A friend and I fished Lenice on Saturday. Lots of rainbows of two sizes; 12 inches and 18 inches (plus a couple of browns of about 13). There was little if any surface activity, though there were hordes of adult damsels buzzing around. Instead of dry damsels we wound up fishing Six Packs on full sink lines and I probably caught as many fish as I ever have on a single day at Lenice. I was under the impresssion that rotenone was deadly to all invertebrates as well as fish, so I was pleased to see all of the evidence of a speedy recovery of insect life in the lake. The first fish I landed regurgitated several good-sized bloodworms and a half-dozen small scuds onto the apron of my float tube. The rocks around the island were crawling with waterboatmen and we saw plenty of damsel nymphs as well as a few Callibaetis spinners and hatching midges. My only concern is that the fish didn't give all that good an account of themselves and many of them required a long period of resuscitation before being able to swim off. I suspect (though I failed to bring along my thermometer) that the water temperatures are approaching the point where it might be advisable to give 'em a break until the water begins to cool a bit.
