This is one of those lakes tucked away in the outskirts of the Eastside of Seattle. You have to drive to the small town of Carnation and pass the Ramlinger Farm. Once you find the Lake Langlois, it is about 40 acres of deep water fishing. It is one the deepest small lakes you can find within driving distance of Seattle. Deep, is 90 feet deep, and to boot the water is so clear you can see the bottom up to 15 feet down.
There is a shallow launch area with sunken logs cut away to provide access to lake. Launching my float tube was interesting, since my butt had to scrape over some of these logs to make it to the main lake. It's a seasonal lake that is open to fishing in the end of April and closes on October 31st. Managed for rainbow trout which survive the onslaught of the opener due to its cold deep water. It also holds largemouth bass.
My fishing trip was a short adventure lasting only 2 hours. I really enjoy fishing this lake due the secluded feeling it has... I was the only one fishing it that day. There is only four houses and a Girl Scout camp compound lining the shore of the lake. The rest of the lake is lined with large pine trees making it feel like wilderness fishing trip.
With a light rain coming down in the middle of October, my hopes of catching a trout were optimistic. The best way to fish this lake is to put a peace of night crawler worm on a hook and let it sink to depths of the lake without a weight on the line. With no worms in my arsenal, only lures, I snatched a power egg from the ground by the boat launch to see if it would due the trick. With the weather changing for the worse...more liquid sunshine, soaking of the power egg was just that. No fish was caught.
There were a few things that made this trip worthwhile none the less. Seeing a flock of Canadian Geese make a fly bye of the lake and making a u-turn to have this lake the hold over for the night was a sight to see. They made a raucous honking there way to the lake and as soon as they landed the honking stopped and all you could hear was the noise of the rain drops on the lake. The other pleasure of this lake, was seeing my dream house if I ever win the lottery.
Over all this lake holds some great tasting trout and the hold overs only get bigger in the deep cold water. Next time I will bring the worms, unfortunately it will have to wait till the opener at the end April 2011.
Tight lines and may you say fish on!
