Howdy!
I use to fish Echo lake every year and especially right after it iced up before it died for the year. The mysis shrimp in there turn a stocker into a lunker really fast. Fishing in the summer however is extremely tough as that lake as you mentioned is one big weed bed full of trout. On the north side of the lake however lies the golden spots. If you park on the road or the pull of there on the north side of the lake and walk the trail along the north shore heading west, you will find small pockets where the weeds can't grow due to the rocky bottom. These small pockets have mosters and stockers both cruising the edge. I have done well in the past fishing a beaded head nymph or some form of submerger presenation and casted right to the edge and then paused for a few seconds allowing my presentation to drop the 3-6 feet that it takes to get to the bottom and then slowly strip little bit at a time to immitate a small bug jetting along. I have also used a pink shrimp imitation but have done just as well with things like a colorful wully bugger. Walk along that north shore till you get to that corner bay. The only other place to try is along the south shore at sunrise or set where the inlet is. It is very shallow there and the fish move out of there really soon but for that time you can pick them up along the weed line. Some years to the west of that along the south shore once you get to the trees is a good drop off and a lack of sunlight gives you a small area to fish that is atleast less weedy. Anything you can get a fly into will catch a fish when conditions are right. A weedless fly may be a good idea to consider as well. Hope this helps and let us know how you do.
Craig
I use to fish Echo lake every year and especially right after it iced up before it died for the year. The mysis shrimp in there turn a stocker into a lunker really fast. Fishing in the summer however is extremely tough as that lake as you mentioned is one big weed bed full of trout. On the north side of the lake however lies the golden spots. If you park on the road or the pull of there on the north side of the lake and walk the trail along the north shore heading west, you will find small pockets where the weeds can't grow due to the rocky bottom. These small pockets have mosters and stockers both cruising the edge. I have done well in the past fishing a beaded head nymph or some form of submerger presenation and casted right to the edge and then paused for a few seconds allowing my presentation to drop the 3-6 feet that it takes to get to the bottom and then slowly strip little bit at a time to immitate a small bug jetting along. I have also used a pink shrimp imitation but have done just as well with things like a colorful wully bugger. Walk along that north shore till you get to that corner bay. The only other place to try is along the south shore at sunrise or set where the inlet is. It is very shallow there and the fish move out of there really soon but for that time you can pick them up along the weed line. Some years to the west of that along the south shore once you get to the trees is a good drop off and a lack of sunlight gives you a small area to fish that is atleast less weedy. Anything you can get a fly into will catch a fish when conditions are right. A weedless fly may be a good idea to consider as well. Hope this helps and let us know how you do.
Craig
