Decided to skip the hike into the genny, and do something even closer to home. Hit an off the beaten path stretch of frog water in a wetland tributary to the lake. Heavy goat trail in, at least 2x's further than crow flies on map, big buck yellowtails around, saw a brown as well, so I stayed. About three fly changes with no takes, almost time to leave and I get a heavy bang, followed by headshakes and then 10 minutes of bulldog, 10 lb+ brown. There should have been some chrome hanging for eggs, but not for me today. Even longer hike out (uphill all the way), ended up needing the headlamp and got yelled at by a park guard for getting out late. All in all a great way to spend an afternoon!
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