Got up to a lake around 8K recently and timed the ice off perfectly (imo). The lake was still 99% frozen when we got there but...there was a small pocket of water near the dam wall and the ice near the rocks was VERY VERY Thin. I normally am not a big fan of fishing in windy weather, but it was blowing the open water toward the thin ice and melting it as the minutes went by...
The fishing was PHENOMENAL! I felt like it was a dream lol...Every cast we had action either a fish, a fish fighting and coming off, or a hard bite!! We went with 2" Swimbaits as the trout were gorging on the plethora of minnows in the shallows, hugging the rocks. My buddy kept a handful and all of them were barfing up minnows. It didn't seem to matter for color too much, more profile this day! I knew I was catching non stop because I had to take a 15 minute break, as my hands went numb from constantly being in the cold water🥶😂🎣
Timing the Ice off like this, is the best and always leads to an incredible time out fishing! We landed everything from near Master Angler Cutthroats to small but fat/healthy rainbows/cutbows...I even got the fattest trout I've ever caught for it's size. Hope you guys enjoy!!
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