For this sunday outing I was joined by my brother and sisters families up to Blackmore Lake in good old Hyalite Canyon. We hiked from the Blackmore trailhead which is about a mile before you get to the reservoir. You can also hike to it from the reservoir which cuts about a mile off the hike. Overall I think the hike was around 2.5 miles one way so 5 miles total.
Me and my oldest nephew took the lead up the trail on this beautiful bright sunny day. It took us about an hour to get to the lake and it was around noon when we got there. The hike is through thick woods and a has a nice wide well cleared path.
I fished with my nephew and family for a bit then made my way around to the other side of the lake. Once I made it over there I realized the whole lake was only about 5 to 10 feet deep. I got on top of a few different rocks that stood over the lake and fished for a few minutes on each.
After fishing the spots for a bit I went back the way I came. As I came around the bend of the lake I saw that a dry section separated another part of the lake that was much deeper. It was like a separate small pond next to the lake but they probably connect in spring. Theres only about a 20 foot distance between them. So I found a nice big flat rock to sit on and started fishing in what was a much better spot. I must have fished there for another 30 minutes at a couple spots. I got no action but I’d be surprised if you couldn’t catch anything there for a day.
I finished up there and headed back on down the trail. My family had already headed back about 30 minutes before me. Blackmore is a beautiful spot I definitely plan on going back to fish the end of the lake that is deep and just for the scenery. Be sure to checkout the highlight clip on instagram and tiktok at reeltmtfish and full length video on youtube at tmtfish. Thanks for reading
Travis