Rumor had it that the Department of Fish and game had planted a bunch of trout, 20 to 22 inch rainbows, at the local lake.
It was a gorgeous day at the lake and the normally brown dry hills were still covered in spring wild flowers and greenery.
We did not see any large fish, but we did pull in three rainbow trout, and there were 3 that escaped our gear, because the hooks were too small. This is the best picture of the day but unfortunately the smallest trout. My fishing buddy Bob:
We were trolling with various cable rigs and multiple spinners. I usually Top that with a 30 inch leader and a Shoff’s Triple Teaser. Shoff’s was bought by Worden’s, which is owned by Yakima Bait now. Those gold Shoff’s lures are probably 45+ years old and I haven’t polished them in a while.
I convinced myself to try a Mack’s Double Whammy which drew two nice fish. I also tried their light trolling gear and it definitely attracts the trout.
It was a gorgeous day at the lake and the normally brown dry hills were still covered in spring wild flowers and greenery.
We did not see any large fish, but we did pull in three rainbow trout, and there were 3 that escaped our gear, because the hooks were too small. This is the best picture of the day but unfortunately the smallest trout. My fishing buddy Bob:
We were trolling with various cable rigs and multiple spinners. I usually Top that with a 30 inch leader and a Shoff’s Triple Teaser. Shoff’s was bought by Worden’s, which is owned by Yakima Bait now. Those gold Shoff’s lures are probably 45+ years old and I haven’t polished them in a while.
I convinced myself to try a Mack’s Double Whammy which drew two nice fish. I also tried their light trolling gear and it definitely attracts the trout.