I'd just like to share a chironimid technique with those of you who frequent stillwater destinations in pursuit of trout. My experience the past several years is that once the water warms sufficiently many and eventually most fish will stay deep. They no longer need to head to the shallows to find food, in this case chironimids, and will feed on those in deep water. Additionally, my personal belief is that the deep water affords them better security, making them more susceptible to being caught. Sure enough, when my partner and I fished Amber Lake yesterday, April 21st, the fish were congregated in 25-30 feet of water. Noticing lots of bugs on the surface, we dropped our anchors and began casting our sink lines, allowing them to settle out straight down, and began those glacially slow retrieves that you hate but learn to love! WHAM, WHAM, WHAM!!! It was game on and we had a blast, catching 30 beautiful rainbows between the two of us and missing/losing many more. Most fish were caught under 20 feet. It initially requires patience but when it's working patience is not required...I'll take 7, 8 or 9 hookups per hour anyday! Give it a try sometime. It can be tough at first, but when you get comfortable with it, you'll never forget it!