The rainbows are back in town. Stocking took place yesterday and I was at the lake in no time this morning (under ten minutes). I caught a fat 16 incher on the second cast of a jig I tied up few weeks ago specifically for that location (there was no one anywhere near my spot). It was 29 degrees and clear with a cold breeze. The water was not as clear as I had hoped, but my hand tied jigs did the trick on the first four and they were all over 15".
A nice cooler full of 14.5-17 inchers - ten pounds of trout here (don't worry this is a put and take lake that cannot sustain trout in most summers because of water temps that get too high, but in winter spring and fall it is just right).
These were FAT fish, with the biggest over 2lbs. The last two here were caught on a spinner within 15 minutes of each other... once again, my second cast produced the biggest fish of the day. 3.5 hours and I limited out.
The four closest guys to me had two trout between them, and all showed up before me. Its a pisser you find yourself in their position, as I know from experience, but its nice being the guy who leaves early after filling his cooler for a weeks worth of dinner.
