Grizzly Lake!

The two days we have spent in JH have been incredible. I don't start work until saturday and so this whole week is just fishing with my mom. Not bad huh? Like I said, tomorrow I'm fishing in a Smallmouth Bass tourney with Andy-man. I'm super excited about that, but today my mom and I are going to hike into a pretty remote lake called Grizzly Lake. This. Lake is actually very close to where my family's ranch is and it has some huge fish in there. I once asked the owner of my shop about it and his jaw dropped with the expression on his face like "How do you know about that place??? You're not even from here!!" Which really I have to give credit to one of my family's longtime fishing guide and good friend, Paul Rice. He took my family up there probably six years ago and I just remember seeing absolute monster fish feeding on top. This is really tough water to fish as Cutthroat trout that live in lakes are typically a lot bigger and smarter than those in the rivers. The reason for this is that first of all they can just be lazy and not have to worry about current, which obviously isn't making them burn any fat. Also, there are a lot of aquatic insects that come off of lakes. There are a lot in rivers too, but lakes are more consistent with a ton of hatches with midges, baetis', and damsel flies. Not to mention the leeches that swim around in there and even a little snake can become a snack for a big Cutty. Another awesome thing about this lake is that there is a healthy population of huge Brook Trout. The owner of my shop (Will Dornan), thinks there are state record Brook Trout in there. I believe him too! There are some really big fish in this lake. Not many people travel to it though because it is remote and about an hour and a half hike in. Also, (hence the name of the lake) this is prime Grizzly Bear country so my mom and I will have to be on our game today... But other than that minor obstacle, we should hopefully be just fine! My mom is armed with Bear Spray and a camera so hopefully either tonight or tomorrow I'll have a good blog with some awesome pictures up soon. Stay tuned Crew!