Dodger2 Report post Posted June 16, 2010 My 8 year old son and I headed up to Big Lake and Crescent Lake for a short trip to up to the mountains. Had a great time and the weather was just about as perfect as possible for up there. My usual wind, rain, wind, rain, and more rain was non-existent this trip and we were greeted by beautiful cool days with blue skies and just slight breezes. And the fish were biting....probably missed just as many as we caught. We had a blast... Son's first fish of the trip at Big Lake...nothing huge but he was having a blast Crescent Lake....couldn't keep the lines in the water.... My son took this picture of me....this is why I love to get outside....solitude On a sad note, the mountain on the west side of Crescent Lake has a fire going. The fire was started by some campers that decided to hike into a restricted area (due to the bald eagle nests) and had a camp fire going. The fire got out of control...the bald eagle fledgings were lost in the fire...the only good note (I guess) is they caught the campers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted June 16, 2010 Boy am I glad they caught the ones responsible. It has happened alot this year all over our state. My wife and I will be there July 1 thru the 10th. It is one of the prettiest places in the state of Az. Thanks for sharing. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted June 16, 2010 Great pics looks like you guys had a blast catching some fish and just spending some time together on the water. I dont understand why people have to go into the restricted areas. They are restricted for a reason STAY OUT! Glad they were caught. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted June 16, 2010 Thanks for sharing your father/son adventure! Too bad about the fire and the eagles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues 'n' Sheep Report post Posted June 16, 2010 Outstanding! Were you using Power bait? We are heading up there for the 1st-6th.... hope to a get a line or two wet... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLW Report post Posted June 16, 2010 1 of my favorite places! thanks for sharing! thats too bad about the fire... we almost always glass deer and elk and turkeys on that hill. some of the biggest bachelor heards of mule deer i've seen around there. james Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Coues Report post Posted June 16, 2010 Awesome!! Sounds like you had a great time... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deerhunter Report post Posted June 16, 2010 I love it up there I just wish I could find time to go back and take my kids. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dodger2 Report post Posted June 16, 2010 I grew up fishing Crescent with my dad so its neat to take my son there...one of my favorite places in the state. I always have a hard time leaving. My son told me when we left that Crescent is his favorite lake to go to and is already asking when we can go back. Power bait (green, pink, rainbow, didn't really matter) and worms worked. I can hardly wait until he is old enough to get into a tube so that we can go flyfishing on Crescent together....he can't either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billrquimby Report post Posted June 17, 2010 Last August, there were more than 200 elk living on that hill abpve Crescent. Bill Quimby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLG Report post Posted June 17, 2010 I love that lake, we set my boat record there one day two years ago. Hope to get up there in July or August, great pictures and thanks for sharing your experiance, Take Care, JLG. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle Eye Report post Posted June 17, 2010 thats the exact spot where i fish at on crescent lake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
