Otter Lake - End of Season Fishing

The open water season on local lakes is getting short - over some would say. But the chance to fish Kenauk before winter sets in could not be passed up. We fished Otter Lake, a first for me. The air temperature was on the cool side but it looked like the sun was going to shine and if the wind stayed down, it would be a good day. The water temp was about 5C (41F) which was better than expected. As it turned out several of the other lakes had already iced over so it was a good choice.And the fish were cooperative too. The bite started minutes after launch and continued fairly steadily through the day.There was a steady diet of rainbows in the 14-15 inch range although Bob landed one that taped out at 20 inches. While some of the hits were pretty agressive, a lot of the time the fish would bump the fly a few times before biting.It was great to get out one more time before ice up.