Andrew Deal Outdoors
11-06-2013, 11:11 AM
Immediately upon entering we both were in shock at the low level of the lake. The area we fished last year and even late May was high and dry. I drove to the west side launch ramp, an area ten feet underwater last year and launch our 15 foot Whaler
We shoved off and made our first anchor drop near the launch area in a crowd of float tubers, a good sign. My first cast in and a few minutes later my rod went bendo as a nice 3 pound rainbow trout fell for my offering. Soon after a few pictures, Casey was on and fighting another rainbow trout. All around us lines were a tightening and nets were a scooping up big rainbow and brown trout. We even managed a double hook up as my theory of roving schools of rainbow trout was confirmed.
We fished from 7 am to 11:30 and caught 7 fish between the two of us, a short day that without a doubt would have guaranteed limits had we fished a whole day.
TIPS AND TECHNIQUES
Light line is the name of the game for trout; I fished two and three pound line, small hooks (#16-18), weights (1/8- ¼ ounce egg), and swivels (small) too. The baits we caught our fish on were white power worms, rainbow power bait, orange headed green tailed mice tails, and salmon eggs.
We shoved off and made our first anchor drop near the launch area in a crowd of float tubers, a good sign. My first cast in and a few minutes later my rod went bendo as a nice 3 pound rainbow trout fell for my offering. Soon after a few pictures, Casey was on and fighting another rainbow trout. All around us lines were a tightening and nets were a scooping up big rainbow and brown trout. We even managed a double hook up as my theory of roving schools of rainbow trout was confirmed.
We fished from 7 am to 11:30 and caught 7 fish between the two of us, a short day that without a doubt would have guaranteed limits had we fished a whole day.
TIPS AND TECHNIQUES
Light line is the name of the game for trout; I fished two and three pound line, small hooks (#16-18), weights (1/8- ¼ ounce egg), and swivels (small) too. The baits we caught our fish on were white power worms, rainbow power bait, orange headed green tailed mice tails, and salmon eggs.