Musky 4/8

[Billfish715]

I fished today instead of on the weekend and still found pockets of trout without a soul in sight. The fish were tight to the cover and the bright sun might have had something to do with it but I surmise it might have more to do with the low water. All of the major streams were in the same condition.....low and very clear. We really need rain.......a lot of rain. I felt like I was fishing in May, today.......low water and warm temperatures. Fishing from this point on will be lights out for the 5 o'clock crews. The freshly stocked trout will have nowhere to go but right where they were thrown in. I like to fish off the beaten track so it may be some time before some of these new fish will make it beyond the bridges and roadside access points. Today, I started at noon and quit at 2:30 after catching and releasing 18 stocked brookies. After that, I started undecorating the low hanging branches of a dozen assorted lures left there by the fishing elves. Finally, there was caddis hatch going this afternoon and there were a few trout slurping them. Also, many of the brookies were brightly colored and in great shape considering they spent the winter in the concrete raceways. To those of you who stock the fish......please spread them out so there's some left for the days after stocking day.