I wish I could tell you what strain they are (I purchased them from Seven Pines in Wisconsin) but they are Rainbows. Many of them have recently developed a nice red stripe along the length of their bodies and are very healthy looking fish.

The water has most definetly cooled down. We actually had some frost in August and it has been staying mostly cool during the day 50 - 60 degrees.

During the heat of the summer it was diffult to get a fish to take a fly during the middle of the day, but I'd have pretty good success in the morning and evenings much like local stream fishing.

But these fish just appear to be more agressive at any point during the day now whether it is morning, the middle of a bright sunny day or in the evening. Perhaps it's just the cooler water that is allowing them to hang around the surface but I'll tell you what, it's pretty cool to see these fish literally come all of the way out of the water attacking their food.

By the way just a side note, it's been quite a challenge to find flies to keep catching and releasing these fish. One fly seems to be good for a few fish and then they catch on and won't hit anymore until I throw them something new.