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Summit Lake Report
Pierce County, WA

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09/12/2015
Top Fishing From Shore
Rainbow Trout
Worms
Sunny
Bobber
Noon
09/12/2015
5
2094

Another Mt. Lake supposed to be Rainbow and EBT. Only caught Brookies. The hike to the lake is pretty easy, about 3 miles in.Gentle incline gaining about 1100 feet in that 3 miles. We started out with rooster tails, had a few strikes, but no hook up. Switched over to chunks of nightcrawler about half inch in size, the brookies would not leave them alone, only problem is setting the hook. They were all about 5-6 inches, we ended up landing 5 and turning them loose to grow some more, but they all had the big head and skinny body like they are over populated. This lake is another alpine beauty, clear and deep. Plenty of places to camp, though no fires allowed in the summit lake basin. Didnt get any pics of the fish, they really are a colorfull fish. Sharing a few shots of the lake and some views. The trail extends above the lake to a shelf where you have pretty much a 360 view. Rainier is right there, we could see baker in the north. it was pretty hazy in the other directions but you could also look back and see lk tapps. For a normal year the lake is accessable into October. Enjoy


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Mike Carey
9/13/2015 6:45:00 AM
nice report and pics. This is a great lake to visit, as noted a really cool hike to a lookout over the lake. My son James and I made a video of our adventure a couple years back:

http://www.northwestfishingreports.com/WatchVideoHD.aspx?id=96
Dave M
9/13/2015 9:35:00 PM
Wow Mike, that video shows much more than just pictures. It is a shame that fires are banned in the lake basin, though understandable. I did pass a camp site that had the remains of a recent campfire though.
Kaptain King
9/14/2015 10:41:00 AM
I bet a float tube we be a big help out there...Looks like a pretty deep lake. What elevation is the lake at?
Dave M
9/14/2015 5:47:00 PM
About 550 ft. Probably bigger fish in the middle where it is deeper. But maybe not since they appear stunted from over population. It does get deep quick but I have no idea how deep.
Dave M
9/15/2015 1:04:00 AM
oops, make the 5500. typing on the phone sucks.
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