Finding Stream Trout in Lakes

S almon, Trout Fishing

Finding Stream Trout in Lakes

There are numerous cold water lakes that provide some excellent trout
fishing. Some lakes have the luxury of tributary streams where trout
continue to reproduce year after year. Most trout can’t reproduce in
reservoirs and lakes, which means they must be re-stocked year after
year for healthy populations of trout.

Some lakes stock trout 2 or 3 times per year or more to keep the
populations up. In warmer lakes, few trout survive through the
summer, so they must be stocked yearly.

Most trout are stocked in the spring time and these fish will be found all
over the shorelines. The water is cool enough for the trout to stay
shallow and they will stay shallow until the water warms up.
Temperature is the biggest factor for finding trout in lakes. As soon as
the water warms up, look for trout in deeper water. Until then, fish
along the shoreline, inlets, rock bars, and sunken islands. In mid-
summer look for trout along the thermocline in 20 to 30 feet of water.
This will be the only area that has enough oxygen for them to survive
through the summer. In the fall, you can find trout in the shallows
again. In some warmer lakes, few trout survive the summer which
makes the fall a tough time for fishing. It’s tough to catch a fish that
doesn’t exist.

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