stocked trout lakes

[macgruber]

posted this in the bwca forum, but getting no takers, so i thought i'd try it here......

was in the bwca over memorial day and tried our hand at a brook trout lake in the area and only managed one strike all afternoon...... i was just wondering about tactics in the area for these hidden gems......

what water temp do the fish usually sit in-- and thus does depth matter, or do the fish relate more to a certain temp in the lakes?

also what techniques do people use-- we threw every artificial we had at 'em, from flies, to small spoons, to small spinners......

i thought they'd still be shallow this time of year, but we didn't see any fish spooking and we could see down around 10-12 ft. in the water, which makes me think they were perhaps deeper?

it is possible that there just weren't that many fish in there, but judging from the lake surveys/stocking reports + the condition of the portage into the lake, there should have been lots of 'em.....

thanks for any tips.....

[Quickstrike]

i sent you a reply in the duluth forum.