1:22 pm- Cal kicked off the
afternoon with a bang when this
acrobatic rainbow crushed an
orange Trigger Spoon Jr. working
off the downrigger at 15 feet. Post
lunch, the water temperature has
bumped up to 52 on the surface
and the breeze remained steady
from 5 to 7 mph.
When the breeze died around
noon the bite died with it, so
Wes and I broke for lunch. Glassy
water combined with a high
blue sky is pure poison for trout
anglers, but we were confident
that breeze would soon return and
our confidence was rewarded.
A short time after lunch we
saw a push of breeze working its
way down the length of the lake.
Almost as soon as ripples formed
the trout bite was back on again.
We continue to have great
success on his pink Trigger
Spoon, while I relied on my
Trigger Jr and my fly. The spoon
was getting the most action but
the fly was getting the biggest
trout. Orange was the hot color
for me.
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1:29 pm-A taste for Trigger Spoons put this
husky chromer into the smoker. On day one Cal
kept five fish that measure from 18 to 22 inches.
2:11 pm-Remember as breeze
increases rainbows will come to the
surface to orient in the current created
by the breeze. This impressive 22 inch
3.34-pound rainbow nailed an orange
trolling fly pulled 6 feet deep in the
middle of the afternoon during bright
breezy conditions.
Note:- The bright orange flesh displayed by Lake
Davis trout is a testament to the forage in the form
of aquatic insects and freshwater shrimp that the
lake provides. In author Cal Kellogg’s opinion
Davis rainbows are second only to the rainbows at
Eagle Lake in terms of table quality.