Some trout and a nice cat

bluebasser86 · 03-07-12, 12:47 AM

Trout season just opened up around here and the warm weather has also got the catfish starting to move around. One of the local lakes stocks tons of rainbows that are a blast to catch since they're usually the most aggressive thing out there in the cold water. Sunday I took my wife out so she could enjoy catching them. She caught several like this one on my secret trout bait

I've been tying some trout jigs to take on a trip to the White River in Arkansas next week and thought this would be a perfect chance to test them out, I was right.

The next day I took my friend and my dad out to the same lake, same spot. We caught trout about as fast as we could fight the last one in and get it unhooked. My friend caught a heck of a nice stocker trout, a big male on my secret trout lure

Finally Chris and I went to try the Kansas River to see if we could get a catfish to bite. We had lots of little bites but Chris caught the only fish. It turned out to be a really healthy channel cat in the 10-12 pound range.

kennethdaysale · 03-07-12, 08:14 AM

Hey Blue..beautiful fish, I'm assuming the trout pond is pay by the pound? I'd be broke quick.

bluebasser86 · 03-07-12, 11:59 AM

It's a 400 acre lake actually. They stock several thousand pounds of trout in the spring and again in the fall. A trout permit is $20 and you can keep 4 a day. I release most of them but some of my friends at work like to eat them so I'll keep a limit of bigger ones. The state claims they don't survive the summers here but the lake gets down to 60' deep, I would think they would be able to survive but maybe there isn't enough oxygen down that far in the summer.

Tavery5 · 03-07-12, 12:05 PM

The thermocline probably sets in much more shallow than the 60' depth, and not much oxygen below it. When they move to get the air the water temps are too high. We have the same problem with a small lake that I trout fish. It's sad to see nice trout on the edges of the bank gasping for air. I usually pick them up if they are still breathing and give them to the local guys.

3dkicker · 03-07-12, 02:47 PM

Some may survive if you have the right forage base. Spawning may be an issue too. We have some lakes stocked in VA that the fish aren't supposed to survive in but kids catch them in July at the fishing derbies and they're stocked in March/April.

Bassboss · 03-07-12, 06:12 PM

Looks like a few meals!

03-07-12, 12:47 AM	#1
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	Some trout and a nice cat Trout season just opened up around here and the warm weather has also got the catfish starting to move around. One of the local lakes stocks tons of rainbows that are a blast to catch since they're usually the most aggressive thing out there in the cold water. Sunday I took my wife out so she could enjoy catching them. She caught several like this one on my secret trout bait I've been tying some trout jigs to take on a trip to the White River in Arkansas next week and thought this would be a perfect chance to test them out, I was right. The next day I took my friend and my dad out to the same lake, same spot. We caught trout about as fast as we could fight the last one in and get it unhooked. My friend caught a heck of a nice stocker trout, a big male on my secret trout lure Finally Chris and I went to try the Kansas River to see if we could get a catfish to bite. We had lots of little bites but Chris caught the only fish. It turned out to be a really healthy channel cat in the 10-12 pound range.

03-07-12, 08:14 AM	#2
kennethdaysale BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rock hill, sc Posts: 2,315	Hey Blue..beautiful fish, I'm assuming the trout pond is pay by the pound? I'd be broke quick. __________________ Sometimes you gotta risk it to get the biscuit.

03-07-12, 12:05 PM	#4
Tavery5 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,427	The thermocline probably sets in much more shallow than the 60' depth, and not much oxygen below it. When they move to get the air the water temps are too high. We have the same problem with a small lake that I trout fish. It's sad to see nice trout on the edges of the bank gasping for air. I usually pick them up if they are still breathing and give them to the local guys. __________________ They call me Ishmael

03-07-12, 02:47 PM	#5
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Some may survive if you have the right forage base. Spawning may be an issue too. We have some lakes stocked in VA that the fish aren't supposed to survive in but kids catch them in July at the fishing derbies and they're stocked in March/April. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

03-07-12, 06:12 PM	#6
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Looks like a few meals! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

03-07-12, 11:59 AM	#3
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	It's a 400 acre lake actually. They stock several thousand pounds of trout in the spring and again in the fall. A trout permit is $20 and you can keep 4 a day. I release most of them but some of my friends at work like to eat them so I'll keep a limit of bigger ones. The state claims they don't survive the summers here but the lake gets down to 60' deep, I would think they would be able to survive but maybe there isn't enough oxygen down that far in the summer.

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