Trial Lake report 10/11/15

[Barret]

The fish were sneaky today! tons of bites, lots of stolen worms, quite a few caught fish. Below is the breakdown, we could have caught more fish, but ran out of worms (theiving fish)

Fished 9am to 12pm
2.5 fisherman (nephew is 8 and gets bored so he ends up searching for lures on the bank.)

7 bows 3 Tigers with worms
2 bows with Lil Jakes lure.
1 bow with a small minnow jig.
3 bows sinking power bait.

I couldn't believe the fish were nailing the Jakes lure! It was a lot of fun tossing it out and actually getting bites.

Most of the fish were 8 inches or so. 4 were decent 12 inches, I landed a killer 14 inch bow. Not giant, but my personal best for the Uintahs.

It was a fun day for sure.

One last thing, any tips for setting the hook. Too many times, my bobber would go under, I'd set the hook, and the fish would get off. I think it was because I was using a new bobber I picked up that is more buoyant, and the fish could feel the weight. It got better once I swapped back to my usual bobber, but I was still missing plenty of fish. I'm using a number 8 hook, is it too small?
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[albinotrout]

They could be just mouthing the bait. With these fish you got to be fast. Sometimes they may come back around for another take. For bobbers I prefer the pencil type. Easy to pull under without a lot of drag to it. I also
Love using spoons up there. The fish hit them hard. Thanks for the report.
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[Barret]

[quote albinotrout]They could be just mouthing the bait. With these fish you got to be fast. Sometimes they may come back around for another take. For bobbers I prefer the pencil type. Easy to pull under without a lot of drag to it. I also
Love using spoons up there. The fish hit them hard. Thanks for the report.[/quote]

Ya, the bobber I most often use is a pencil balsa type with a yellow top, but its hard to see in the glare of the sun so I bought a cheap orange Styrofoam one. I need to find a couple orange balsa bobbers. The orange styrofoam was easier to see, but I think the trout could feel it more.

This trip was my first time catching a fish on anything but a worm and bobber! I love the Jake's lure because its pretty hefty and I can cast it far out. I will have to pick up some spoons for next trip.
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[picespursuer]

The styrafoam bobbers work, but try to get the ones that are weighted and stick with 3/4 inch or smaller.
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