MotoBoat
3/26/2012 9:09:00 PM14"-16" seems pretty respectable for Rattlesnake. I have not caught anything larger than the foot long variety in 2 or 3 trip.
FinChaserNW
3/27/2012 8:48:00 AMThat's why I gave the day a 4 instead of a 3. I have pulled a few that size out in the past but not too often. Since it is a catch and release lake now, those little guys are having more opportunity to grow, which is great.
Mike Carey
3/27/2012 9:31:00 AMwe can hope that the power baiters got the message on this lake. Is there a sign posted at the launch area? That would be helpful. Thanks for the reminded, I should head over and give it a shot.
Mike Carey
3/27/2012 9:33:00 AMBTW, I caught my biggest Rattlesnake rainbow at that hotspot location you marked - deep on a sinking line, green leach.
MotoBoat
3/27/2012 2:42:00 PMI caught a lot of sunken trees or the cut stumps with my sinking line.........Ha! There are plenty of that submerged variety to snag on. At least on the side of the lake that the popular hiking spot, Rattlesnake peak resides. Sometimes you get your fly back with a chunk of bark on it, sometimes the fly does not come back.