Yesterday Karen and I fly fished Mitchell Lake for the afternoon! It had been a while since we went to Mitchell Lake. The wind was blowing and we wanted to go to a lake that was protected from the wind. There is a hill almost around the entire perimeter of Mitchell Lake. It was perfect! We arrived at noon because it was -5C in the morning. Burr! We bundled up and started to set up. We both tied on a Glen's Leech and a Bubba Gump Shrimp to get our afternoon started.
We were pleasantly surprised by several things. The water level was right up there, the aerators were on, the water was gin clear with no algae, the water temperature was a bone chilling 45F and the fish were hungry! Oh yes, we had Mitchell Lake to ourselves.
We set up in "Bernie Water"! That is 12 feet of water and we started to catch rainbows right away. We did catch lots of stalkers but we also caught some rainbows in the 16 inch category! We did catch a tiger trout and we did not connect with a brown trout!
We had to bundle up but we were quite comfortable. If you go, wear waders or bring boots. The boat launch area is shallow.
Mitchell Lake was an excellent choice!
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