In my years of fishing and guiding I have seen many an odd and peculiar sights, and many change my views on fishing entirely. Saturday was no exception. I was on my way to Southern Lake George for a conference and on the way decided to stop in a little town call Hague where we have our annual Federation opener each year. Lake George is a VERY clear and deep, cold lake. Typical northern glacier lake. The weather has been typically cold but and water temps have been hovering in the low 50's. Just trying to set the stage. Well, this week it was a little warmer than usual and Saturday was a dead calm day with the sun beating down on the water. We all know that during warming trends, fish like to hang around shallows, and sometimes at boat launches. Well since there hasn't been ANY traffic at this launch in some time, about 12-15 rainbow, brown and lake trout decided to sit in the sun on the concrete ramp running in the water and sun themselves. All within 3 ft of the shore or the side of the dock in only about 2 feet of water. The smallest fish had to be 5-6lbs!!!! They were just sitting there! And me without a pole! Now I have seen smallies do this on spawning flats in the spring, but never a mix of trout and of that size. The only fitting word was AWESOME! Anyone else have a story of an event that changed their views on fishing? I have others, but they will have to wait.
Rob
Rob