Small Streams, July 24th, 2024
Palisades Creek has good water conditions for hosted trout because of Lower Palisades Lake about four miles upstream from the campground trailhead. It is not a large lake but deep enough to provide cold water into the outlet creek. In addition, springs along the creek put in enough cool water to help make this stream an excellent habitat for trout on down to the trail head. It is mostly inhabited by cutthroat trout, but some hybrids have been caught below the lake. Caddis and isoperla stoneflies with a few mayflies mixed in are what attract trout here, so life cycle patterns for these should be considered. Just above the lake the creek has a different character. We will discuss it later.
Flies to fish: