RE: Lake McLeod report

[Jim Speaker]

Thanks Les.  I'll have to check it out pretty soon!

-tight lines-
Jim

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Subject: RE: Lake McLeod report


Jim:

No you do not need permit , lake is on their property but not on the
Weyerhauser roads so you do not pass through the gate #10, Is not in the
fishing regulation, also is open year around.

Parking the car could be a problem there, since you can not see it from the
lake.

Les




>From: "Jim Speaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: Lake McLeod report
>Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 11:19:58 -0800
>
>Hey Les, do you need a Weyerhauser permit to fish there?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Les Korcala
>Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 10:16 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Lake McLeod report
>
>
>Mark:
>
>It's in North Bend area, of country Rd, N. for about 4 1/2 miles and
take
>spur road H-10 for 1/4 miles to the lake.
>
>Mcleod ia a 13 acre lake which lies at 1006 feet .
>
>I  hope this help,
>Les
>
>
>>From: "Mark Steudel"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Subject: Re: Lake McLeod report
>>Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 10:03:57 -0800
>>
>>If it's ok to ask, what part of the state is this in? Or how far
from
>>Seattle?
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Les Korcala"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 7:57 A
>>Subject: RE: Lake McLeod report
>>
>>
>> > Tom :
>> >
>> > To get to it is no problem, park near the entry, keep
your car
>empty, No
>>Rod
>> > Tubes in the car!
>> >
>> > Pontoon boat is no problem, I use it there.
>> >
>> > Only in last storm, there have been some tree down,
small ones,
>but they
>>are
>> > flat on the trail so you can roll your wheel over.
>> >
>> > It takes about 5-6 min to reach the lake, trail is
fairly flat
>,mostly
>>jeep
>> > to double track.
>> > when you enter water go straight ahead , it is a
deepest part of
>the lake,
>> > fish are always there at the surface.
>> >
>> > And let me know how you did, seems like lot of
different pattern
>are
>>working
>> > there, from wet,streamers to dry fly works well.
>> >
>> > Tight lines,
>> > Les
>> >
>> >
>> > >From: "T. Lang"
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > >To:
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > >Subject: RE: Lake McLeod report
>> > >Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 07:46:14 -0800
>> > >
>> > >How's access into the lake?  Could one
bring a pontoon
>boat in
>> > >there?  I remember getting directions to
this lake once
>from one of
>> > >the guys at Creekside, but I can't
remember what he
>said...
>> > >
>> > >Thanks,
>> > >
>> > >Tom
>> > >
>> > >>From: "Les
Korcala"
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > >>Reply-To:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > >>To:
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > >>Subject: Lake McLeod report
>> > >>Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004
21:20:22 -0800
>> > >>
>> > >>Fished lake McLeod this year
for the first time.
>> > >>
>> > >>This lake is a mystery to me,
since is very
>challenging to hook a
>> > >>fish and landed .Last fall on
the same trip I
>managed to hook and
>> > >>landed rainbow, nice
18" brook trout in
>spawning colors and
>> > very
>> > >>nice cutthroat.
>> > >>
>> > >>This time I brought with me my
new palm pilot size
>fish sonar, it
>> > >>will find the
temperature,surface and as deep as
>25' , deep in
>> > >>feet, and of course fish big
and small.
>> > >>
>> > >>Great little gadget it can be
mounted on your tube
>or simple on
>> > >>your neck.
>> > >>I was finally to pin point the
depth and contour
>of the lake. of
>> > >>the lake. Rob from Orvis
fished this lake last
>week and took him 2
>> > >>hrs to figure out where the
fish are.
>> > >>
>> > >>I started in the deeper part
of the lake 18' water
>saw 3-4 good
>> > >>size fish on my sonar , they
ware laying in 10' of
>water.
>> > >>
>> > >>I fish my fast sinking tip
line, with my own wet
>fly olive body
