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Vince had booked (2) trips at East Lake Resort earlier this summer. We got up there in early July and did fairly well on our first outing. This would be our third trip this year and final of 2011. We got lucky again with beautiful weather and ideal fishing conditions.

We met up Thurs. evening and got a couple of hours in before dark. It was really slow and I don't think we stuck a trout. The next morning was a different story and we found a few biters and some decent trout. We caught several with a few 4-5 LB. browns mixed in. Friday evening was slower but I did hook up with a hen real close to 6 LB. that really put up a good fight.

Saturday morning was our best action of the trip. We found plenty of browns and Vince popped this beautiful 8 LB. hookjaw buck that really gave him his money's worth on the fight. It was released, hopefully, to entertain another angler someday. If my memory serves me right our total tally for bigger browns went 4, 4, 5, 5, 5+, 6, 6 and 8 LB. for the 3 total days we fished. It was fun to get out with the "Vin Man" once again.

If you want a shot at some bigger browns, give Dave Jones a call at www.eastlakeresort.com to book your stay. The cabins are clean and much improved from the old days. They offer boat rentals of all sizes and their restaurant serves a fine breakfast and lunch. It is a great atmosphere and very family friendly. Remember that you can't keep any browns over 16 inches as of this year, 2011.

Look for more reports from East and Wickiup in the next few weeks.......

Tight Lines,
Rick