My neighbors drove past Pass Lake yesterday and said it was green and nobody fishing. I was thinking of heading up there soon so has anyone else noticed anything at Pass?
I fished the lake on Thursday afternoon and yes, the water clarity is quite poor with only 12 to 18 inches of visibility. The water temperature was 46 degrees. There were a half dozen fishermen out there, however, but I don't know how any of them did, as I didn't talk to anyone. I found the fishing to be tough, only hooking 4 fish, landing 2 of them, both 16 inch rainbows. One of the fish I lost was a brown trout around 17 inches.
Saw lots of minnows in the shallows along the northeast shoreline. They were dark-backed and about 1 to 1.5 inches in length, probably fathead minnows.
Only saw 3 adult chironomids and only one fish rose, so the insects and fish weren't very active. Still, it was nice to see that the ice was all gone.