Epic Catch: 65 Rainbow Trout Released

We started out doing what we normally do, caught a couple nice healthy rainbows right away, it slowed down quick in the morning, but we were able to catch a few more rainbows and a brown trout. We then moved to try for bass as the day warmed up, within 15 minutes or so we caught a 2lb smallmouth and a 23" 4lb brown trout, super fat and healthy! Also caught a fat female bluegill which was also ready to spawn. Honestly as a guide this week has been tough, we have really had to work for the fish. The lake has had a lot of fishing pressure, and a lot of fish are scattered. The great thing is, we are catching some nice ones. We have caught 1 rainbow this week at 20" and a 23" brown trout. There are a lot of small rainbow trout grouped up in different areas, but working for the big ones has paid off!

We typically do well for rainbow trout, somedays have been great and some slow. Weather keeps changing on and off and it plays a big role. We sometimes catch some spawning males that are not good eating, but are pretty fish. We have been getting a couple nice rainbows usually each trip around 18-19". As its been warming the bass have been staging and bedding up, especially smallmouth, largemouth will spawn probably end of the month, but smallies started on shallow areas of the lake. They have been more active on warmer days. Brown trout are rare but possible, sometimes we luck into them ranging from 18"+. But we dont typically catch them each trip, maybe one every other week or so. End of may early june is going to be great for bass and walleye! Were looking forward to take you out and catch some!