10-18-2010, 08:01 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Gotta have a 9' pontoon to fish the fishable rivers in Utah. And they only gots trout. No thanks.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Yes, there are high mountain lakes...in the Uintas. They look just like the lakes in the Sierras I used to hike when I was YOUNG. Anyway, they only have troutkind in them too...and mostly small stuff. Boring.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I prefer the warm water species and that usually translates to lakes and reservoirs. Ain't none of them that offer UNIQUE tubing opportunities. In fact, the State Parks system has taken over a lot of the waters and has closed off a lot of the launch sites I used to be able to use for tubing.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You are preaching to the choir. I have been extolling the virtues of solitary fishing via float tube for over 50 years. I know all about the portability and the accessibility via tube that are generally not available to boaters. But, in Utah that seldom exists.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]On one memorable occasion I was fishing a point going out into the lake, and doing well on several species of fish. There was one water ski boat on the lake and it kept coming closer and closer with every pass...trying to scare me off the lake...totally in violation of the 150 foot rule. And then...like they always do...they dumped the skier almost right on top of me. I took advantage of the "up close and personal" thing to "politely" ask the driver not to come so close with the boat. He rudely commented that I should be fishing over behind the buoys...in the swimming area. So I just as nicely responded that he should be water skiing on the freeway. Same difference. You go where the action is...not to "meet" new people who want to challenge your right to be where you are.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Yes, there are high mountain lakes...in the Uintas. They look just like the lakes in the Sierras I used to hike when I was YOUNG. Anyway, they only have troutkind in them too...and mostly small stuff. Boring.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I prefer the warm water species and that usually translates to lakes and reservoirs. Ain't none of them that offer UNIQUE tubing opportunities. In fact, the State Parks system has taken over a lot of the waters and has closed off a lot of the launch sites I used to be able to use for tubing.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You are preaching to the choir. I have been extolling the virtues of solitary fishing via float tube for over 50 years. I know all about the portability and the accessibility via tube that are generally not available to boaters. But, in Utah that seldom exists.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]On one memorable occasion I was fishing a point going out into the lake, and doing well on several species of fish. There was one water ski boat on the lake and it kept coming closer and closer with every pass...trying to scare me off the lake...totally in violation of the 150 foot rule. And then...like they always do...they dumped the skier almost right on top of me. I took advantage of the "up close and personal" thing to "politely" ask the driver not to come so close with the boat. He rudely commented that I should be fishing over behind the buoys...in the swimming area. So I just as nicely responded that he should be water skiing on the freeway. Same difference. You go where the action is...not to "meet" new people who want to challenge your right to be where you are.[/#0000ff]
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