Da' Berry 4/28/07

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Cousin and I went to Strawberry this morning, it was the first time this year I haven't had to wear thermals! We launched my 14 foot aluminum boat right at the Ladders, went out between the parking lot and the island to a previously marked GPS spot and were a little concerned that we didn't see any fish on the finder at all. We threw out the anchor anyway (didn't need it, not even a breeze all day) and decided to give it 15 minutes or so before finding a different spot. Within minutes we started catching fish! All right on the bottom, not showing up on the finder till they were on their way up with a jig in their mouths! The bite was hot between 7:00 and 9:30 a.m., then slowed down. I ended up catching 22 fish, and Arron caught 18, so 40 between us. 2 were over the slot, one at 22 1/2 and one really pretty 23 1/2 incher, and 1 Rainbow that went 21 inches! At about 10:00 the bite seemed to stop and we decided to give it another 1/2 hour. At almost 10:30 is when we had the last of many doubles, with Arron catching the Rainbow and me catching the 23 1/2 incher. We stayed another 1/2 hour then left. Calm conditions all morning, water temp 40 degrees, all fish caught jigging.
I saw MGB and a couple others at the gas station in Heber, he was pulling in as we were pulling out. Didn't see him on the lake so I don't know where he was, but can't wait for his report!
Here are a few pics.
The 23 1/2 incher and the Rainbow came home to join us for dinner!

Randy
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