I took my son and two grandsons fishing on Sprague Lake the day after Thanksgiving. It was overcast, a little windy and spitting rain part of the time. The water was 41.5 degrees....brr...... I had a full top with side curtains and back drop built this fall; with the heat going it was downright comfy inside.

We fished 18# leaded line with 50' of Berkley Vanish leader. Three colors was the ticket with a olive bunny leech fly trolled at 1.8-2.1 MPH. The take downs were massive....these are BIG fish! We let the grandsons catch most of them; what a blast we had watching the boys. The biggest was 22" and over 5# another was 20" plus. Take a kid fishing; it's even more fun than catching them yourself.

PS One must practice plenty to be able to show the kids how to do it!!