Fishing and hiking Taggart and Bradley Lakes

Trip Start Aug 30, 2008
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Trip End Sep 13, 2008


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Thursday, September 11, 2008

9/11/08 Today we decided to go hiking and fishing. We got our fishing license (another $14.95 per day) and headed for the Taggart Lake Trailhead. We will be fishing at Taggart and Bradley Lake today. These two lakes were formed like Jenny Lake by the glaciers gouging the land and filling with water. The hike in was a bit hilly but the views were breathtaking. These lakes sit literally at the base of the Teton Range. As we fished these lakes we could look ahead and see the magnificent mountains looming overhead. The mountains received some snow last night and they looked so majestic. There were a few clouds out but we had a mostly sunny day. We fished several different places around Taggart Lake and had no luck as the lake was too shallow near the banks. We then hiked to Bradley Lake another 2 miles away. Once again the views were incredible. We hiked about half way around this beautiful lake and started fishing. The lake was a little deeper there. Kevin caught a 16 inch Brook Trout, which turned out to be the only fish we caught on these two lakes Kevin and his 15" cuttrhoat
Kevin and his 15" cuttrhoat
 . As we were hiking out from Bradley Lake, I took the lead. I was looking up at the scenery when I felt something squirm under my foot. I looked down and there was a snake under my foot of course I screamed and the snake slithered into the brush. I hate snakes!! We wanted to get back on the Snake River and catch some Rainbow Trout. We hiked out to the trailhead and all in all we hiked about 5 miles. We caught one fish but the views made up for the lack of fish. We stopped at Signal Mountain Lodge to eat some dinner. This lodge sits on Jackson Lake. The views from the dining room of Mt. Moran reflecting into Jackson Lake were wonderful. Then we headed to our favorite Wyoming fishing hole on the Snake River. Kevin started catching fish left and right. He ended up catching 6 Cutthroat Trout and I caught 2 (had to make him feel better since I out fished him yesterday). Yesterday when we were fishing it was raining but since today was so clear, we had unobstructed views of the Teton Range. Not only did we have excellent mountain views but once again we were heard the bugling of the elk and even heard a howling wolf. It was a great day.
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