On a recent Sunday afternoon, I picked up a bag of minnows and headed to Enemy Swim Lake to try fishing for the first time in many years. The weather was beautiful, the water was warm and I figured the fish were probably just waiting for me to arrive.
I found an empty stretch of beach near a public dock and tied 1/16-ounce jigs onto both of my rods. I hooked a lively minnow onto one jig, waded into…