08-02-2010, 02:40 AM
I have been to lazy to type up a report so here is some catching up. The weekend of the 24th is our family reunion and the wife was away so I got to get out and fish after work. I headed out to grantsville res because I can be there in 45 min from my work. It is rumored to hold monster browns but I as yet have not had the touch. Kicking away from the boat ramp I just had my jig sitting in the water while kicking out and I look over and my rod is doubled over. I think I just snagged a rock then the rock suddenly pulls back. I see my drag start to peel out and I think wow am I going to get one of these monster browns right of the bat. I see the tail surface and can tell it is a big fish and it is trying to drag me to the bottom like the browns do. I fight it for 15 minutes on 4lb line thinking I could lose this fish at any minute and then I finally get to see it. It is a freaking carp talk about a let down. I netted it konked it on the head and he is now fish food:
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd212.../012-3.jpg
The next night I ventured a little further west out to vernon res and it wasn't crowded I did catch lots of fish but you can tell they stocked it for the upcoming holiday weekend I caught about a dozen that all looked a little like this fish:
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd212.../015-3.jpg
Straight from the hatchery and no colors and little fight. I did get to catch them on the fly rod so it was still fun and getting out two weeknights in a row is unheard of for me. I made it up to the family reunion and I got to sneak away with a relative and took him up to a high unita lake it was his first time float tubing. He got this one which he claims to go 14"
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd212.../022-3.jpg
Midway through the week I get a call for Kokonut asking me what scadden I was looking at. I have had my eye on the outlook escape for a while but haven't pulled the trigger. He went in to meet Dave Scadden and got a military discount and somehow roped me into one. Trust me it wasn't hard, but a little tricky making a large purchase while your wife is away and had no idea you were thinking about it. Yet another boat she reminds me this is now my 4th boat. We made plans to meet up with Utah Fly Goddess from BFT and hit the berry with the new scaddens.
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd212.../025-3.jpg
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd212.../026-1.jpg
We had a mini flotilla with about 6 tubes out there. The fishing wasn't fabulous but I did manage to get a few and I was pleasantly surprise at the fight on my first fish of the day. I thought for a second this can't be strawberry can it? Turns out to be a 16 1/2 bow chunky and full of spunk.
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd212.../024-4.jpg
I even got a 21 1/2 inch cut and put up a fight as well, something in the air it makes me want to fish the berry more. I am used to them doing the water ski then fighting like mad in the net. We always joke that at the berry the cuts save their fighting for the net. Not today!
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd212.../028-1.jpg
Here is a picture of my skadden. BTW Koke I still have one of your straps thanks for lending it to me it worked well!
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd212.../030-3.jpg
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http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd212.../012-3.jpg
The next night I ventured a little further west out to vernon res and it wasn't crowded I did catch lots of fish but you can tell they stocked it for the upcoming holiday weekend I caught about a dozen that all looked a little like this fish:
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd212.../015-3.jpg
Straight from the hatchery and no colors and little fight. I did get to catch them on the fly rod so it was still fun and getting out two weeknights in a row is unheard of for me. I made it up to the family reunion and I got to sneak away with a relative and took him up to a high unita lake it was his first time float tubing. He got this one which he claims to go 14"
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd212.../022-3.jpg
Midway through the week I get a call for Kokonut asking me what scadden I was looking at. I have had my eye on the outlook escape for a while but haven't pulled the trigger. He went in to meet Dave Scadden and got a military discount and somehow roped me into one. Trust me it wasn't hard, but a little tricky making a large purchase while your wife is away and had no idea you were thinking about it. Yet another boat she reminds me this is now my 4th boat. We made plans to meet up with Utah Fly Goddess from BFT and hit the berry with the new scaddens.
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd212.../025-3.jpg
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd212.../026-1.jpg
We had a mini flotilla with about 6 tubes out there. The fishing wasn't fabulous but I did manage to get a few and I was pleasantly surprise at the fight on my first fish of the day. I thought for a second this can't be strawberry can it? Turns out to be a 16 1/2 bow chunky and full of spunk.
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd212.../024-4.jpg
I even got a 21 1/2 inch cut and put up a fight as well, something in the air it makes me want to fish the berry more. I am used to them doing the water ski then fighting like mad in the net. We always joke that at the berry the cuts save their fighting for the net. Not today!
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd212.../028-1.jpg
Here is a picture of my skadden. BTW Koke I still have one of your straps thanks for lending it to me it worked well!
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd212.../030-3.jpg
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