06-26-2009, 06:02 PM
Sparkinator and I spent a 1 1/2 days tube fishing and another 1/2 day just slumming at the Confluensce of the Gorge. It was warm, if not hot and perfect fishing weather. It was very tough fishing. [frown] Managed to catch about a dozen and kept 8 for eating that second night and eating at home. Caught them all on my split tailed reaper as usual. Nothing like the action being reported down on the Utah side.[unimpressed]
Hear are some of my observations and then a question or 2. My guess is that it was cold and rainy for the previous 3-4 weeks, It had been warm for the last 2 days, water was about the highest I've seen, water was very dingy with a lot of suspended "stuff", looks as though all females, 6 out of 8, had not spawned (assuming those w/o eggs could have been male), eggs not very ripe (in my opinion), did not actually see any bass swimming, very scattered/tough fishing, no big females, all on the smallish side, they weren't in usual areas, carp not doing their thing in the shallows.
I've always been told that the N. end spawn starts before the S. This doesn't make sense to me based on my observations and the 2 rivers coming in with much colder water?? So, am I right in that it's still too early and to give it another couple of weeks or is there another answer? [:/]
Still well worth the trip. I love the remoteness of this area with all the wildlife. Saw a group of 6 Sage Hens. [
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Hear are some of my observations and then a question or 2. My guess is that it was cold and rainy for the previous 3-4 weeks, It had been warm for the last 2 days, water was about the highest I've seen, water was very dingy with a lot of suspended "stuff", looks as though all females, 6 out of 8, had not spawned (assuming those w/o eggs could have been male), eggs not very ripe (in my opinion), did not actually see any bass swimming, very scattered/tough fishing, no big females, all on the smallish side, they weren't in usual areas, carp not doing their thing in the shallows.
I've always been told that the N. end spawn starts before the S. This doesn't make sense to me based on my observations and the 2 rivers coming in with much colder water?? So, am I right in that it's still too early and to give it another couple of weeks or is there another answer? [:/]
Still well worth the trip. I love the remoteness of this area with all the wildlife. Saw a group of 6 Sage Hens. [
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