Trout fishing at Jackson Rotary Lake

Tom Holman of Cape Girardeau reels in a golden trout Monday from Jackson Rotary Lake. It was the first day of the Catch and Keep program sponsored by the city of Jackson and the Missouri Department of Conservation. (Fred Lynch)

Marty Fluegge of Jackson hefts a 22-inch, 4-pound rainbow trout that he netted Monday at Jackson Rotary Lake. It was the first day of the Catch and Keep program sponsored by the city of Jackson and the Missouri Department of Conservation. (Fred Lynch)

A golden trout joins rainbow trout caught at Jackson Rotary Lake. (Fred Lynch)

Richard Nixon of Advance, Mo., left, and Leslie Newell of Jackson fish for trout through a hole chopped in the ice Monday at Jackson Rotary Lake. It was the first day of the Catch and Keep program. (Fred Lynch)

Richie Nixon of Advance, Mo. went trout fishing Monday with his dad at Jackson Rotary Lake. Advance schools were out due to the snow. (Fred Lynch)

The Catch and Keep season for trout fishing begins Feb. 1.

Bill Osburn waits for a trout to bite at Jackson Rotary Lake. (Fred Lynch)

Richard Nixon of Advance, Mo. shows the rainbow trout he caught at Jackson Rotary Lake. (Fred Lynch)

A golden trout and a rainbow trout await their fate at Jackson Rotary Lake. (Fred Lynch)

Trout fishermen line the northwest edge of the iced-over Jackson Rotary Lake on Monday for the first day of the Catch and Keep program. (Fred Lynch)