04-01-2003, 05:47 PM
The fish gods were calling my name yesterday, so I bailed from work and went fishing mid day. My friend and I went to Red Fleet near Vernal and primarily chased bucketmouths. Surface temp was 48 degrees, which I thought was high this soon after ice out. We tried a variety of lures, but 3 inch grubs in crayfish colors produced for me, and my buddy got a nice one on a Shad Rap in black and silver (first picture). The bass were very shallow and hitting light. I farmed a half dozen bass (my bad). Total for the day was four largemouths and one rainbow trout. The bass were 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 pounds and the rainbow was about 13 inches. Beautiful day out there yesterday, and the memory of it has made today quite nice also.
Good Fishing, Kayote
One more..........
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Good Fishing, Kayote
One more..........
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