Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3707 March 16-30, 2018 | Page 23

The Little SUP
anglers are having success fishing eggs or
yarn balls along the bottom or by fishing a
jig suspended below a bobber.
of trout over 2 pounds,” said Chris at the
Topaz Lodge General Store.
Shore fishermen are tossing out
PowerBait in an array of colors and
nightcrawlers. Trollers are employing black/
gold and black/silver Rapalas and worms
behind flashers and dodgers.
The current fishing derby runs through
April 15.
TOPAZ LAKE
Shore Anglers, Boaters Nail
Quality Rainbows
TOPAZ – Topaz
Lake has yielded
top-notch rainbow
trout fishing in the
two months since the
January 1 opener.
The lake is currently
full.
Troy Benzer won
first place in week 8
of the annual Topaz
Lodge Fishing Derby
by landing a 6 lb. 11
oz. trout measuring
22 inches long. Ron
Triglia took second
place with a 3 lb. 12
oz. trout measuring
22 inches long.
“Both bank anglers
and boat fishermen
are catching a lot
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