We hold an annual conclave to the Trappers Lake and the Flat Tops Wilderness Area every year.  This is a very special place for me and I have brought many visitors that have been fully revived by just coming up here.

Trappers Lake is an awesome fishery but the landscape itself has much to offer anyone looking for that spectacular scenic vista but if you are also a trout hunter, there are few places that can beat it!

This is one of those places where even young beginners can catch a fish of their lifetime

Trappers Lake has one of the largest Colorado River Cutthroat populations and the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) gather the eggs of these fish from here to stock these fish all other the Rocky Mountains.

That being said, we do catch many Brook, Rainbow and Brown trout throughout the lake and the White River that flows out of the lake.

Contact the folks at Trappers Lake Lodge for a stay at their lovely cabins and eat or drink at the lodge.  The folks there are friendly and very approachable and will take great care of you.  You can also rent canoes and row boats from them (they have the only permit for the wilderness area) to check out the lake and there is no better way to enjoy this lake than a day rowing a canoe out on the peaceful lake.

Come up and see us when you get a chance!

Check out this video of the Cutthroat Trout in their natural habitat:

Christmas Island is a well known destination for the hard core fly fishing fanatic, which I am one!  The Republic of Kiribati is located near the equator and has many different fish species that you can check off your list.  Here is a map of the area (click here).  This is actually an atoll and not much of a “island” as the highest spot on the entire land mass is 6 feet above sea level.  That being said this place is one huge flat.  There are over 200 square miles of flats inside this atoll and coral reef which makes for some of the best all around fly fishing in the world!  If you don’t believe me you will just have to go yourself and find out!

Fishing Report:

Everyone in the group (there were 17 fishing people at the Ikari Lodge) caught plenty of Bonefish, Triggerfish, various snappers and some of us caught some of the legendary GTs (Giant Trevally)!

Several of us went out to feed the guests and staff by catching Yellowfin Tuna and Wahoo which was a blast in itself.  We also caugh some large Rainbow Runner, Barracuda and a Black GT which was a bonus!

I can’t wait to get back out there and do it all over again!

Check out the other great photos from this trip in the Photo Gallery!

Fished the Miracle Mile, Fremont Canyon and Pathfinder Reservoir.  We caught fish in all locations, some better than others but all produced fish.

The wind!  Wow, both last weekend and this weekend was windy, which you get used to when fishing in Wyoming in general but when the gusts are over 40 mph, it can be difficult, at best. 

 Most of the time the gusts were well under 20 mph but we have our times where it was much higher than that.

That being said, we all managed to catch fish while dealing with the wind.  To that, working through the issues of wind, I believe, makes you a better fly fisher person, in general, and also allows you to function where others can’t.  This can also be beneficial, from a learning standpoint, for fishing in distant locations such as any saltwater environments, Tierra Del Fuego, Patagonia or other far of places where you will also need to learn to deal with mother nature and the types of conditions you will find everywhere in the world.