Deep Creek Lake Walleyes (and Trout)

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Location: Deep Creek Lake

I found time this past Saturday afternoon to head out to Deep Creek Lake to chase a few walleyes. The air temps at daylight were a balmy 15 degrees, so I opted to wait for the afternoon to launch the boat. Despite the cold night, the previous warm days had the water temps up to around 41 degrees, getting ever closer to perfect spawning conditions. The day started well, catching a nice 20" male on my first drift. After that, the bite was relatively slow, only hooking two others that were lost near the boat. Finally, as the evening wore on I hooked into another nice fish. To my surprise, a 21" brown trout came to the boat... a nice holdover fish from a previous year's stocking. I pulled the boat at dusk, trying to beat any potential icy conditions at the launch.