Nice to be back on the water. Went to the secret lakes in hoping of hitting a few fish. Didn't expect much with the cold weather that is still lingering, but I was in for more then I could have asked. It was a great day, right around 50, sunny, and pretty calm.

Got on the water at noon. Started trolling a size 1 silver with red bottom Dick nite. Landed 2 fish over the course of the first hour. It was windy and I was having trouble getting a good speed down and the fish were simply not biting. Tried trolling around a red F4 flatfish, got one over 30 mins of trolling. Wind died down considerably, went back with a Dick Nite, and started getting a bite about every 10 mins. From 1:30 to 3:30 I caught and released probably 10 more nice rainbows and lost probably 2 or 3 more and had a few hits that were quick to spit the hook. Not a bad day. Probably caught a dozen or so nice rainbows (15-16 inchers, a few at 17") and lost a few. Not bad for a days worth of trolling

-Baits that worked: None. I was trolling.
-Type of fish caught: Rainbow trout.
-Length of fish: Smallest was 14. Most were 15.5 inches. 2 tipped 17 inches
-Weight of fish: I did not weigh any of them. I simply took the hook out, checked their length, and sent them back to the water
-Time of day: Noon to 3:30
-Locations on lake: All over. They seemed to be biting throughout the lake.
-Conditions of the water: Mostly clear. Probably 6 or 7 feet of visibility. Slight wind chop on the top
-Lures used: F4 Red flatfish, but a silver/red size 1 Dick Nite produced the best
-Weather conditions. Low 50's, slight wind, sunny.
-Depth: Right off the bottom. Kept the lure 2-3 feet off the bottom, and it worked.
-Boat speed: SLOW. speed one or two on the Minn Kota
-Number of other people on the lake: I think I counted 4 or 5 other boats/pontoon boats out there...

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