12-20-2014, 02:27 AM
TL;DR
When I relocated to Utah from Texas in 2004, I had no plans of staying very long. I realized about 3 years later that this was no temporary stop and I was going to be in Utah for a long time.
I used to come out here when I was a kid/teenager to go camp in the Uintas. My mom had a lot of family in the Salt Lake area and we would drive out here in the summers to visit them and go camping. I have always loved the Uinta Mountains. We have probably camped at Moosehorn for more days than I can count. I remember one trip in particular where I finally asked my Dad why we never fished when we camped. We were right next to a pond in the campground! A religious bass fisherman my Dad said, "Son all they got in Utah is trout and we can't catch them things."
After realizing I would be here longer than just a year or so, I decided it was time to invest in doing what I loved again: fishing, shooting, hunting. I bought a fishing license the day I drove down to Utah Lake and noticed there were harbors where I could fish. I bought some gear and picked up a fishing guidebook. I looked at the fish species in Utah Lake and almost fell over. Catfish? Crappie? Bluegill? White Bass?! LARGEMOUTH?!! I went home and called my Dad to tell him what I had found in Utah.
I started fishing Utah Lake immediately and had a fair amount of success on bluegill and catfish. Little did I realize at the time was that I had been fishing during the spawn of both species. Once that was over, I was stumped.
I did a google search for utah lake catfish and found a bazillion BFT posts on the subject. A fair amount were attributed to TubeDude. It was great info so I decided to join. Since then I have learned so much from many members who have been willing to share. I have tried to help others (karma and all that) when I can because I was helped so much. TubeDude tricked out my float tube for me and I have been addicted to using the jigs he makes. It has been a great experience for me and I've even branched out to fish for just about all species Utah has to offer (still haven't landed a Tiger Musky or a Northern Pike but that is on the list for the upcoming year).
All I wanted out of BFT was to find and share fishing information with like minded anglers. I have found that and then some. I hope to be able to share more in the future once the Doc gives the all clear for my knee so I can go fishing. I believe I have convinced him that fishing from a float tube will be great therapy for my knee!
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When I relocated to Utah from Texas in 2004, I had no plans of staying very long. I realized about 3 years later that this was no temporary stop and I was going to be in Utah for a long time.
I used to come out here when I was a kid/teenager to go camp in the Uintas. My mom had a lot of family in the Salt Lake area and we would drive out here in the summers to visit them and go camping. I have always loved the Uinta Mountains. We have probably camped at Moosehorn for more days than I can count. I remember one trip in particular where I finally asked my Dad why we never fished when we camped. We were right next to a pond in the campground! A religious bass fisherman my Dad said, "Son all they got in Utah is trout and we can't catch them things."
After realizing I would be here longer than just a year or so, I decided it was time to invest in doing what I loved again: fishing, shooting, hunting. I bought a fishing license the day I drove down to Utah Lake and noticed there were harbors where I could fish. I bought some gear and picked up a fishing guidebook. I looked at the fish species in Utah Lake and almost fell over. Catfish? Crappie? Bluegill? White Bass?! LARGEMOUTH?!! I went home and called my Dad to tell him what I had found in Utah.
I started fishing Utah Lake immediately and had a fair amount of success on bluegill and catfish. Little did I realize at the time was that I had been fishing during the spawn of both species. Once that was over, I was stumped.
I did a google search for utah lake catfish and found a bazillion BFT posts on the subject. A fair amount were attributed to TubeDude. It was great info so I decided to join. Since then I have learned so much from many members who have been willing to share. I have tried to help others (karma and all that) when I can because I was helped so much. TubeDude tricked out my float tube for me and I have been addicted to using the jigs he makes. It has been a great experience for me and I've even branched out to fish for just about all species Utah has to offer (still haven't landed a Tiger Musky or a Northern Pike but that is on the list for the upcoming year).
All I wanted out of BFT was to find and share fishing information with like minded anglers. I have found that and then some. I hope to be able to share more in the future once the Doc gives the all clear for my knee so I can go fishing. I believe I have convinced him that fishing from a float tube will be great therapy for my knee!
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