Flaming Gorge 2/8 - 2/9

[joatmon]

Thanks for coming along. A few specifics that might help other Flaming Gorge “rookies”. We bought our reciprocity stamps in Evanston at the Walmart and our BLM recreation pass in Green River at the Ace Hardware store. We parked at Buckboard boat ramp and walked out south and east from there, just off the point at Buckboard South (we found out later the Buckboard South road was passable and we were able to drive right to the edge of the ice to load up when we were done). Fished Friday afternoon in 75 fow, marking a few fish, but no takers. I caught my one and only burbot (17”) at 4:00 am Saturday in about 30 fow on a white glow Yamamoto curly tail grub with a chartreuse glow jig head, tipped with sucker meat. After sunup, we moved back out to deeper water to try and get some laker pups. Set up again in 75 fow and started seeing fish at the bottom, but also regularly at 40-55 feet. Caught my first pup, a 20-incher, on a 3.5” Radical Glow white tube jig tipped with chub meat at 55 feet. Lots of lookers but no takers during the rest of the morning. I always leave one line in the water as I’m cleaning up. This time it actually worked and I caught my second/last pup on my last rod at 70 feet just as I was reeling it in to go. Nice chunky 18.5” lake trout. Good trip with a couple of great guys!
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