03-23-2006, 07:00 PM
[cool][#0000ff]I'll post the facts and figures, but no fish to report.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Met up with Kraizee_Skot and tlspyder13 at the Lindon gate about 6:30. Gate was locked, so we suited up and got the tubes ready for the 7 AM opening. At 7:10 we trudged our tubes around the opening in the gate and down to the water. All afloat by about 7:30.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Water temp at the ramp was 42 at launch. Water depth in the harbor is between 7 and 8 feet. Mid harbor the water temp went up to 43 and then 44 at the mouth of the harbor going out into the lake.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We all went different directions, throwing different lures. Shoulda stayed on shore and shot the bull. Each of us registered a couple of taps and a few "rock strikes". I actually had a six inch crappie on for a couple of shakes before it fell back into the water next to the dock from under which it had come. That was the only verifiable fish I had on.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I worked all around the inside of the harbor, the points on either side of the channel and a good bit of the rocky shoreline on the outside. Zippo. I dragged a minnow around for over an hour without so much as a sniff. I threw large plastics, small plastics and marabou jigs. I even tried flipping around the edges for a while, but found no largies in residence.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am ready to return my recently purchased sonar. It must be defective. Only showed a very few fish all day. Maybe I need to add some more fish marks. Can't find the opening in the case.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We all three decided about 10 AM that we had overfunned. Hit the ramp and boogied without having to wipe off any fish smell. The skunk smell would have overpowered it anyway. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Water temp at departure was up to almost 46. If the weather forecast for the next couple of days is on target, the temps will jump up to over 50 fairly soon. When they hit 55 the cat chasers should be able to have some fun. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]According to a young lady doing a survey on angler opinions (June Suckers) said that she has seen very few fish anywhere around the lake the last few days. I gave her my same opinion I gave her last year about the June Sucker restoration program. She was not amused by my approval of the walleye feeding program. She also would not even venture a guess as to the cost per pound of the June Sucker minnow walleye food.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It was good to get to meet KS and to meet up with Spiderman again. We will have to schedule our next trip to include some fish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Met up with Kraizee_Skot and tlspyder13 at the Lindon gate about 6:30. Gate was locked, so we suited up and got the tubes ready for the 7 AM opening. At 7:10 we trudged our tubes around the opening in the gate and down to the water. All afloat by about 7:30.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Water temp at the ramp was 42 at launch. Water depth in the harbor is between 7 and 8 feet. Mid harbor the water temp went up to 43 and then 44 at the mouth of the harbor going out into the lake.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We all went different directions, throwing different lures. Shoulda stayed on shore and shot the bull. Each of us registered a couple of taps and a few "rock strikes". I actually had a six inch crappie on for a couple of shakes before it fell back into the water next to the dock from under which it had come. That was the only verifiable fish I had on.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I worked all around the inside of the harbor, the points on either side of the channel and a good bit of the rocky shoreline on the outside. Zippo. I dragged a minnow around for over an hour without so much as a sniff. I threw large plastics, small plastics and marabou jigs. I even tried flipping around the edges for a while, but found no largies in residence.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am ready to return my recently purchased sonar. It must be defective. Only showed a very few fish all day. Maybe I need to add some more fish marks. Can't find the opening in the case.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We all three decided about 10 AM that we had overfunned. Hit the ramp and boogied without having to wipe off any fish smell. The skunk smell would have overpowered it anyway. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Water temp at departure was up to almost 46. If the weather forecast for the next couple of days is on target, the temps will jump up to over 50 fairly soon. When they hit 55 the cat chasers should be able to have some fun. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]According to a young lady doing a survey on angler opinions (June Suckers) said that she has seen very few fish anywhere around the lake the last few days. I gave her my same opinion I gave her last year about the June Sucker restoration program. She was not amused by my approval of the walleye feeding program. She also would not even venture a guess as to the cost per pound of the June Sucker minnow walleye food.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It was good to get to meet KS and to meet up with Spiderman again. We will have to schedule our next trip to include some fish.[/#0000ff]
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