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Went to Moon Lake over the weekend and did ok catching mostly planter rainbows, although some tiger trout, splake, kokanee, and cutthroat were also landed. Most were caught while trolling wedding rings and triple teasers, although fly/bubble, and casting spinners were productive as well. None of the rainbows were tagged.
Did not have any luck jigging with tubes/grubs, although that is more likely to me not having a clue about what I was doing.

The most productive method all weekend were a few kids (ages 8-10) on a paddleboard,  trolling a power-egg under a 1/8 oz weight. Every time they went out, morning, afternoon, evening, windy, calm, etc. it was fish on every 2-3 minutes. Things like that result in questioning all the fancy lures and gear sitting in the tackle box!
What was the water level like? Ill be up in a few weeks. Im sure it will change by then but still curious to know. oh, what fly under ur bubble? got a few kids that would like to try that.
The water was still high, but has dropped enough that there is some beach. Water level was dropping a few inches a day. By Sunday afternoon, it appeared to be back to a normal water level...at least based on the shore erosion and submerged grasses.
Fly a few feet behind a water filled bubble worked, kids got a few trolling that on the paddleboard as well. One kid had powerbait off one side, one kid was paddling, and the other had a fly out the other side, it was fun to watch, especailly when they had a double on and nearly tipped!

Don't forget the bug spray, buffalo gnats hit the kids pretty hard.
Yeah those gnats are nasty up there! Thx for the info glad you had a fun trip!
(07-21-2020, 04:26 PM)fishalot13 Wrote: [ -> ]What was the water level like?  Ill be up in a few weeks.  Im sure it will change by then but still curious to know. oh, what fly under ur bubble? got a few kids that would like to try that.

Here is a link to the website for checking the present water level on Moon Lake and others.

Good luck when you go.

http://www.duchesneriver.org/reservoirs/moon-lake/