02-17-2013, 06:05 PM
I caught about a dozen trout last weekend in 3 and a half hours out. They ranged from all of 3 -12 inches. Did that suck? Nope, it was a great day out in warm weather in southern Utah. Just me and my dogs in solitude and a beautiful location.
Many people rather catch one big trout to constantly catching fish. I like to catch a lot of fish especially if there is at least a chance of a big one in the mix. On the Weber or Provo a dozen fish is never a bad afternoon out.
I mentioned catching 40-50 trout in an hour when I stumbled on the leading edge of a salmonfly hatch in another post. Besides catching mostly small or stunted fish I've encountered fishing that fast twice in my life. More typically I go out 5-6 times a year looking for the salmon fly hatch only not to find it at all more than half the years.
Now if your goal is to at least occasionally catch tons of fish the Uintas are a good choice. I also have a couple other places that catching a dozen plus fish an hour plus an occasional big trout is the norm during the warmer half of the year. My favorite has no brookies and fish size while in decline overall always averages over a foot. I also have to put in anywhere from a half hour to 3 hours hiking and sometimes bushwhacking to reach these productive waters. The key is to find trout that seldom see a fly. Not all dumb trout are planters or stunted brookies.
Now Tarpon Jim if you want to join me for an afternoon from May to early July or late August to early November I can probable put you on 20 descent size trout an hour all afternoon long. I'll warn you it doesn't take the skill of fishing a spring creek and may not be a suitable challenge for someone with your skills[
]. I however enjoy it, especially when I hook into a 20+ incher in such a small fast moving stream.
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Many people rather catch one big trout to constantly catching fish. I like to catch a lot of fish especially if there is at least a chance of a big one in the mix. On the Weber or Provo a dozen fish is never a bad afternoon out.
I mentioned catching 40-50 trout in an hour when I stumbled on the leading edge of a salmonfly hatch in another post. Besides catching mostly small or stunted fish I've encountered fishing that fast twice in my life. More typically I go out 5-6 times a year looking for the salmon fly hatch only not to find it at all more than half the years.
Now if your goal is to at least occasionally catch tons of fish the Uintas are a good choice. I also have a couple other places that catching a dozen plus fish an hour plus an occasional big trout is the norm during the warmer half of the year. My favorite has no brookies and fish size while in decline overall always averages over a foot. I also have to put in anywhere from a half hour to 3 hours hiking and sometimes bushwhacking to reach these productive waters. The key is to find trout that seldom see a fly. Not all dumb trout are planters or stunted brookies.
Now Tarpon Jim if you want to join me for an afternoon from May to early July or late August to early November I can probable put you on 20 descent size trout an hour all afternoon long. I'll warn you it doesn't take the skill of fishing a spring creek and may not be a suitable challenge for someone with your skills[
]. I however enjoy it, especially when I hook into a 20+ incher in such a small fast moving stream.[signature]