Today the weather was just too beautiful to stay home, so I dusted the boat out of the locker room and took the short drive to Buntzen Lake. I arrived to this:
Spectacular scenery as usual. The bonus was that I pretty much had the lake to myself.
The water temperature was still quite low (44F on the surface), so the fishing was slow. It didn't matter, really, as I was there to enjoy the nice weather, smoke a cigar and take in the scenery.
I know Buntzen really well, so I knew where to look for fish. As a result, I did get into a few little guys...which were all returned to grow a bit more.
Maroon Carey special and black leech were the ticket. I did lose a few flies to submerged structure. I also lost a decent 14-incher by the boat.
The lake is lower than I had ever seen it. The dock in the south-east corner (by the off-leash dog area) is gone, but with the water being so low, there is plenty of access to the lake from the trails. I didn't see anyone catch fish from shore, though.
Still too early in the season. Give it a couple more weeks and it should pick up.
Nice to put the boat on the water, though, after being exactly six months in storage.