Flat Calm Conditions

I decided to try another lake today and troll with fly rods for trout. George & Paul were my guests this morning as we trolled for about 2 hours with only 3 hits. Unfortunately, none of them hooked up though and we opted for another method of fishing. The air temps went into the 80’s again and the water temps were between 57 & 61 degrees, depending where you were. No wind had all the pollen just laying on the surface of the water like a spilled can of paint. With spinning rods and jigs, we tried casting to deep edges and rocky shoals for the lakers. Unfortunately, only one lake trout was hooked, but lost at the boat. There was also a huge brown trout that boiled beside the boat that we were unable to hook up with. I fished solo after lunch and decided to try a few other areas for smallmouth bass. Super flukes proved to be the best baits this afternoon as I landed several good bass on them. Towards the end of the afternoon, I even lost another laker on a jig, when it spiraled out of control after being hooked. Close to 15 smallies averaging 4 pounds were caught & released during a three-hour period this afternoon. All in all, a tough day!! No pics today!