09-29-2008, 07:26 PM
Grandson and I Trolled C.J. for trout last Wednesday. Kept one limit for the smoker. All 13" to 17" rainbows. Fat and healthy. Smoked up great. (unlike Kokanee, I like to smoke these for 24 hours for added dryness) We lost 6 fish getting the one limit. (letting my 10 y.o. do the netting and he gets a bit too excited) Flatlining Rapalas near the perch and crappie concentrations were the ticket in three different areas. Typically running in 25 to 45 feet contours of water. Best trolling speed for our F5 surface Rapalas was around 2.2 to 2.5 mph. Stayed out about 4 hours. They hit best when there was a slight chop and the sun was partially obscured. When it was calm with bright sun they quit until the breeze came up and the sun went behind high clouds.. He also caught one big bluegill in the mix...
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