04-15-2024, 01:13 AM
I ran up to flaming gorge again. I fished a couple of days. The Kokanee were easy to find for some people and others were striking out. I didn’t hear of anyone catching a large lake trout. The biggest I pulled on board was 7 pounds. Not exactly what I was looking for. I was talking to someone who fishes up there a lot, and he said there was a turnover in the lake and that could be affecting the lake trout.
They did fill in the holes at the bottom of the Lucerne ramp. That was appreciated. The only big downside was the wind, and I did have a couple of gentlemen that waved so nicely as they crossed over my stern with their downriggers at 90 feet and decided to pull my two steel lines. Over 45 minutes later and me driving to another spot to get away from them was really a difficult thing to overcome because it was in the prime time of morning fishing. I stayed positive and let it go.
The three mornings that I was able to fish, I launched about an hour before sunrise, and it was such a peaceful, beautiful ride out of Lucerne to my spot. Osprey were flying overhead and vocalizing. Sometimes you just have to appreciate being out in nature.
They did fill in the holes at the bottom of the Lucerne ramp. That was appreciated. The only big downside was the wind, and I did have a couple of gentlemen that waved so nicely as they crossed over my stern with their downriggers at 90 feet and decided to pull my two steel lines. Over 45 minutes later and me driving to another spot to get away from them was really a difficult thing to overcome because it was in the prime time of morning fishing. I stayed positive and let it go.
The three mornings that I was able to fish, I launched about an hour before sunrise, and it was such a peaceful, beautiful ride out of Lucerne to my spot. Osprey were flying overhead and vocalizing. Sometimes you just have to appreciate being out in nature.