"Wow it's calm" is what I recall saying to my buddy Andrew Massard, as I looked out over the pond, which resembled a pane of glass. This was one of those mornings I had fantasized about back when the Cape was still buried in snow.
Apparently others had been dreaming of this day as well, because Andrew and I weren't the only knuckleheads out and about before sunrise.
There was an older gentleman, dressed for winter, launching a small John boat as Andrew and I prepared our gear. The man looked to be a trout professional, and I felt he had a pretty good chance of catching something as I watched him putt away into the distance.
I was excited, mostly just to be outside on such a nice morning, but also because I knew this pond had recently been stocked with lots of rainbow trout.
At best I am a rookie trout fisherman; regardless I liked my odds...
Cape Cod Trout Fishing In Early April
I could feel the piercing cold of the pond through my waders. The clear sunny sky resembled summer, but my ice cold buttocks told me otherwise.
Early April can be very cold on Cape Cod. The cold might be an issue for wimpy fisherman like myself, but for the trout it is most ideal.
Sure enough 15 minutes into the trip Andrew and I began seeing trout, gently poking their noses on the surface.
The fish were here, now we only had to figure out how to fool them.
