TR: Sabrina Basin
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 4:05 pm
My husband and I and our border collie, Lupe, did our annual fishing trip in Sabrina Basin. I had checked this area out last year and this trip was almost identical, but at a slower pace and with less day-hikes.
Day 1 (Sept 6) We drove down and made it to Blue Lake and camped at the east end. I caught two trees and one fish, my husband caught four fish. We did not get into the tent until after dark. Lupe was in seventh heaven because she loves to swim in lakes and sleep between us in the tent.
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Blue Lake - small dot on shore is my husband fishing
Day 2 (Sept 7) we moved up to Moonlight Lake and found a nice campsite at the outlet. Nobody else was camped here. I went down to Topsy Turvy Lake and caught three fairly nice sized fish but let them go because I did not want to haul them back up to camp. Back at camp Lupe and I went to the north end of the lake and fished. Lupe did a good job of rock-hopping; at one point I had to lift her up. She could not resist- had to go swiming. I caught five fish all about pan-sized. My husband fished the other end of the lake and caught four.
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Nice sunrise at Moonlight Lake.
Day 3 (Sept 8) we moved to Midnight Lake. Lupe and I walked up to Hungry Packer to get some morning photos. We arrived at Moonlight about noon and set up on a grassy bench mid lake, well away from the outlet where day-hikers came and went. I walked to the inlet to fish (not much larger fish there) came back and fished just below our campsite. While cleaning the fish, dear husband dropped two in the lake. So I caught two more. Then he dropped my biggest one in the lake when I handed it to him! So I caught another. It was very cold this night- ice in the morning.
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classic photo of Hungry Packer Lake
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Camp at Midnight Lake
Day 4 (Sept 9) we moved to Fishgut Lakes. I was worried about the dog getting up there, but luckily I found the use-trail and it was not a huge problem. We camped at the middle (largest) lake the same spot I camped at last year. I did not get up to Granite Lake last year, so went up there to fish. This is NOT an easy lake to get to! I caught and released two fish- nice healthy fish but it was too much of a chore to keep them fresh and bring back to camp. Then I dropped down to the lowest (very small) lake, and there were only very small fish here. Back to the middle lake, I caught two fairly large fish. Back at camp we cleaned the fish, this time on the grass, so none got dropped back into the lake!
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Sunrise at Midnight Lake
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Granite Lake
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Cleaning fish
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Evening walk to upper Fishgut Lake
Day 5 ( Sept 10) I did a morning hike up to Bottleneck Lake for photos. It was fabulous! Last year I had been at this lake in the afternoon when lighting was poor. We packed up and moved back to Blue Lake, this time camping at the inlet. I did a day-hike up to Baboon Lakes and caught two fish. My husband caught four small fish in Blue Lake. He had had enough fish to eat; Lupe and I ate all the fish.
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Outlet of Bottleneck Lk
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Bottleneck Lake
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Walking past Dingleberry Lake
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Inlet end of Blue Lake
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Caught some fish in upper Baboon Lake
Day 6 we hiked out and drove home. It poured rain as we drove home but our trip's weather was perfect.
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walking out
Day 1 (Sept 6) We drove down and made it to Blue Lake and camped at the east end. I caught two trees and one fish, my husband caught four fish. We did not get into the tent until after dark. Lupe was in seventh heaven because she loves to swim in lakes and sleep between us in the tent.
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Blue Lake - small dot on shore is my husband fishing
Day 2 (Sept 7) we moved up to Moonlight Lake and found a nice campsite at the outlet. Nobody else was camped here. I went down to Topsy Turvy Lake and caught three fairly nice sized fish but let them go because I did not want to haul them back up to camp. Back at camp Lupe and I went to the north end of the lake and fished. Lupe did a good job of rock-hopping; at one point I had to lift her up. She could not resist- had to go swiming. I caught five fish all about pan-sized. My husband fished the other end of the lake and caught four.
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Nice sunrise at Moonlight Lake.
Day 3 (Sept 8) we moved to Midnight Lake. Lupe and I walked up to Hungry Packer to get some morning photos. We arrived at Moonlight about noon and set up on a grassy bench mid lake, well away from the outlet where day-hikers came and went. I walked to the inlet to fish (not much larger fish there) came back and fished just below our campsite. While cleaning the fish, dear husband dropped two in the lake. So I caught two more. Then he dropped my biggest one in the lake when I handed it to him! So I caught another. It was very cold this night- ice in the morning.
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classic photo of Hungry Packer Lake
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Camp at Midnight Lake
Day 4 (Sept 9) we moved to Fishgut Lakes. I was worried about the dog getting up there, but luckily I found the use-trail and it was not a huge problem. We camped at the middle (largest) lake the same spot I camped at last year. I did not get up to Granite Lake last year, so went up there to fish. This is NOT an easy lake to get to! I caught and released two fish- nice healthy fish but it was too much of a chore to keep them fresh and bring back to camp. Then I dropped down to the lowest (very small) lake, and there were only very small fish here. Back to the middle lake, I caught two fairly large fish. Back at camp we cleaned the fish, this time on the grass, so none got dropped back into the lake!
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Sunrise at Midnight Lake
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Granite Lake
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Cleaning fish
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Evening walk to upper Fishgut Lake
Day 5 ( Sept 10) I did a morning hike up to Bottleneck Lake for photos. It was fabulous! Last year I had been at this lake in the afternoon when lighting was poor. We packed up and moved back to Blue Lake, this time camping at the inlet. I did a day-hike up to Baboon Lakes and caught two fish. My husband caught four small fish in Blue Lake. He had had enough fish to eat; Lupe and I ate all the fish.
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Outlet of Bottleneck Lk
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Bottleneck Lake
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Walking past Dingleberry Lake
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Inlet end of Blue Lake
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Caught some fish in upper Baboon Lake
Day 6 we hiked out and drove home. It poured rain as we drove home but our trip's weather was perfect.
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walking out