05-17-2004, 02:31 PM
Road over the top is OPEN! Went to my favorite Unitah stream at the Sulphur Campground. Fished the first big beaver pond should have broken out the flyrod but I was having so much fun catching the little browns and brookies that I just kept plugging along. Only took home 1 small brown because it inhaled my panther martin all that was showing was the leader knot, OUCH. In that beaver pond caught 20-25 fish a mix of brookies, browns & a couple bows. Saw one monster trout it was easily 20-24" came out from under a cut in the bank I was standing on, boy was I suprised! But no luck in trying to pull it out. All the lakes I could see were still frozen over and it looks like they are starting to work on clearing the road to Trial lake. They had one lane open but I could not see how far it went up. Should be at least a couple more weeks before the Uintah Lakes open up. The Upper Provo is still running pretty high, but the Hayden fork of the stream I was fishing was pretty mellow.
Weather was fine until the early afternoon when the wind kicked up, but I was calling it quits anyway. Next time I visit there I will be throwing only the flyrod.
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Weather was fine until the early afternoon when the wind kicked up, but I was calling it quits anyway. Next time I visit there I will be throwing only the flyrod.
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