[General ****]

Two of my sons, 75th Rangers, (and Dad, "General"), on a short, September 2014 fishing / camping trip into the Cascades. General

Trailhead @ Dog Lake 75th Rangers

Base Camp in the Cascades

2014 William O Douglas Wilderness

21" Cutthroat Let it go. 2014

[kbatku]

Looks kind of like Sand Lake - amazing you found fish up there with all the horse people carting out coolers full.

[General ****]

We generally do catch our share of fish. However, I always like to encourage the release of the largest, if not all, of the trout we catch. General

[General ****]

Thanks Ski & Kbatku. When fishing for trout, I encourage the use of single barbless hooks. My preferred release is to keep the fish in the water, try not to handle it, then remove the hook using my Micro Leatherman pliers to grasp the shank of the hook for an easy release. General