Photos from Timothy Lake

Recently we spent a few days camping at Timothy Lake to do a little trout fishing and look for some great images with a high cascade feel.



Can You Feel It! Courtesy of the Oregon High Cascades!



I suppose your wondering about the fishing? Well fishing was great! Holdover rainbow and cutthroat trout were on tap for those willing to work for them and possibly change to more secretive tactics.



Hexagenia Mayfly Resting on Timothy Lake

I have spent really a great many years camping and fishing at Timothy Lake and I can honestly say that many of my best days have come on far from conventional trout fishing methods.





Lures work good here and fish often relate to structure like bass, often not moving more than 10 feet in a days time. One of my favorite tactics is to locate fish in the morning when the water is calm and clear but leave them alone and not fish them. I then return later in the afternoon when the wind kicks up to work them with various minnow imitations. Not so much in recent years but over time this method has produced a few rather large fish. This trips largest was a chunky 16" holdover rainbow.





Releasing Wild Cutthroat, A Perfect Splashy Escape!



On my search for images I came across this little scene along the shore of the lake near Oak Fork. It was getting late in the evening and the hills behind me were already in full alpenglow so I ran a time exposure to add a touch of this special light to my scene and this was the result. Alpenglow is like magic dust, always producing just the right feel.



And what of the beautiful Timothy Lake sunsets? You had to be there




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