When you are fishing high country lakes and get into a competition to see who could find a hook that doesn't catch fish, you know you are on a trip to remember! This was definitely one of those days. This trip was with my brother in law, Cody Anderson, of Richmond, UT and his son, Thayne, in late May. The weather in Logan, UT that day was quite warm and we left the valley prepared for colder weather but hoping for the best. We got into the snow about the time we passed through Cokeville, Wyoming and it just kept coming down. By the time we reached the trail head we were into some deep, fresh snowfall. Although it was late afternoon when we arrived we decided to take the short hike into Lake Alice. We were glad we did! When we got to the lake we could see clusters of cutthroats balled up right on the shoreline and they were as aggressive as cutthroats ever get. A modest estimate of the number of fish we caught that afternoon was 60 fish. None were of any significant size but we had a great time pulling in one after another. 
That night, after hiking all day in the falling snow, we were unable to get any dry tinder for a campfire and ended up sleeping in our wet clothes. To say it was a long night is an understatement! The next morning, still chilled to the bone and soaking wet, we decided to go back for more. The lake was absolutely beautiful after the snowfall the night before. Once again, the fish were stacked up against the west side and very aggressive. We caught fish on everything we threw in the water! Jigs, spoons, spinners, nymphs, dry flies... it did not matter! I had a great time with Cody and Thayne and hopefully we can line up another trip this spring.
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