02-07-2010, 05:23 PM
[cool][#0000ff]I have not fished Strawberry for over 30 years. Too many other places I like better. Don't like cutts. I have fished Scofield a few times in the past couple of years...since they planted tigers. But not my favorite lake. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I was born in Idaho and grew up with a troutin' fambly. Still like trout. A part of my heritage and I do enjoy tusslin' with feisty rainbows, browns and tigers. But if cutts are the main attraction, color me gone. Oh yeah, I also like brookies but have not caught one since I returned to Utah (from Arizona) six years ago. Gettin' too old for the Uintas and too lazy to drive to the Boulders.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Truth is I like the "warm water" species more. For ice fishing I prefer lakes that offer perch and/or walleyes. More of a challenge than hatchery pet rainbows...and better eating.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I stay pretty close to the "action" on all the lakes, since I make lures for a few guys that fish them on a regular basis and they let me know what is working. I can also read the BFT reports...enough to let me know that I really don't miss the absurd cold, the slush and the crowds of Strawberry. I also don't care to drive all the way to Scofield just to play with dinks...even if there is a chance at something more substantial.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]That's my take. Take it or leave it.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I was born in Idaho and grew up with a troutin' fambly. Still like trout. A part of my heritage and I do enjoy tusslin' with feisty rainbows, browns and tigers. But if cutts are the main attraction, color me gone. Oh yeah, I also like brookies but have not caught one since I returned to Utah (from Arizona) six years ago. Gettin' too old for the Uintas and too lazy to drive to the Boulders.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Truth is I like the "warm water" species more. For ice fishing I prefer lakes that offer perch and/or walleyes. More of a challenge than hatchery pet rainbows...and better eating.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I stay pretty close to the "action" on all the lakes, since I make lures for a few guys that fish them on a regular basis and they let me know what is working. I can also read the BFT reports...enough to let me know that I really don't miss the absurd cold, the slush and the crowds of Strawberry. I also don't care to drive all the way to Scofield just to play with dinks...even if there is a chance at something more substantial.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]That's my take. Take it or leave it.[/#0000ff]
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