Author : Gary David Blount
Publisher : [email protected]
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Cliff Lake - Montana, USA by : Gary David Blount
Download or read book Cliff Lake - Montana, USA written by Gary David Blount and published by [email protected]. This book was released on with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cliff Lake is a pristine, turquoise colored water, medium altitude trout fishery. Cliff Lake contains three-trout species: Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout and Brook Trout. Cliff Lake sits in an old Earth Quake Fault created many years ago. The Earth Quake in 1959 that created Quake Lake on the Madison River 6-miles from Cliff Lake caused some damage at Cliff Lake. Cliff Lake sustained some damage from this Earth Quake, large boulders from the cliffs surrounding the lake dislodged, falling into the lake and onto a tent in the campground killing one-person. This Earth Quake Fault contains six-lakes, from northerly to southerly: Wade Lake, Cliff Lake, Otter Lake, Goose Lake, Hidden Lake and Elk Lake. Cliff Lake is a nesting area for Bald Eagles, Golden Eagles, Osprey, Sand Hill Crain, Great Blue Herons and Loons. Cliff Lake has three inlets: Lost Mine Canyon Creek, Antelope Creek and Horn Creek. There is no surface water leaving Cliff Lake to the north towards Wade Lake. The water flows underground through the Earth Quake Fault into Wade Lake. Cliff Lake at times has decent hatches of Pale Morning Dun (Ephemerella inermis and Ephemerella infrequens) and Speckled Dun (Callibaetis nigritis) in Lost Mine Canyon Creek, Horn Arm and Antelope Prong Arm. The lake is full of Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdi), Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus) and Cray Fish; the jig fishermen can produce some nice trout from this lake. Cliff Lake has three-campgrounds: Cliff Point, Hill Top and a primitive campground. Cliff Lake is 30-miles From West Yellowstone, Montana.
