wild turkey and a bear in one day? I grew up in Loa and took the boulder
mountain for granted all of those years. Sure I fished some of the lakes,
but it is ironic that I spent my whole high school years dreaming about
getting out of Wayne Co and now all I do is dream about going back. I had a
chance to go with my brother in law from Loa last weekend and had a blast.
We hit some lakes around the west end of boulder up higher but still under the rim the first night and saw what I hope was only a partial winter kill. First time that I have seen a grayling (too bad it was dead)
The next day we hit the North Creek Lakes and had some success. I caught about 6 brook anywhere from 12"-16". This was my first time using a float tube so I didn't dare take my camera in the water so I didn't get too many photos. This is my son that caught one from the bank.
The next day we took a drive over Hells Backbone. It was really amazing scenery.
Then we got on the ATV's and hit a remote lake. We ended up catching close to our limit with these size or bigger fish. I still was having a hard time handling everything without dropping it into the lake and of course the biggest fish I caught all day flopped off the hook onto my lap and as I was trying to put it on the stringer it gave one last flop and out of my hands and back into the lake. I know without a picture it is as good as I didn't even catch it.
Then a hungry local came out looking for some fast food. I was in the float tube thinking the bear could come out and wrap me up and eat me like sushi. The only weapon was my ultra lite pole that I could beat him over the head with. Luckily he found a dead fish and left.
My brother in law had a turkey tag for the area. As we were ready to head back to camp we came across a turkey in full strut impressing the ladies hens. With a little goobling, he got it in close enough to bag it. About 8 1/2 inch beard... I'm not sure if that is big or not???
So in one day I caught some beautiful trout, saw a bear, antelope, deer, and of course a turkey. Only on the boulder mountain. Sorry for a long post. This is my first post so I will hopefully get better. Also sorry for being so vague about where we were. The boulder lakes are very fragile and too much pressure can change the dynamics.
