Wow! While doing preliminary scouting in preparation for next week's derby at Lake Quinalt my wife and I each caught personal bests for large fish from this lake, this 5lb. 5 oz.Dolly Varden was caught in the afternoon on Saturday, my wife caught her largest cut yet,17 inches or so, really large for the resident cuts in this lake.Unfortunatly she did not want to stop for a photo. The winning cut in the derby rarely exceeds 18 inches but the sea-runs that come in the late summer run larger. One of the emplyees at the lodge said he caught a 9 lb. Dolly on Mother's day, I was happy to beat the 4 plus pounder I caught last fall.We caught six altogether on Sat. rain came in Sunday so we bailed and went home to dry out our gear. Tight Lines to all, Bob R

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