08-11-2005, 11:21 PM
Just north of Nephi about 10 minutes (the next exit on I-15, I believe) you will find Burraston Ponds. A lot of people go there, so it gets fished heavily, and most of the fish caught are little planter rainbows, but they can still be fun. The DWR also uses Burraston Ponds as a dumping place for the old spawners from their hatcheries, so occasionally you will catch a big trout there. A couple of years ago, I was fly fishing (near the bottom, with sinking line and a black wolly bugger) from my tube, and I hooked the biggest fish I had ever caught. At first, I thought it was a snag. Then it started moving. Then it pulled me and my tube all around the pond. My leader was light and I didn't want to break it, so I played the fish for a long time (15-20 minutes)--or should I say that it played me as it pulled me around the pond? When I finally netted the fish, it turned out to be a great big golden carp. No kidding! Its scales were yellowish brown, almost golden, in color. I wondered if it had escaped from some kid's gold fish bowl and grown to become the monster of Burraston Ponds. Anyway, after admiring the great golden carp, I released it back into the pond. So, it's still there for you to catch. I imagine that if you do catch it, you can ask it to grant you three wishes.
[signature]
[signature]