Fishing for Rainbow Trout at Green Lakes, June 16, 2016

I have fished Green Lakes a lot but only caught panfish and bass. We came here on the 15th and watched a guy pull in rainbows. He told us what rig he had. He had four pound line, with a weighted foam float up about seven feet, two large split shot a foot below that, a swivel below that and six feet of line between that and his #8 hook with a worm on it. The next day we came back with that rig. It was hard to cast because of the long lead but it cast really far with the weighted float. It didn't take long to bring a some smallish rainbows. The long light lead makes it so they can't feel the line when they bite and their bite is soft and subtle. I have several more posts about Green Lakes on this blog if you want to learn more about it.