you can kinda see the trout sitting over the sandy bottom in this photo. Must have been 30 or more fish in this hole. Nothing too big, but these pools can keep your rod bent for a while.
If you were not aware Wisconsin opened the inland trout early catch and release, artificial’s only season last Saturday. A few friends and I, along with quite a few other brave souls who faced the freezing temps, got out this last week to scratch that itch that’s been outta reach since the end of September. Although the temps never climbed above low 30’s bright blue skies almost made it feel like spring. Leech’s and buggers were getting some attention, but my orange scud was putting up some real numbers. Unfortunately, only numbers and no heavy hitters for our group. The area we fished had more ice than we expected, especially in the slow deep pools where the hogs tend to hide. As the weather warms the bugs will start coming to the surface and my patience for taking pictures should increase.