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It is not our style to leave the location and backgrounds out of our posts....however when an angler lets us know about a gem, and wishes that we keep the above information off of our posts, we respect that...enough of this $%%$....so lets get to that report!

We awoke early this morning...like 5am early. To our dismay the weather forcast was calling for 50% chance of rain/thunderstorms....but not to be deterred, we left the house anyways. The clouds were already showing signs of future afternoon nastyness as we pulled out of the driveway.


We picked up Austin (a worker from Sportsmans Wearhouse), and made our way up to the Uintas. As we drove up US 40 the weekend balloon hatch was well under way.


At Kamas we met up with BFT's MarineSpear at the local market in town. Of interest an old couple went up to the CLOSED store and pulled open the doors. The manager was quick to throw them out and lock those doors. We bought the $45 dollar year pass and made it the trailhead. The troops assembled and left off into the forest without hesitation.


And of course we got what we came for....TIGER TROUT....of good Uinta size. Tried gettin them off my brand new Float Tube...but the shoreline was the ticket.

MarineSpear's oh so colorful Tiger Trout.


TDT's good lookin Tiger Trout


TDT's better lookin Tiger Trout


The Brookies were not of the most impressive size...oh well there is always next time. This one was enough for me though to get the boys to take a photo op of me with my fish.


And there was a suprise catch by MarineSpear...this nicely colored fish.


Oh yes...and of course....a moose and her calf were encountered on the way out.....being on the mirror lake highway this time...it was a much more relaxing encounter.


Overall we got 14 fish in a group of 4.....not the fastest fishing...but good enough. The largest fish of the day was a Tiger Trout measured at 17 inches.
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Beautiful Tigers! looks like a beautiful place too
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Not a big tiger fan, but the pattern on the one TDT caught is quite cool. Nice cutt also.
Thanks for respecting the angler!
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[quote brookieguy1]Not a big tiger fan, but the pattern on the one TDT caught is quite cool. Nice cutt also.
Thanks for respecting the angler![/quote]

Oh come on they are part brookie. Doesn't that count?[][cool]
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Once again, cool stuff. That last fish would make that whole trip worth it!!! What a beauty.

Gaetz
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[quote TyeDyeTwins][quote brookieguy1]Not a big tiger fan, but the pattern on the one TDT caught is quite cool. Nice cutt also.
Thanks for respecting the angler![/quote]

Oh come on they are part brookie. Doesn't that count?[][cool][/quote] Ya, it half counts. [] And they are delicious. They're just not the uncommon exotic they were 10 years ago. They also, admittadly, beat a lake full of albinos or stunted brook trout. But in no way do they beat an an alpine lake with chunky brook trout. I understand the problems with attaining good brookie lakes, and aplaud the DWR for their efforts to keep all of us somewhat happy. Hats off!
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Dang nice tiger and brookie. Looks like you didn't have your moose antidote for the day again.
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We (me and my son) were up there the middle of last week. Its never overly fast action but above average fish. We caught 12 between us, but our two biggest were actually brooks this time (17" and 17.5") My son took all the pics, I'll see if I cant get the pics and post some.
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If I had to wager, I'd bet you boyz only go fishing on days that end in "Y" ! [cool][:p]

Those fishes sure are colorful. Never have got into tigers, or mature brookies. Guess I could put it on the bucket list.

So did you try some of those shoreside cooking or prep ideas?

If this tube will embed . . .nope

search on "Carp Fishing (Cooking on the Bank)" - but you don't have to actually cook carp to use the basic idea.

[quote CoyoteSpinner]If I had to wager, I'd bet you boyz only go fishing on days that end in "Y" ! [cool][:p]

Those fishes sure are colorful. Never have got into tigers, or mature brookies. Guess I could put it on the bucket list.

[#ff0000]Serious? You need to get into the Uinta's and take a break from these Bear River trips....good luck finding a Tiger Trout in that muddy river.[/#ff0000]

So did you try some of those shoreside cooking or prep ideas?
[#ff0000]No not this time...we had company, and the rain was off and on, off and on, then really on. Plus I had the weight of most my fishing gear, the new Float Tube and every accessory that you could imagine. Gotta work on getting a water purefier to knock down that wieght![/#ff0000]

If this tube will embed . . .nope

search on "Carp Fishing (Cooking on the Bank)" - but you don't have to actually cook carp to use the basic idea.
[#ff0000]Will have to check it out......love the ideas that were posted so far. Might just have to put them to the test this weekend.[/#ff0000]

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Went up there today!! Did get alot of those tigers and a couple of those chunky colorful rainbows but no brookies ly maybe next time,,,,
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You guys are fishin' it out! Just kidding. The fewer fish in there the bigger they'll get. I think it's in good shape with several age classes of fish. Slower fishing keeps lots of folks disinterested.
Take a tube!
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Ha ha don't worry I only kept one tiger for dinner. But didn't see anyone there fishing!
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