06-24-2011, 04:10 PM
I just returned from a two day trip at Starvation. It was my first of the year. A close friend had invited me to go fishing with him at some bass ponds several miles northeast of Duchesne. He had fished the ponds many times in the past and enjoyed the experience tremendously. We decided to do some fishing at Starvation before and after our bass fishing.
We arrived at Starvation a little after 9 am on June 22nd. We launched the boat and fished for about five hours. I caught five walleye, one chub, and two nice trout. Theo caught one walleye and one chub.
In the afternoon we traveled to the bass ponds and did some bass fishing. We fished with top-water lures and caught fish until it started to get dark. We released all of the fish we caught.
Theo had made arrangements for us to stay at an old resort area. He knew the caretaker who provided the unit for us without cost. The unit was very liveable, but terribly "run down" and dirty. The largest bass pond was in the backyard of our unit. We fished that pond on Wednesday afternoon/evening.
The next morning (June 23rd) we fished the bass ponds again until the bass quit biting. This time we caught our fish on tube jigs. We had a great time! After our bass fishing we left for Starvation again. We arrived there sometime after 10 am. We fished for a few hours. I fished for the walleye using a bottom bouncer and a crawler rig but caught nothing but trout. Theo fished for the trout. I caught two trout and he caught one. We both hooked trout on a fairly consistent basis while we were there. However, they would jump into the air as soon as they were hooked and kept jumping until they broke free of the hooks. The trout were large, they fought hard, and they were extremely fun to catch. Starvation has become a great trout fishery.
To my surprise we never caught a perch, and we didn't see any caught by anyone else.
The next time I fish Starvation it will be in my float tube. I think I might have caught more walleye in the tube, and I think I would have been able to fight the trout with greater success. I need to contact the TubeDude and see if we can set up another one of the great Starvation fishing trips we have shared together over the past years.
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We arrived at Starvation a little after 9 am on June 22nd. We launched the boat and fished for about five hours. I caught five walleye, one chub, and two nice trout. Theo caught one walleye and one chub.
In the afternoon we traveled to the bass ponds and did some bass fishing. We fished with top-water lures and caught fish until it started to get dark. We released all of the fish we caught.
Theo had made arrangements for us to stay at an old resort area. He knew the caretaker who provided the unit for us without cost. The unit was very liveable, but terribly "run down" and dirty. The largest bass pond was in the backyard of our unit. We fished that pond on Wednesday afternoon/evening.
The next morning (June 23rd) we fished the bass ponds again until the bass quit biting. This time we caught our fish on tube jigs. We had a great time! After our bass fishing we left for Starvation again. We arrived there sometime after 10 am. We fished for a few hours. I fished for the walleye using a bottom bouncer and a crawler rig but caught nothing but trout. Theo fished for the trout. I caught two trout and he caught one. We both hooked trout on a fairly consistent basis while we were there. However, they would jump into the air as soon as they were hooked and kept jumping until they broke free of the hooks. The trout were large, they fought hard, and they were extremely fun to catch. Starvation has become a great trout fishery.
To my surprise we never caught a perch, and we didn't see any caught by anyone else.
The next time I fish Starvation it will be in my float tube. I think I might have caught more walleye in the tube, and I think I would have been able to fight the trout with greater success. I need to contact the TubeDude and see if we can set up another one of the great Starvation fishing trips we have shared together over the past years.
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