Tuesday am Prospertown redemption.

[Ol Pedro]

After two outings to Prospertown with only one trout, two sunfish, one yellow perch, two micro bass, and one pickerel I was begining to think that I lost my trout mojo. Had to take grandson in at 5:30 am for a job road trip so I threw the rods in the truck after I parked the car at home, set up my bottle of coffee, kissed Betty goodbye and off I went. About halfway to the lake I reached for my coffee but it wasn't there! Oh well to late to turn back.
Pulled in the lot around 6:40 (late for me) at Prospertown with only one guy on the dam. Decided to forgo the waders and just fish the dam. Put out one rod with powerbait and started to work a crappie jig under a cast bubble. After three or four casts with the jig the bait rod starts to bounce. I trip on a brush stump trying to get to the rod and almost go for a swim. Get the rod and it's game on. One trout on the stringer. Set out a second rod and use the open bail/small stick so the fish won't feel the weight. Started to rerig the crappie rod to a castmaster and the first rod starts pulling line. Stuck the castmaster in my teeth with the hook facing out and strung my second trout. Now line is trailing off the second reel. I spit the castmaster in my bucket as the third trout tries to catch air. Land the third trout but lose the treble . Set down the rod and rig the castmaster. I cast for a while with no love. Tie on a treble and put out the other bait rod.
I move one rod up the bank and then the other. I get three pickups and miss all three. Go to smaller sticks and get two in a row. Waiting on my last fish and see commotion by my stringer. Troy the monster bass is trying to eat one of my trout! Grandson named her last season when she grabbed someone's trout and broke the four lb test leader. I watched her from the top of the dam stalk and try to eat another fisherman's trout on my last outing. I moved the stringer and tied it off closer to the bank. Got my last trout at 8:15. Home at 8:35.
No trout on lures or nymphs this year. Powerbait on both long and short leaders worked best for me. Hope to hit them one more time. Thinking about getting a large trout finish swimbait for Troy to play with. I it's cool to see such a large bass in a lake that was drained just a few years ago. No real bird life today. Only the local geese and a vulture. I'm blessed just to be out there.