Arrived at Tanwax around 0530 am. Didn't get a water temperature reading as I forgot to bring my thermometer. I would guess the water was right around 60F at the top foot or so.

Water was fairly calm, a bit of chop from a steady 5-10 mph breeze from the west/southwest. Didn't have much luck from around 0600 am to about 0930. Floated to the floating dock at the east end, anchored and talked to a friend while indicator fishing chironomids. Started off at a two foot depth and made adjustments from there. Ended up at about eight feet of tippet below the indicator. Had a couple hits, but no hook ups. By then the boats were out, bombing up and down the lake and the bite died off.

Decided to tie on a reddish-brown woolly bugger and troll the lake. I trolled down the middle, the sides, in and around the docks. Tried a sinking tip line fairly slowly, but had nothing interested. Changed to a full floating line to keep the fly up, sped up the trolling speed and started getting fish consistently. For the two guys in the rental boat who talked about how I was trolling too fast...I hooked seventeen rainbows, netted fourteen, and lost three as they spit the hook at the boat. I also noticed when you turned in your boat to Rainbow Resort....your stringer was empty, sorry to see that.

Today was a good day!

Rob G.

6/2/2008 7:51:00 PM

LOL..............great job I love free advice.....I guess you get what you pay for! I was fishing the other day and a gentlman told me he was searching for the proverbial "lunker" so I showed him the 17 incher that I had on my stringer and what I used to catch it; he one upped me and told me that he caught four like that on opening day......LOL....sure you did bro

mrbass

6/3/2008 1:38:00 AM

LOL..............people always say things in the fact they know it all. i am happy for you that you did so well and showed them. by the way i am goin to try that method for panfish..................fish on......................

leahcim_dahc

6/3/2008 2:30:00 PM

Thanks! I've never really tried trolling for panfish, so I'm not sure how well it would work out. I was on a pontoon and got too close to the lily pads and got snagged. It was a royal pain trying to unhook myself, operate the 'toon, and keep the rod from breaking in half. By the time it was all said and done, I was hooked on a lily pad, around my anchor, more lily pads and was well into the backing. Good luck and have fun!

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