08-08-2007, 04:44 PM
Well, managed to get time to fish Turquoise and Forebay (above Twin-lakes). Fished turquoise thursday night and Friday morning, both times at the inlet. Suprisingly, the lake was pretty much at capacity and they had the flow from the tunnel turned off. I say suprising because most reservoirs I'm fishing in UT are dropping quick!
Anyhow, rained out after 1/2 and hour Thursday night. Fished white swim-baits, various rapalas, couple jigs and even some spinners. No luck on anything. Noticed fish rising and by the time I grabbed my flyrod, the rain was coming down heavy!
Came back at about 6am Friday morning armed with only a flyrod and dries. No W$%@ and the water was dead calm. Presentation had to be PERFECT with the conditions. Got a number of strikes but most were very subtle. Softest topwater 'nips' I have ever experienced! Out of about 10 hits that morning, I only hooked-up to one fish, an 18 inch (guesstimate) mack, but he got off near shore. Basically a skunk at Turquoise, but I quarantee you that ain't the first time! It was beautiful out there with a fog hanging at the base of the mountains. I wasn't complaining!
Fished forebay mid-day Friday too. Lots of rising fish at the bubbler (N side) even at 4pm. Got a couple decent rainbows topwater with my flyrod. Chunked out some sucker meat in the hopes for a wandering mack or two, but no luck there. There was a huge mack out there rising to something or chasing minnows the whole time I was out there too! Huge splashes and you could see his flank and know it was a big mack.
No Arkansas action (no enough time) though. All in all some good fishing, wish I had more time though![cool]
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Anyhow, rained out after 1/2 and hour Thursday night. Fished white swim-baits, various rapalas, couple jigs and even some spinners. No luck on anything. Noticed fish rising and by the time I grabbed my flyrod, the rain was coming down heavy!
Came back at about 6am Friday morning armed with only a flyrod and dries. No W$%@ and the water was dead calm. Presentation had to be PERFECT with the conditions. Got a number of strikes but most were very subtle. Softest topwater 'nips' I have ever experienced! Out of about 10 hits that morning, I only hooked-up to one fish, an 18 inch (guesstimate) mack, but he got off near shore. Basically a skunk at Turquoise, but I quarantee you that ain't the first time! It was beautiful out there with a fog hanging at the base of the mountains. I wasn't complaining!
Fished forebay mid-day Friday too. Lots of rising fish at the bubbler (N side) even at 4pm. Got a couple decent rainbows topwater with my flyrod. Chunked out some sucker meat in the hopes for a wandering mack or two, but no luck there. There was a huge mack out there rising to something or chasing minnows the whole time I was out there too! Huge splashes and you could see his flank and know it was a big mack.
No Arkansas action (no enough time) though. All in all some good fishing, wish I had more time though![cool]
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