Making the Window Before Bad Weather Fishing for Trout with the Kids

My wife had things to do so the kids and I headed to a nearby lake and park to pass the time. Despite the presence of ominous clouds and the approach of dismal weather, I had a feeling (you know, that good 'ol gut feeling that we should trust more often than not) the window for catching could still be open.

On the way in, two folks were on their way out and one was holding a 20" plus trout. I took that and the multiple swirls on the surface as signs of a fair shake of getting a few.

We only had a few lure selections and I chose a 1/8 oz Fish Creek Inline spinner that had the colors I thought would give us the best chance.  The use of the wrong rod cost us the first 4 trout (we really weren't prepared for fishing, just one MH spinning rod for bass that just happened to be in the back of the vehicle) in the first spot.

We hit success at the second spot, a floating dock. We caught 5 trout in about 10 minutes before the Mrs. called to say she was done. I suppose that was okay because it started to rain.

My daughter and son caught one each and I caught three as we took turns with the same rod.

Like me, my kids were happy to not have the funk of skunk on them.

Pretty Cool!!!!