MOUNT VERNON — Author John E. Moore likes to keep things simple when he goes fishing.
He uses a Zebco reel. You know the one — no bail, just a button to push. Then there’s a torpedo float and a length of leader attached to a fly.
On a recent windy day on Mirror Lake, Moore used his basic setup to hook cutthroat after cutthroat.
If you want to know more about Mirror Lake, look no further than page 181 of Moore’s latest effort, “A fisherman’s Guide to Selected Lowland Lakes of Northwest Washington.”
The book touts the virtues of 100 lakes — a quarter of which are in Skagit County. The remaining lakes are in Whatcom, Snohomish and Island counties.
