One of the best fishing stories in recent years comes from California. He was fishing Lake Natoma, near Rancho Cordova, and reportedly used 8-pound test line and a new, unidentified fishing rod. A night crawler. Of the various species of game fish throughout the Colorado River system, the consistent bite this time of year comes from rainbow trout. They are being stocked weekly at several locations on Lake Mead by the Nevada Division of Wildlife and at two locations on Lake Mohave by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Trout are cold-water fish.
This means they are active in water that makes other fish, such as striped bass and channel catfish, sluggish. Yet reports of poor results continue to be received. Even during or close to trout plants, some individuals say they can't catch a thing or almost never catch more than one or two fish. It may be time to review fishing patterns. They can see it or feel it when taking the bait, and the result is that the bait quickly is dropped or refused entirely.