Saturday, February 8, 2025

Big Rainbows and Wild Times at a Private Ranch

Fishing Time: 10:00 am to 4:30 pm

Weather: Beautiful, sunny, calm wind, T-40s

Moon Phase: 85% Moon

Location: LC Fly Fishing Lodge

Best Bait: 2-inch yellow tube jig tipped with worm

Who Went: Rick Everson and 10 of his buddies, Dunc

Rick has a connection with the owner of the LC Lodge and invited me on a fishing trip up there for his birthday with all his buddies.  We arrived late Friday night and fished on Saturday.  There is a total of 20 different ponds, and they all hold a variety of trout.  The ice was anywhere from 6-12 inches thick depending on the pond.  Rick had a good birthday outfit for his ice adventure and the party started quickly.

Saturday morning, we fished 3-4 different ponds with only one fish to show for it before moving to the honey hole pond where we were able to land close to 15 nice rainbow trout.  They were all around 20-inches long and fat and healthy.  Ricks buddy Pulver had the hot hand and caught 8-9 himself using a yellow tube jig tipped with a worm.  We tried a few other ponds once the honey hole died down, but never did catch another fish. 

It was a wild trip with some wild dudes and the fishing came second to the partying, but still a fun experience and such a cool place.  The earthwork to create all the ponds was incredible.  I imagine it’s even prettier in the summer.  It had 3-4 different cabins on the 1,100-acre property all stocked with side by sides for your personal use.  Our cabin had 4 bedrooms and was beautifully done in dark woods and western décor.  Rick’s brother came who is a professional chef and cooked for us every meal.  We were not roughing it by any stretch.

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