>> > >>with long CDC wing , fly is
very different but
>this fly was deadly
>> > >>today!
>> > >>Quickly I connected with nice
12"
>rainbow. later I tied on
>>the
>> > >>dropper small size18 brassie
and was in to another
>feisty rainbow.
>> > >>
>> > >>I was not surprise how those
McLoed fish fight
>inch for inch of
>> > >>their body size.
>> > >>I took a stomach sample one of
the bigger fish and
>ended up with
>> > >>many super small size not
larva but fully
>developed shrimp like
>> > >>bug? they ware very very
small, smaller that
>smallest #30 hook!
>> > >>
>> > >>Anyway, fish are very
aggressive, I would cast to
>the deeper part
>> > >>of the lake , count to 20
start striping , my
>sonar showed me fish
>> > >>at 20' depth, as soon as I was
getting my line to
>about 6' of
>>water
>> > >>, bang ! fish on , they would
strike harder than
>fish in Beda or
>> > >>Nunally lakes.
>> > >>
>> > >>Water was 52 F and some midges
ware coming of the
>surface, I try
>>my
>> > >>new dry hatching midge,
reverse tied, with a shock
>tied by the
>>band
>> > >>of the hook.
>> > >>Fish pounded this one to, as
soon as I did two
>twitches, thy tore
>> > >>for the deep water , my 5
weight rod did several
>nice bends.
>> > >>
>> > >>Next I tried my Omak lake
minnow streamer
>imitation, and nice 14
>> > >>inch slammed hard!
>> > >>
>> > >>On the way back I hooked two
very nice , very
>colorful cutthroats
>> > >>one big male 16"
very dark in color with
>crimson like gils,
>>he
>> > to
>> > >>took my wet fly with CDC and
olive body.
>> > >>
>> > >>Beautiful background of the Mt
Si and Russian
>Butte Mountains
>>cover
>> > >>with snow, made very solitute
outing on the water.
>> > >>
>> > >>I fished for 3 hrs and landed
6 nice fat rainbows
>and two spawing
>> > >>colors cuts.
>> > >>
>> > >>I could tell that this lake
still get hit pretty
>hard by the
>>"
>> > >>Zebco Dudes"
there is lot of trash near
>the banks, found by
>>my
>> > car
>> > >>TV remote control!
>> > >>
>> > >>I had the lake to myself and
it was great to be
>there again.
>> > >>
>> > >>Next time I will bring my 3
weight and do more dry
>fishing.
>> > >>
>> > >>-Tight lines-
>> > >>
>> > >>Les Korcala
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>>From:
"Jim
>Speaker"
>> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > >>>Reply-To:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > >>>To:
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > >>>Subject: Upper
Yakima : 3-29-2004
>> > >>>Date: Mon, 29
Mar 2004 10:15:31 -0800
>> > >>>
>> > >>>I fished the
upper Yakima for a few
>hours yesterday
>> > afternoon.
>> > >>At 2 pm I
>> > >>>stopped near
Easton and fished a
>couple of runs.  After
>>much
>> > >>work on my
>> > >>>favorite run
there and only a couple
>strikes I finally
>> > picked
>> > >>up a gorgeous
>> >
>>>16" bow on a #18 bh
grhe.
>   The fish was a little
>> > further
>> > >>up the run, nearer
>> > >>>to the riffle
than a couple weeks back
>when I was finding
>> > fish
>> > >>mid-pool in
>> > >>>the deep
stuff.  I think perhaps with
>all the warm weather
>> > they
>> > >>may be
>> > >>>starting to
move up toward the feeding
>lies.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>After that I
fished near Golf Course
>Road as well as the
>> > South
>> > >>Cle Elum
>> > >>>access with no
further success.  In
>each location I spied
>>a
>> > >>very few tiny
>> > >>>baetis coming
off - just a handful.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>There were no
significant midge
>hatches except at South
>>Cle
>> > >>Elum where there
>> > >>>were loads of
tiny midges zooming
>around on the surface.
>>No
>> > >>fish were
>> > >>>working the
midges though, in fact I
>didn't see anything
>> > rise
>> > >>in any of the
>> > >>>three
locations.  I also saw a few
>very small stone flies
>>in
>> > >>Cle Elum.  I'm
>> > >>>not sure what
type they were but I
>managed to catch one
>>and
>> > it
>> > >>was about a
>> > >>>#14-16 with a
black body and mottled
>brown/black wings...
>>is
>> > >>that a
>> > >>>short-wing
stone?
>> > >>>
>> > >>>-tight lines-
>> > >>>Jim
>> > >>
>> >
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