06-24-2010, 11:50 PM
I think water temps may still be a factor, PBH. I caught a bunch of 14-17 inch brookies out of a north side Boulder lake one year that were beautiful orange-fleshed healthy looking fish. While gutting them I could kind of smell a mossy odor in their flesh. The lake had gotten low (drought year) and even felt warmish while tubing. Well long story shortened, they tasted just like they smelled, nasteeeee! Even the ones I smoked were unpalatable. That year the lake winterkilled and wasn't restocked for a year. Water quality due to getting so low probably had alot to do with it also.
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