advice with rainbow trout

ok, so there is this lake by me that they plant rainbow trout in, i was looking for a little advice on where to fish this lake for the trout, i have a flasher which i know is a big bonus when targeting these things, i would like to know your opinion on where to fish and what i should be using... the picture is a topographic of the lake, it would be very much appreciated if you would help me by telling where you think or sketching up your own version of where you think, whichever you prefer... im only 14 years old so i need a little advice, thanks

Over the 28' hole and use a chrome or gold jigging sppon with a single hook and a very small crappie minnow

probably gonna be heading out tomarow after school, i think im gonna try an auto fisherman with crappie minnow, tip down with a wiggler, and jig with a waxie.... hope i catch something

All great ideas on the stocked trout thing. Heck, you could load tipups with wigglers even and 4 pound leaders. I think if there are some older fish and they are maybe structure oriented you should try the southwest corner based on your map. The deep side of the underwater point next to the deepest water and work deep to shallow there. Probably a giant pike in there if they are eating little trout all the time....

Duck and Buck I live in Washburn county and we have a few lakes with trout in them around here. The DNR hasnt been stocking them as much as they did 10 years ago when I was 16 but they still have trout. What I have found works best in the winter is fishing shallow. This was early ice. If we saw a tree laying in the water under the ice we would drive some holes there. Maybe 6-10 feet of water in a lake that is close to 30 feet deep. My feeling is the trout eat the small bugs that live on the logs or close to them. YOu need to remember trout really dont stop swimming so they wont be on your vex for more the a few seconds. Take a tip down and set it up next to you with a bluegill jig and waxie. Then jig with the same outfit and you will catch fish. Also for the lake I fish the best time was from like 6:30-8:30am so you had to be there early then the fish would shut off. It was just like fishing walleye. You get that low light bite then boom nothing.

I fish a few trout lakes in the U.P. in the winter and we use small spoons and crappie minnows or walleye fatheads. We experiment with the color but when they are biting, they can really slam a bait! My advice is to stay above all of the marks. They will swim quite a ways up to hit your bait but I have never had one drop down very far to hit. Put some time in and you will figure them out. Crapps

how hard do these things hit?

I find that a random mark will stay around for a while but I never give them time to see how long they will stay for. If a mark shows up above me I get my bait to them as fast as possible and they will hit almost anything right away just get ready for a bite and dont real up unless you have a fish so if you miss you can get you bait back to the fish faster. Just go out there and expect to get some fish and have some fun and it should work out.

also wondering, do these things swim fast? like if i get a mark on the flasher, how much time do you think i have to get my bait to it?

so basically deeper water and throw everything i have at them? also what do you guys think of tip downs and automatic fishermans? because i made some and maybe these would work also?

I fish a lake that is alot like that and normally just set up in the middle with a small jig (orange works best for me) with a waxie or a swidish pimple with 3 waxies and work it near the bottom. If a mark shows up higher I reel it up to it and slowly jig it and raise it up. If the fish follows it up I stop and they will hit it like a rock. For tip-ups I use a small fathead and put it about 5 feet below the ice and keep it near by they tend to drop it fast.

Yeah, stockers are pretty dumb until they get big. i would drill a bunch of holes in the deeper areas of the lake, then hole hop with your flasher searching for marks. they should hit small minnows, little spoons, etc. small jigs with waxies were my favorite. try a bunch of stuff, but i think little baits should be good because stockers basically eat anything they can get in their mouths.

so basically they just swim aimlessly around the lake with no pattern?

Stocked trout act NOTHING like natural fish. They'll roam the entire lake about 3'-6' under the ice just like they would circle their tank. We use Cast Master spoons (silver and gold) in 1/12oz. On our lake minnows are legal so we'll use a jig and minnow as well. These fish are dumb and sometimes need to attempt at the bait 5-6 times before they get it.