04-07-2013, 05:53 PM
Well I have 54 more days in Utah, and I have been itching to get out on the open water. Thought about Newton, but water temps out there (as of Thursday evening) are 43-47 degrees. So with that in mind, I looked over some maps and decided on a spot to head out to yesterday. Andy and his defective knee came along for the ride. [
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The weather was nice at first, then turned pretty windy on and off the rest of the outing. We got rained on a little, but it wasn't too bad. We weren't expecting much, but just wanted to get out on the open water. Turned out it was a great decision. We ended up with 7 channels, the three biggest being a 25-inch, 6 pound female (Andy's), a 26-inch, 8 pound female, and a 30-inch, 7 pound male. I wasn't able to get a picture of Andy's biggest. She flopped right out of his hands and over the side of the boat before I got the camera out. It was the prettiest of the cats we caught too. The other four were in between 15-20 inches and all females. Fun day fishing. All of the kitties seemed to be very healthy and fought hard. Too bad the contest doesn't start until the 15th. [cool]
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]The weather was nice at first, then turned pretty windy on and off the rest of the outing. We got rained on a little, but it wasn't too bad. We weren't expecting much, but just wanted to get out on the open water. Turned out it was a great decision. We ended up with 7 channels, the three biggest being a 25-inch, 6 pound female (Andy's), a 26-inch, 8 pound female, and a 30-inch, 7 pound male. I wasn't able to get a picture of Andy's biggest. She flopped right out of his hands and over the side of the boat before I got the camera out. It was the prettiest of the cats we caught too. The other four were in between 15-20 inches and all females. Fun day fishing. All of the kitties seemed to be very healthy and fought hard. Too bad the contest doesn't start until the 15th. [cool]
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