08-20-2006, 05:17 PM
Me and my family went up to Scofield yesterday. It was a late decision, and we got there around 11. I walked down to the dock and caught a bunch of bait(which turned out to be a hastle; my cast nets ripped in several places now), and went down fishing. By the time me and my mom got there my dad, brother, and his girlfriend all had a rainbow. I finally got in, and notta. All day long. Right up until 5 minutes before we were leaving, and I finally got a 12" rainbow. Crawdadin was excellent, though. 200 in six hours isn't bad at all. I finally had to stop because I filled up my Dad cooler.
My dad did great. Around 15 fish, including a 6# Hook Jawed Rainbow, 5# Female Rainbow, and a the rest between 12-18". He also had on a fish I honestly couldn't believe. It was a 24" long(give or take) Tiger Trout. I didn't know they were that big! My mom caught another one that was about 15" long we had to keep. I wouldn't have believed him myself but I saw it. Did the DWR plant tigers into Scofield or any of its drainages before last years batch? That's the only way I can see a fish that big in there.
My mom, brother, and his girlfriend all caught probably 6 or 8 fish a piece. All the 12-18"ers.
The fish were slamming minnows right up on top of the water. About a third of them that came up were tiger trout(you could see the striping on their backs). A lot of big fish swimming around, too. But their guts said a different story entirely. Full of crawdads, all but the two huge ones. It wasn't so bad being out on the water up there. Hopefully we can get out again next week.
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My dad did great. Around 15 fish, including a 6# Hook Jawed Rainbow, 5# Female Rainbow, and a the rest between 12-18". He also had on a fish I honestly couldn't believe. It was a 24" long(give or take) Tiger Trout. I didn't know they were that big! My mom caught another one that was about 15" long we had to keep. I wouldn't have believed him myself but I saw it. Did the DWR plant tigers into Scofield or any of its drainages before last years batch? That's the only way I can see a fish that big in there.
My mom, brother, and his girlfriend all caught probably 6 or 8 fish a piece. All the 12-18"ers.
The fish were slamming minnows right up on top of the water. About a third of them that came up were tiger trout(you could see the striping on their backs). A lot of big fish swimming around, too. But their guts said a different story entirely. Full of crawdads, all but the two huge ones. It wasn't so bad being out on the water up there. Hopefully we can get out again next week.
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