Beau and I took the advice of the fellows from MTTroutfitters and went in search of Emerald lake
With our gear loaded we started off on a five mile hike into a remote alpine lake
Getting there was half the fun... with a 1850 foot climb in elevation
We passed spectacular meadows of wildflowers and the towering cliffs of Mount Chisholm
and Waterfalls
It wasn't long before Beau hooked into the first of several artic grayling
landed
and fish in hand.
The Arctic Grayling is a native species to North America and MT is home to only population in the lower 48 states. We thought we would have to wait until we made it to alaska to catch one.
In 1805 Lewis and Clark made note of these
"new kind of white of silvery trout".
Along with checking Grayling off our list we were each able to catch a cutthroat trout as well.
Now that we've had our fun we'll have to make the five mile hike back not as much fun for this guy but I made it. What a Great Adventure!
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