I took my dad to an opening day lake on Sunday. I try to get him out a few times a year. He’s slowing down and doesn’t manage the logistics of getting out on his own anymore.
As expected, the easily accessible areas were busy. But not many brought a boat! Once we were out on the lake we had the run of the place. As I had hoped, we got into fish right away trolling leeches.
Most fish were the usual opening day sized rainbows, 10-12” that jumped a lot. But there were some carryovers mixed in.
When the W picked up we found a relatively sheltered area with some good structure to fish. I anchored up and broke out the bobber rigs. Not many bugs were showing but with 50 degree water temperature I was confident we would find fish cruising the edges in 6-8’ with a good wind chop. We didn’t have to soak our bugs too long.
A good flurry lasted from around 11-1 and we managed a few doubles.
My dad hooked two good fish trolling back to the boat launch. A good day with Dad!
As expected, the easily accessible areas were busy. But not many brought a boat! Once we were out on the lake we had the run of the place. As I had hoped, we got into fish right away trolling leeches.
Most fish were the usual opening day sized rainbows, 10-12” that jumped a lot. But there were some carryovers mixed in.
When the W picked up we found a relatively sheltered area with some good structure to fish. I anchored up and broke out the bobber rigs. Not many bugs were showing but with 50 degree water temperature I was confident we would find fish cruising the edges in 6-8’ with a good wind chop. We didn’t have to soak our bugs too long.
A good flurry lasted from around 11-1 and we managed a few doubles.
My dad hooked two good fish trolling back to the boat launch. A good day with Dad!
