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I got the chores done early and headed up to Deer Creek with the float tube. I launched at the "Island" and kicked out. Initially, I picked up a planter trout or two vertically jigging and trolling. I then reached an area of structure and noticed some fish near the bottom on the finder in 20-25 ft. of water. I dropped a jig down and hooked up a trout, then another. But it wasn't a trout. It was a largemouth bass! Whoo hoo, I guess I wasn't done bassin yet for the year. I had a couple more hits, then Kastmaster arrived with his boat. I came in and we headed back to that spot. Both of us then proceeded to hook up few more bass in this area vertically jigging. All LMB (another surprise!) except one lonely smallie. George led the way with the biggest greenie. The bass finally lost interest in us and we then trolled in the vicinity with crankbaits and each scored a goodly number of trout. The trout were mostly planters but the action was steady. It was a nice way to end the softwater season.
It is now time for me to put away the float tube for the winter and get the hard deck gear ready. See you on the ice.
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[cool][#0000ff]Good report. Back in the "olden days"...before smallies took over...fall spoonin' for largemouths was great sport. There are areas where they were schooled up in that 25 to 30 foot water and you could not reach the bottom with a spoon or a big jig.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Those were the days when I started decorating gold Kastmasters with green prism tape and making my "perch urchins". Caught lots of bass, some walleyes, perch and even some big browns on them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I think the flooded vegetation at the head of the lake the past couple of high water years has been good for largies. I heard reports of large schools of largemouth fry in a couple of spots this spring. Glad there are some bigguns left.[/#0000ff]
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I remember those days too. When I tell people I learned how to fish for largemouth at Deer Creek they give me that crazy look. It's good to hear someone got into a few.
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[cool][#0000ff]I learned how to fish for largies while living in California, before moving to Utah in the 70's. I thought all the troutaholics were wacko for ignoring the super bass fishing in Deer Creek. There were days when I was all alone in the back of Walsburg, catching a fish per cast on spinnerbaits or buzzbaits. And, when the water flooded the flats by Charleston, there were often two or three bass over 4 pounds around every clump of stickups. A black plastic worm got lots of attention.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]During the fall spoon session, we would start on the steep rocks along the road, by the buoy line on the south side and fish all around the edge of the rocky shorelines, clear back up to the buoy line on the Heber Creeper side. We were all catch and release and didn't really keep count, but I am guessing that we had some 50 fish days for two of us in a boat. And, as I mentioned, we boated some toad perch, some walleyes and some brawny browns too. Even got some chunky bows.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Smallies are fun but they are too few and too small in Deer Creek to get me excited. Especially compared to the days of old. I also hate to compete with the power squadron that has taken over the lake. Used to be just sail boards, etc. A lot quieter and a lot better "scenery".[/#0000ff]
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