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Show FOCUS 12 July 1982 15-July- 21, s Outdoor Wisdom by Hartt Wixorn It has often been said timing is paramount to any fishing: And it is all the miore Vital when you are dealing with higher eleva- tions. Hike to water at over 9,000 fleet to $ early, and you may face more than snowdrifts. We hid plenty of those of WesGeorge, tern Rivers Expeditions,' in e craft to his lode at the entire western end of the Uintas. The lake Dave and I had targeted was, After sure enough, Bill got us ascertaining that, out of the Trial Lake country er . ' ' obstacles, Dave and his wife, Becky Hall, and myself. But our timing to a certain lake west of Haystack Mountain in the Uintas was perfect, mostly' because we did our. homework first. To begin with, I joined Bill single-engin- ice-fre- e. quickly due to just-releas- followed lakes above Trial were frosted over (and may yet be barely 1 relayed the good news to de-icin- They ANNOUNCING THE AFFORDABLE TREE TREE PACKAGES AVAHARLE FOR ADDED DISCOUNTS (10) Colorado Spruce between 3' to for y 5ft in Planted and Guaranteed! $500. in hit difficult one to find. a Package locating it anytime requires concentration and is no trail and it is decidely out of the commit-ment-the- re time in. With the author along, we guides wasted little time, reaching the lake by noon. What, happened after that should happen to any fisherman! True, it was a mite slow at first, but we attributed that coldto the barely ness of the water. By 2 p.m. I was enticing brook trout with nearly every cast, retrieved deeply along the boulder-strew- n shoreline. Some brookies chased mj spinner as much as IS feet tc connect. By 3 p.m. .1 was satisfied. Id caught enough d trout for one day. But there was one challenge left. I knew there were larger trout here. I had not only witnessed them in the past, but was looking at one right now. He ignored my spinner, and a series of surface fly patterns. Strangely, a nice brookie near him exploded out from under a log to meet the lure, but this sought something else. When I noticed Dave was wielding a sinking line tip and large nymph, I called him over. He studied the situation. Then, he changed ch ice-fr- ee fLftTOHTEE 649-903- 3 v. FARNO one-poun- two-pound- er EVERY TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY to an even larger black stonefly imitation, closely simulating a size 4 hellgra- - Now you can choose from a elected list of home movies for rent for only $1 each at' Brinks Video. weather Christmas card scene. Becky fished not at all, but enjoyed a first outing into the It was good high country. just to see dean air and dean water again, she emphalong-await- ed and e, fins. Doing a stomach autopsy, we discovered a dozen or more dark stonefly larvae, with dragonfly nymphs and several bugs (Hempitera) as well. My brookies were filled with tiny fresh-watshrimp, none of the larger larvae. It just goes to show that each fish is an individual, seeking out its own delicacies-mu- ch like would we fishermen ourselves. .It was nearly 9 p.m. before we reached the trailhead again, parked short from where we had done so in past crimson-with-blac- I had 9-1- d. emerald-turquois- fished it long agp, but 13-in- ch VlARRY LAYTON . miles it more than the 0 should have been, just in scrambling up and down the white obstacles. Yet, it resembled a relatively warm mite. The brook hesitated below a submerged rock, for only a Then he finned upward to suck in Daves Hal! sinking artificial. hooked the fat trout, expertlj subdued it along the shore line grass, and we had a look at a resplendent creature: half-secon- a thousand nd later we found ourselves there. It should be added this is a way-ea- j directions publication-a- snowdrifts mid-da- y turbulence. But I did get a glimpse of heavy snow yet mantling the. region. Most Dave and Becky. added their black Lab named Lilly, and we were off to our intended lake. Dave, author of the Hikers had s Guide to Utah, special mention of this lake Wc in his new book. k sized. Dave had a few extra challenges with his Lab along. When he hooked a fish, Lilly wanted to retrieve fish still it for him-w- ith connected to fly. Even the line shining in a morning sun exrited die Lab who had to be held back with each cast Should be a good duck er . July excursions old, retriever, this one-yeif Dave can keep it from ar getting hooked 'Daves guide. ot even then most stopped short of the roads end. ice-fre- other hiking enthusiasts, induding wilderness devotees who share many years' Between snowpack and wet meadows, an angler might want to wear hip . - -- information on the Uinta Mountains and southern now il expertise with Dave. The bode can be ordered through Utah retail stores. You can go directly to die Falcon Press Publishers, PO Box 731, Hdena, Mont. Or you can contact Dave at Salt 1 Lake City (801) for details. Retail price at $7.95 should be worth it alone for 531-174- admittedly cumbersome where-is-the-tra- , new water. 'Die publication has avoided many pitfalls of such guides by combining entertainment with (first of all) information on precisely how to reach many worthwhile' hiking destinations. The bod: has sections by Campers and anglers were exploring round in the evening dusk near Trial Lake trying to determine where to stay for the weekend, and better still, what was e enough to fish. Fortunately, the foe was finally off Trial itself. boots. They worked well for me even with a long hike. Incidentally, the scenery in the terrain west or north of Trial in this- oddest and wettest of many years was with the magnificent-ev- en some One more word about It should prove invaluable to any hiker, and very helpful to all highland anglers seeking due 'to drifts. The snow had not immediately stopped some larger vehicles, but four-fo- by- - fisherman before fall! Utah trails. aspects. We had to hike fare DR. JOHN GLEAVE Optometry EYE EXAMINATION BY APPOINTMENT CALL 654-186- 3 -- Open Mon-F9:00-5:0- 0 p.m. Sat. Noon CLOSED THURSDAY1 w 's ti . 1 IL HOLIDAY VILLAGE - PARK CITY. UT. ' anrrri 9:00-12:0- ' tfct - V 0. TT Ml .v.w |