My wife and I were invited to this lake last weekend and I immediately thought of this video. I allow myself to target endangered C&R fisheries only once or twice a year to make special memories, and this was special indeed. The colors of the lake and the fish are really that blue in person. I installed a second seat on my Salty and took my wife trolling for the first time (no license required here) and she reeled in an amazing 16 incher. We each netted and cleanly released one fish and then just paddled around to enjoy the water and leave the trout alone. Thanks for this video as I probably wouldn’t have figured out the dodger + woolly bugger combo myself.

We had a cabin on that lake when I was a kid. Very special place.

Great video. Beautiful lake and fish! I am familiar with that lake. Never fished it. Growing up as a kid in Washington I remember the kooky regs - weight limitations, certain stretches closed certain week days, barbless all over, etc. Good job catching these beauties.

Enjoyed your video. This lake is so special precisely for the reasons you mentioned, the Crescenti Cutthroat and Beardslee Trout are found no where else on Earth, they are unique and beautiful and HIGHLY ENDANGERED. The Beardslee were overfished for years and perhaps more concerning is that the spawning habitat for them near the outlet of the Lyre river has been degraded by human activity so their reproduction may not be enough to keep them around especially, if more people boat there or introduce invasive species with their boats or trailers. Please use extreme care if you bring a boat to Lake Crescent and inspect it and the trailer for anything brought from another waterway. Also the Crescenti Cutthroat as beautiful as they are, are all hybrids in the lake because of interbreeding with Rainbow trout that the State stupidly stocked in there for years. It's a unique gem that needs the utmost care and protection and that's why it has the restrictive fishing regulations to protect what remains of the rare bigger fish that are just barely hanging on. We've all seen how quickly many of our favorite lakes have been severely altered and damaged by introduced non-native plants, fish and mollusks, it happens very fast. Lake Crescent because of it's nutrient poor natural state and it's genetically unique fish could be irreversibly harmed by any introduced species and needs more protections to keep it intact they way nature intended. Please enjoy and protect this unique and amazing gem in our state.

Looks like someone made a lake out of raspberry blue kool-aid!! Very awesome!

This is by far my favorite fishing channel. Can't get enough. Thanks for all the work that goes into these videos.

Nice Video. I got married on the dock of our family member’s cabin on that lake. Not too far from where you are fishing if I’m not mistaken. Gorgeous location, crystal clear ice cold water and a tough bite. So lucky to be surrounded by such beautiful natural resources here in the PNW

That trout has been on my bucket list for along time. I just have never made anytime to do it. Great report and catch

One of my favorite lakes of all time. Crystal blue water. Used to be a ferry crossing the lake that we’d jump the wake while skiing early in the morning. Trolled big black and brown maribou leech patterns behind a paddle boat in the 90’s. Caught some big ones back then. Haven’t been there in a long time though. Just drive byes on the way to Forks. Thanks for bringing back great memories!

Those trout are great but that water was phenomenal too. Thanks for the video..

Really enjoy this video. I had never heard of this rare fish. So cool that you were able to connect.

Beauty. First time hearing about the Bearsdlee. Always enjoy your vids.

The lake is Very clear. You can see the bottom in 80 feet of water. Or more. Beautiful

Great video as always. It is amazing how large those fish were around 1900. I believe I have read they would get upwards of 30lbs, correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks again for the video.

Wow What a great video. A big thumbs up

Nice way to spend a couple days and what a pretty little trout.

When I lived in B'Ham, I had to drive past that lake to salmon and steelhead fish in the rivers around Forks (as well as the Hoko River). I never fished Crescent Lake but always wondered about what was in it. I also worked in Forks in '93 and again in the summer of '09. Looks like there's a pretty nice campground there (from your clip). Also it seems that the weather was in your favor this time.

Just seen you driving south outside of Omak wa

There are some big Beardslees in that lake. We stop off and do a quick dive there off the road on the way home from Neah Bay. They follow you around and some of them appear to be several pounds. It is a beautiful clear lake to dive in. Great video!

Love the fact ur camping by the lake!

One of my favorite lakes! I do well from the bank throwing kastmasters

Nice video. Love catching these beauties in my kayak. I troll at a slightly faster pace with a small brass castmaster and don't find them to be all that rare. Closer to where the lyre starts is a good spot, but I usually set out from eastbeach and go to the southeast section that is totally covered by trees.

We try and go out there every year and stay at the other end of the lake. Missed it this year 😢 it’s so beautiful out there catching fish is just a bonus.

Was eating lunch with my dad on the side of the lake when he was telling me about these fish, as he finished talking there was one cruising about 50ft from shore (could’ve been a cutt I suppose) but nonetheless very special place and fish!

Awesome

NICE!!!

Seriously cool fish and lake....bizarre regulations. Guess they really don't want you hooking the brood stock, eh?

Beautifull fish, what type of fishing rig are you using, greetings from the Emerald Isle of, 🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮

Wow! Very Cool

What about using a dispey diver or jet diver?

Had the white pickup with the lpaddle board on top

Try fishing at night its a different world then I seen bites come on out thier were you could not keep them off my largest. Was 31 inches with 19. 3/4 inc girth right at about 14 lbs

Wow what a beautiful fish, I just posted a video where we catch what looks to be a Tiger trout using flies at a lake in your neck of the woods! Great video 🙏🏻

Where is this

Cool, I had no idea. What crazy restrictions, 2oz of lead and single point barbless.....When is the drone making its debut?

Question: how long of a leader do you use behind your dodger?

Can you fly fish the Lyre early Sept?...I'm assuming the kokanee also spawn in the Lyre, so do the large trout in the lake head into the river to eat roe?

what lake

Lake Merwin?

What reel are you using? Is it the same one you use for Kokanee?

I thought the rarest trout in the world were california's golden rainbow trout

The life.

To be clear this lake officially is 624 ft deep.

I only have one question. Why in the world are you wearing that neck gaiter over your face out in the middle of a lake?

How about using a diver that weighs 2oz 🤷‍♂️

I'm a new trout fisherman. I have a little 15' Bayrunner with a 15 hp outboard. I'm located around Olympia, Wa. Can you turn me on to some fall trout fishing? I've always fished the salt but sold my big Alumaweld and trying to turn on my teenage boys to fishing. Thanks for any leads.

You forgot to take your wife.😝