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Cool runnings on Utah Lake
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[cool][#0000ff]Two members of the tube and toon masochist society met up this morning (11-15-12) at Lincoln Beach. Me and high_n_dry. Air temp 25 water temp 37. TDC[/#0000ff][#0000ff].[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I got launched first and boogied down the boat channel to the ends of the dikes. Depth was about 3 1/2' along most of the channel. Where it dropped to 5 feet at the mouth of the channel I started pitching a tandem jig rig. 10 casts and 10 white bass. No skunk today.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Most of the whities are this years standard small and skinny ones. But I did get some footlongs that were a bit healthier. And when filleted later they were the only ones that had been eating...baby white bass.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Probably caught about 15 to 20 whities before Glenn came motoring out. As has become the routine, the fishing shut down when he cruised in. We both caught a couple more white bass and then they departed hence. So did we...looking for our target species...walleyes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Worked all of the shelves and dropoffs from Lincoln Point to the L. Worked shallow out to 10 feet of water. Saw a lot more fish on sonar than on the ends of our lines. Picked up the occasional stray white bass and had some bigger fish on for a few tugs. Sometimes brought in big scales...carp.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I lost one mid-teens walleye earlier while fishing for the whities at the mouth of the channel. Nothing after that resembling a walleye. Also lost one good sized fish on a chub minnow that I think was a silly chilly kitty. But too cold or too dumb to hang on.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Glenn did okay in the white bass department too, but did not catch his first Utah Lake walleye. He should have. He earned big karma points by retrieving a snow goose knocked down by a shoreside blaster. It got up after his first shot and he had to shoot it again...but it landed out beyond where he could wade and he had no dog. Nice guy that he is, Glenn fired up his big (electric) motor and brought the bird to the happy hunter. Seems the old gent had been hunting for years and this was his first snow.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Only a slight ripple early this morning. That was enough to make the fingertips tingle in the fingerless gloves. But once the sun came out the air temps rose and the breeze died to flat calm. Purty day to be on the water.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I noticed Glenn kept his flippered feet up on the foot rest bars of his toon a lot. He had some new waders...without leaks, like the old ones. But he only had one layer beneath the waders. He ain't too experienced at this late season fishing and that 37 degree water gave him some edumacation.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]When we got back to the mouth of the boat channel about noon, there were no whities left to play with. So we motored up to the ramp basin and started casting in the shallow waters around the docks and the ramp. Whaddayaknow. A few silly whities and even a stray perch for Glenn. Fine finish.[/#0000ff]
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TD, I am so impressed with the shot of the of your friend with the mountains in the background, I made it my desktop picture, you are so lucky to live in such natural beauty. Thanks for to education also.
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[cool][#0000ff]Thanks. I appreciate your appreciation.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Sadly, the picture you like was taken on a day when we were experiencing some smoky haze conditions. That marred the potential beauty of the picture.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But, I agree about the esthetics of having great scenery in the background while fishing.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am especially fond of Mount Timpanogos, to the east of the Provo-Orem area in Utah. It provides a great view both from Utah Lake...to the west...and from Deer Creek Reservoir on the other side.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am attaching a couple of my favorite pics from each side. In fact, the pic "Timp Again" just happens to be the desktop image on my computer.[/#0000ff]
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That looks so good, nice catchin
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Very cool fishing (pun intended) Ron
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[cool][#0000ff]Yah, mon. Tanks.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Gets much cooler it becomes more a matter of endurance than enjoyment.[/#0000ff]
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