Well it was a fun trip. Fished Rufus on Friday and Saturday and got to see both ends of the lake.
My truck was acting funny on Friday so I choose the short trip to the east end of the lake. We trolled flies, crocs, spinners and jigs and we came up empty. What a beautiful country side though. Water temp was 32-34 and I only seen one other fish caught at the upper net pens.

Saturday was turning out to be the same story. We tried the same tactics between pump 1 and 2 with nothing but a few branches hooked. I decided two follow the lead of the other boats and pull up anchor after 5 hours of trolling. Before I could even get the anchor down I was spotting fish in about 20 feet of water near pump 1. Within a few minutes the kids poles were throbbing... FINALLY!! They woke up and had a good few hours of catching. The biggest was only about 3.4 lbs, with about a five pounder getting away. Weather was great, water temp a little warmer today 33-36. I'll try and uploead a picture when I get home tonight.

Thanks to all that help steer me in the right direction on this lake. I'll be back to try some new tactics next time.

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