A launch on Isabel??? Well, there is one if you trailer your boat on the end of a float plane. Last time I fished Isabel there was a boat on the lake that someone flew in. A set of collapsable oars would be a good thing to have in your pack.

My earlier email said "you'd need to pack in a raft".

30 years ago there were articles on fishing Isabel and Wallace with casting large spoons from the shore. They mentioned double digit sized fish... and that's not inches.

I do know of a person about 5 year ago that packed in a raft, a casting rod, some banana sinkers and a pack of herring. Won't say the results, but let's say it's worth considering.

Some lakes in the Cascades a short driving distance from Seattle have lakers in them to control overabundant brook trout. You might pay attention to people reporting stunted brookies from good sized lakes and "prospect" in them. Might surprise you.