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It was a tough morning on the water at Rattlesnake. Weather conditions were great, upper 40s, calm, partly cloudy. For the day after Opening Day there were not that many anglers, maybe a dozen or so boats, floats, and pontoons, and several groups of shore anglers. Kinda nice...
I settled into trolling mainly a black wooley bugger on either floating line with a strike indicator, and later intermidiate sinking line. Caught 3 planters from 6-10", and lost several others. Seemed like most others were having similar results. The hardware guys looked to be doing a bit better. Water level looks good, just right. Big change in regs coming May 1st - catch and release ONLY, special regs apply. Also, very clearly marked at the boat launch - no combustable motors allowed on the lake.
Hopefully the ctach and release change will spell the end of the power baiters on this lake, of which there were several today.
Available Fishing Guide:
Website: Captain Dave's Guide Service