bkobrin
09-05-2006, 01:34 PM
Since this is my rookie year fly fishing, I want to catch as many different kinds of trout as possible. Cutthroat was (and still is :( ) next on the list. I heard from several different people that Round Lake, on the Big Meadow portion of the Tahoe Rim Trail was a great place to try my luck. My wife and I didn't have any plans yesterday so we drove up the mountain to give it a shot.
The hike in is very pleasant, not too difficult at all. I'd say it's a great beginners hike if you were looking to introduce somebody to the Sierras. It's just shy of 3 miles and it took us about 1 1/4 hours in and about an hour out. The weather was fantastic until.....WE GOT TO THE LAKE. It was unbelievable. The tree line goes up about 20 yards short of the lake. As soon as we step out of the treeline we are hit in the face with a 25mph wind. We were there for about 7 hours and the wind didn't stop. Just a steady, fly-cast defeating, awful wind. The lake itself was murky and green, not the clear blue that I'm used to from sierra lakes. Didn't catch anything, didn't feel a nibble, didn't even SEE a fish all day. Ran into another 3 or 4 anglers and they gave me the same report. The search goes on for my first cutthroat.
The hike in is very pleasant, not too difficult at all. I'd say it's a great beginners hike if you were looking to introduce somebody to the Sierras. It's just shy of 3 miles and it took us about 1 1/4 hours in and about an hour out. The weather was fantastic until.....WE GOT TO THE LAKE. It was unbelievable. The tree line goes up about 20 yards short of the lake. As soon as we step out of the treeline we are hit in the face with a 25mph wind. We were there for about 7 hours and the wind didn't stop. Just a steady, fly-cast defeating, awful wind. The lake itself was murky and green, not the clear blue that I'm used to from sierra lakes. Didn't catch anything, didn't feel a nibble, didn't even SEE a fish all day. Ran into another 3 or 4 anglers and they gave me the same report. The search goes on for my first cutthroat.