05-28-2022, 01:48 PM
It was on yesterday. I fear the wind on big bodies of water so after careful inspection of the weather at the Provo airport and it's prediction of diminishing from 3kts I would give it a try. With my recently finished mostly to my liking tin can in tow I departed SLC and headed south. I must say that after years of luging south the new road is smooth and wide. Easy for me to stay out of the way while moving along at the old mans pace I have become comfortable with.
Arriving at Utah Lake State Park, I proudly displayed my yearly invasive species pass and my registration was entered into the database showing that I had last been in the water at Rockport on April 27th. I launched and got underway, heading out and around to the mouth of the Provo river. There were a couple of boats there already and many shore anglers fishing from the park. Some seemed to be disgruntled by my boats presence but I took up position between people and beached on the oppisite side of the river. I couldn't get much farther away and try as they may, no one could cast far enough to hit me. I figured in those combat conditions, I was good to go. I had paid my money and I took my chances.
Starting with a stump jumper with a chartruse paddle tail I, after several casts I hooked one. Nice 8" whitie. Several casts later another, then many casts, no fish. Switched to a bouyant, brass, 1 fish, silver boyant, 1 fish. Watched as another fisher was scoring mosts casts. Adjusted to match and it was on. Soon, a fish every cast, from 6" to 9" mostly. I caught for a couple of hours, don't know how many. Released many. Kept some for taco's and a few for kitty bait.
You could watch several fish dogging the one you were fighting, Trying to steal the lure from it's mouth, great fun.
If you know of or have any children, give this a try, before the cold front gets here. Just rig up a crappie jig 3' under a small bobber and have at it. Yesterday was filled with the voices of children "I got one!" and "all by myself". Kids were reeling them in.
Arriving at Utah Lake State Park, I proudly displayed my yearly invasive species pass and my registration was entered into the database showing that I had last been in the water at Rockport on April 27th. I launched and got underway, heading out and around to the mouth of the Provo river. There were a couple of boats there already and many shore anglers fishing from the park. Some seemed to be disgruntled by my boats presence but I took up position between people and beached on the oppisite side of the river. I couldn't get much farther away and try as they may, no one could cast far enough to hit me. I figured in those combat conditions, I was good to go. I had paid my money and I took my chances.
Starting with a stump jumper with a chartruse paddle tail I, after several casts I hooked one. Nice 8" whitie. Several casts later another, then many casts, no fish. Switched to a bouyant, brass, 1 fish, silver boyant, 1 fish. Watched as another fisher was scoring mosts casts. Adjusted to match and it was on. Soon, a fish every cast, from 6" to 9" mostly. I caught for a couple of hours, don't know how many. Released many. Kept some for taco's and a few for kitty bait.
You could watch several fish dogging the one you were fighting, Trying to steal the lure from it's mouth, great fun.
If you know of or have any children, give this a try, before the cold front gets here. Just rig up a crappie jig 3' under a small bobber and have at it. Yesterday was filled with the voices of children "I got one!" and "all by myself". Kids were reeling them in.
