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Terry, a float tube would work better on both Pass and Lone. Your choice for the high lakes would depend on how far you have to hike. Generally speaking, the farther you have to go the more desirable a pack raft becomes. However, there are a good many high lakes here in Washington where neither a tube or raft is necessary. You’ll do just fine, maybe better, fishing from the shoreline.
I agree. A raft would be very helpful. Some of the lakes like Angeline, Big Heart, and Otter are hard to fish from the shoreline. Also, a raft would let you bypass some difficult hiking sections such as the brushy east side of Otter.
Thanks Brian, Your photo looks as good as the one in the Audubon Society Field Guide. I hope I see another rubber boa someday. They’re interesting snakes. As for rattlers, I’d just as soon pass.
Years ago during basic training at Ft. Ord, one of our gung ho training lieutenants was showing the rest of us the proper way to enter a fox hole and come to a shooting position. He was shocked to discover that a gopher snake (which looks a lot like a rattler) had entered to hole first and was coiled up at the bottom. First we heard a bloodcurdling scream, then the M-1 came flying out of the hole, and then the wild-eyed, terrified lieutenant came scrambling out. I think he soiled his pants. There was never a better example of, “Do as I say, not as I do.” It provided a lot of much needed comic relief to our platoon.
