Lost Creek first trip in 7 years

[Tin-Can]

Didn't realize it had been so long since my last trip to Lost Creek.  But that trip was just over 7 years ago, 10 Aug 2013.  That trip cost me a busted trailer bunk bracket on the road up the hill from the dam. I did catch 1 fish that year.

  
      10 Aug 2013

Well the road all the way in from the Croyden split, over the dam, and up the side of the mountain is in MUCH better shape. New asphalt and no pot holes    .  

Got on the water this morning about 8:20 a.m.  It was Soooooo nice to be on calm water, no power squadron knuckleheads, and no Willard Bay midges or bugs of any kind this morning.  I slow trolled some worm baited jigs, some Gulp minnows, some white curly tail grubs, and a couple cranks that have worked in years past.  No joy. 

But once out in the main body of the lake between the sand bar and the dam, in just a very light cool breeze, I shut down the motor and just drifted. Had a small white jig head on a leader about 2 feet under a bass casting weight down at what I would guess to be 60-70 fow, and on second pole a small pink and white flig (commercial) down about 30-40 fow, both jigs tipped with small piece of crawler.  Only started the motor up when my drift was taking me a bit closer than I wanted to be to the east shore line.   I had taken the time to bend flat all the barbs on all the hooks I used. Trout type fish are not my favorite eating selection except when I'm camping and wrap them in foil and shove in a camp fire coals.  So I had no plans to keep any catch today (unless I could bag some Chubs). 
Anyway, I just kicked back, enjoyed the cool, calm, and quiet. 
About 1000 a.m. one pole started rattling and jumpin in the holder. The one down at the 60-70 fow. At 1003 had what looked to me a slot size Cut (I think it was a Cut) but it had the hook barely thru some skin on it's upper lip. Barely got it into the boat, and hook broke out. So took a quick pic and released it. 

Just about 1115 the wind came up fairly strong from the south-east and I called it a day.