Fahuwagoz said:
Anybody catch anything decent out of there? I fished the west lake this weekend and caught a bunch of 5-7 inchers. I also hiked up to Scout lake in Jefferson park. No signs of life except a lil brookie in the stream flowing out of Park Lake. Anyone have tips on fishing for the larger pond brookies this time of year? In my past experience fishing mountain ponds, I've never had such lousy luck but then again, I mostly fished the Rockies.
You picked a pretty small, isolated, obscure lake so you probably won't get a lot of responses. However, you found one of my favorite backpacking destinations, so I'll give you a little info.
Both Twin Lakes are full of tiny brookies. You aren't doing anything wrong, they just aren't very big in there. The fish were put in there years ago and have scratched out an existance, similar to many of the hard-to-find high lakes located around Mt Jefferson. A trophy fish out of those lakes is anything over 9".
If you look in this picture, in the dead center between the trees you can see a little wood and debris on the bank. This is the best camping spot and also the best place to launch a small inflatable boat. If you want to fish either lake more easily, a small inflatable canoe or float tube is your best bet.
In my opinion, Lower (east) Twin Lake is the easiest to fish without a boat. There is a huge rock that goes into the lake that you can fish from and not have a bunch of trees and branches in your way. The fish are the same size in both lakes though.
One thing to remember is that both lakes are LOADED with crawfish. If you don't mind killing a brookie or 2, they make excellent bait. Otherwise, catfood works well too.
