemed that every cast if I didn't catch one, I had at least a couple hit my spinner. I really had a blast.
This is a picture of one the smaller ponds. Also, I had to get a picture with myself in it since nobody else was there to take one.
Here is a picture of my campsite on the flattest ground I could find in the valley. It ended up working out well though.
I just thought this was a cool picture of columbine (the state flower) with some mountains in the background.
There were some really nice trout in the big lake, but I couldn't get any of them to hit. Apparently I'm not skilled enough for that yet, so I settled for a ton of fish this size (10-12 inches)
I caught all of these fish in a couple of smaller ponds that were connected to the bigger lake. It seemed that every cast if I didn't catch one, I had at least a couple hit my spinner. I really had a blast.
This is a picture of one the smaller ponds. Also, I had to get a picture with myself in it since nobody else was there to take one.
Here is a picture of my campsite on the flattest ground I could find in the valley. It ended up working out well though.
I just thought this was a cool picture of columbine (the state flower) with some mountains in the background.
What a great getaway. I envy your position so close to the mountains. There is just nothing like getting up in the morning to continue a hike or just rest at camp when you are in the mountains surrounded by God's creation. I hope that everything is going well for you guys. Gretchen and I enjoy following the blog.
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