Left my house at 2:30 with no working trailer lights . Picked up Buxndux at little after 3 am for the big adventure on Lake Anderson. We arrived at the lake at around 4 am and missed the launch line up mess. The crowd was a little smaller this year than in years past. Not that is wasn't crowded...just not as bad. No waiting and in the boat went . Juch more fun sitting on the water looking at the line than being in it. Broke out the new magnetic light made by Coleman and attached it to my fish box and we had a lighted boat interior. Now out of my pocket I bring out "the secret weapon"....Vortex Plug!! We are early so I want to catch the first trout of the day in the dark. I put in the batteries and flash flash goes ole vortie. Put the seal plug in and turn the plug over and it goes dead. My new overpriced fishing plug only lights when it feels like it... I was determined to get it working before daylight......No such luck. If it wasn't so expensive it would have gone over board!!

I would like to thank bux for letting me catch the first one . (He had his secret lure on for a little while). The hot lure for us was a flatfish that actually wiggled (not tangled or spinning). We had the ten fish limit by 9 am. No monster trout today just a nice batch of planted rainbows. The other popular bait today was the power bait. Orange was the preferred color by the majority of fishermen.