I'm glad you got to see those places before the fire. So far, I've been lucky these last couple years. None of my favorite spots have been burned. Yet.
Update: I went to another one of my spots this weekend and had success. It was about as good as last year. This lake is above 5000ft and is supposedly about 20 feet deep. The other lakes I tried this season were between 9-15 feet deep. Deeper alpine lakes are probably the best bet this season, I...
I almost exclusively fly fish small lakes that are up in the mountains, that have self-sustaining fish populations or are stocked infrequently. This year has been a pretty crummy season so far, and I'm wondering if others who fish lakes like these are experiencing the same thing. Places I would...