07-01-2013, 10:52 PM
I had the day off because I was supposed to go on a trip out to the Ute Indian reservation this weekend, but it fell through.[frown]
Utah Lake was pretty good to me Saturday, so I figured I'd hit it again. Got down to AF harbor about 6 a.m. Boy are weekdays much nicer as a fisherman than weekends. I got out to my spot about 6:30 and threw out the usual shrimp and white bass. I moved around several times before I hooked onto my first fish, an ugly little mudder. About 8:00 I had the first channel of the day on. A decent 21 incher.[inline 001.JPG]
I kept moving around about every 20 minutes or so all morning, with nothing more but a few missed hits. By 10:00 I figured I'd go throw a jig around the dyke and see if I couldn't at least catch a couple white bass. After about 10 minutes of throwing the jig, I hooked onto something that felt pretty big. I was hoping for a bass or walleye, it ended up being a 20 inch cat.[inline 003.JPG]
After that I figured, if I'm cruising up and down along the dyke anyways, why not drag a shrimp back and forth with me? Another few minutes later and had another kitty on the jig. [inline 004.JPG]
As soon as I had that one unhooked and on its way, my shrimp rod just about took a dip. Luckily I grabbed it in time and fish was on. It was a good fight, ended up being a solid 26 incher, and a new addition to the contest.![[Image: happy.gif]](http://www.bigfishtackle.com/images/gforum/happy.gif)
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After that, a couple more on the jig.[inline 009.JPG]
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My legs got tired after a bit, and I had some night crawlers with me, so I decided to go back into the harbor and see if I could tangle with some Blue Gills, Crappie, or Whities. The worms were gross and dead so I could only get random bits on the hook, but the Blue Gills didn't mind one bit. They were also some of the biggest I've caught in a few years. (the blue gill pictures aren't showing up, so I'll just link them at the bottom.) I actually caught a couple on fly, and a couple on bare hook as well. It was a good day.[fishin]
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Utah Lake was pretty good to me Saturday, so I figured I'd hit it again. Got down to AF harbor about 6 a.m. Boy are weekdays much nicer as a fisherman than weekends. I got out to my spot about 6:30 and threw out the usual shrimp and white bass. I moved around several times before I hooked onto my first fish, an ugly little mudder. About 8:00 I had the first channel of the day on. A decent 21 incher.[inline 001.JPG]
I kept moving around about every 20 minutes or so all morning, with nothing more but a few missed hits. By 10:00 I figured I'd go throw a jig around the dyke and see if I couldn't at least catch a couple white bass. After about 10 minutes of throwing the jig, I hooked onto something that felt pretty big. I was hoping for a bass or walleye, it ended up being a 20 inch cat.[inline 003.JPG]
After that I figured, if I'm cruising up and down along the dyke anyways, why not drag a shrimp back and forth with me? Another few minutes later and had another kitty on the jig. [inline 004.JPG]
As soon as I had that one unhooked and on its way, my shrimp rod just about took a dip. Luckily I grabbed it in time and fish was on. It was a good fight, ended up being a solid 26 incher, and a new addition to the contest.
[inline 005.JPG]After that, a couple more on the jig.[inline 009.JPG]
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My legs got tired after a bit, and I had some night crawlers with me, so I decided to go back into the harbor and see if I could tangle with some Blue Gills, Crappie, or Whities. The worms were gross and dead so I could only get random bits on the hook, but the Blue Gills didn't mind one bit. They were also some of the biggest I've caught in a few years. (the blue gill pictures aren't showing up, so I'll just link them at the bottom.) I actually caught a couple on fly, and a couple on bare hook as well. It was a good day.[fishin]
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