Trial Lake 11/16/19 with dubob and catchinon

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Catchinon and I met dubob at the Chevron in Kamas at 7 am (yes, I had a donut!) and convoyed up to Trial Lake from there. Our intent was to catch some of the species we missed on previous trips (brookie and grayling for Craig, tiger and grayling for me). Air temperature was 22 degrees when we arrived and 34 degrees when we left at 2:00. The wind was pesky and not only made it feel much colder but made us secure everything. The ice seemed a little thinner than the 6-7 inches we saw the previous trip.

We started near the shallower northeast end of the lake in 6-8 fow, where Bob quickly caught a couple of trout. Craig and I weren’t even getting any hits, although I did see a couple swim by on the flasher. We eventually moved out and further southwest and ended up in about 12 fow.

Craig and I finally started catching fish, although the brookies and grayling eluded us. Bob did catch at least one brookie. I caught a few tigers, so checked that one off my list (see photo). We also caught plenty of planter rainbows, including a few pretty darker ones (see photo).

For those wanting to get out, please remember your ice cleats! Somehow I ended up with half a pair and had to penguin walk everywhere. Bob had a better pair on that I was quite jealous of. We sometimes focus so much on tackle, we forget the other items for comfort and safety. Also, yes you do need a pass ($6 for 3-day pass at several roadside self-serve stations).

Thanks Bob and Craig for a memorable trip!
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[dubob]

[#800000][font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Nice to meet you Brett. The ice was thinner than a week ago by 1 inch - I tape measured it at exactly 6". And that wind was a real nuisance all day long. Thanks again for the lanyard to hold my chair in place.[/size][/font][/#800000]
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[#800000][font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Those cleats I wear are from Korkers and they are the Apex model. Here's a link to them: [url "https://korkers.com/collections/ice-cleats/products/apex-ice-cleat?variant=24522138583140"]Korkers[/url]
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[#800000][font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]The fishing was a tad slower than a week ago as well. I ended with 9 iced fish - 6 bows, 2 tigers, and one brookie. This trip will have to hold me until sometime in December as my dance card is quite full until after T-day. Here's some fish porn for those that need it. []
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[catchinon]

Thanks for not outing me that I could only catch one fish to your dozen. I just don't know what I was doing wrong. I tried the same things that had twice worked to catch over 20, and followed your lead on the white tungsten jig that you were killing them with--that's when I caught the one rainbow. I tried drilling a dozen or more holes and moving around to see if I just wasn't in a good spot. Frustrating. I did get several bites on a waxworm-sized bit of PowerBait nugget pressed on to the jigs, but I couldn't hook them up except for that one. I believe you caught many of yours on waxworm-tipped jigs.

Colors of the day were white and yellow/chartreuse. The PowerBait was rainbow which was mainly yellow.

I was as cold as can remember in recent years. Please take plenty of layers, both top and bottom. The weather had been so nice the last two times there that I was lulled into thinking I had plenty to keep me warm.
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