Tigers, Brookies and Splake... oh my...

[Deadeye008]

Took a trip Down south with a couple buddies to do a little high altitude camping and fishing before it gets way to cold. We got up there about 8pm the first night and hit the near by lake because we coulden't wait til the morning We were rewarded with a few nice Brookies and a surprise Tiger The next two days were pretty much a blur of Splake and Tigers. Caught more nice fish on this trip than any other I can remember including one absolute pig. Especially considering it came out of a lake that sits at 10,000 ft in altitude. Most of the leaves on the Aspen had already fallen at the lakes we were fishing but on the ride up and down we passed some that were absolutely glowing! Temps were nice in the days and around 20 at night but the weather was really nice. Nothing like fresh trout cooked up in a cast iron skillet and eating it by the campfire. I could get used to that. Now on to the pics...


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Close up. Check out those teeth!

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[Mike K]

Wow. Looks like an awesome time. And you weren't kidding - that one is a pig indeed. Nice work and thanks for sharing!

 

[intuitive cat]

those are some gorgeous fish!

 

[Yvonne]

looks awesome!!! Great foliage, great night sky, great fish!!

 

[HomerJ]

Damn!! How much did that pig way?!!!!! Way to go! Awesome pics!

 

[Joe]

You caught Walter! Some of you should know what that means.

I need to apologize from adding my photos to this post. Still learning my way around.

 

[Deadeye008]

Damn!! How much did that pig way?!!!!! Way to go! Awesome pics!

It was 25" long with an 18" girth. Didn't have a scale and I released it so I'm not positive what it weighed but I would guess 8-9 lbs.

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[Dave]

Great photos. Looks like a successful trip.

 

[Artemus]

Nice! Where were you at? If the lake is a secret what mountain range or general area?

 

[DAA]

Woot! Way to go on some beautiful fish!

- DAA

 

[Deadeye008]

You caught Walter! Some of you should know what that means.

I need to apologize from adding my photos to this post. Still learning my way around.

Walter was released...

 

[uintahiker]

Nice! Where were you at? If the lake is a secret what mountain range or general area?

Boulder Mountain is the area southwest of Torrey and northwest of Boulder. It's known for producing nice fish.

Oh, and Deadeye008 - you just don't know when to stop! Must...find...big...trout...