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Back in the Fat Cat again - TubeDude - 09-30-2011 [#0000ff][cool] I returned Flygoddess' Renegade earlier in the week and won't be getting my own (from Tarponjim) until next weekend. So, I crawled back into my Fat Cat for a trip to Utah Lakes' Knolls area. Seemed kinda small and puny after the Renny.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff]Fall must be fallin'. Gettin' lighter later. It was still kinda darkish as I was getting ready to launch just after 6:30. Finally light enough at 7. Air temp 57 and water temp 10 degrees higher at 67. Probably the last time I will get to fish waderless this year.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff][/#0000ff] [#0000ff]The daybreak ripple turned into a fairly airy east breeze after daybreak. And the water had a dingy brownish tinge. Not my favorite. Wasn't getting any hits on plastics or cranks. But the kitties came out to play with the minnows. Caught the first one in about 5 feet of water within a few minutes of launch. Got several more in the first hour. Lookin' good. Was good...for kitties anyways.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff][/#0000ff] [#0000ff]I brought chub minnows, small white bass and some carp meat for bait. The everlovin' kitties voted for all of it. Caught a few on everything. The white bass ate all the bait too...plus occasionally a jig. But not nearly as many as in previous times.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff][/#0000ff] [#0000ff]There were a lot of the 4" babies and they were frustrating. Couldn't get through 'em to find something bigger. Not much bigger when you could. Did get a few white bass on whole small white bass...and minnows...and carp meat. Also got a few on plastics. But, since I have several packages of white bass fillets in the freezer I didn't harvest any whities today. [/#0000ff] [#0000ff][/#0000ff] [#0000ff]Worked hard to try to find a walleye. Zippo. With all those baby white bass they are probably stuffed. I'm thinking that a bit of a drop in water temp wouldn't hurt either. By the time I got off the water about 1 the water was calm and the water temp was up to 70 degrees. A[/#0000ff][#0000ff] nice algae bloom was forming on the surface...and collecting along the shoreline. The green sheen.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff][/#0000ff] [#0000ff]I found willing kitties in all depths from 5 feet to over 8 feet today. Caught them the full length of the shoreline from where I parked to past the point. I did keep a limit of 8 for the smoker but I lost count of how many I released. Probably turned loose at least another 8 or 10, including a couple of two footers. I was keeping only smaller fish today.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff][/#0000ff] [#0000ff]Several bank tanglers working the shoreline when I came in. They were getting lots of hits. Plenty of wild "whiffs" and a few bitty whities coming in. The happy harvesters were keeping them all. Only saw a couple of decent size white bass and no other species.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff][/#0000ff] [#0000ff]The lake was like glass as I headed for the fillet table.[/#0000ff] [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=77520"][#63626b]DAWN LAUNCH.jpg[/#63626b][/url] (222 KB) [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=77521"][#63626b]SUNRISE STARTER.jpg[/#63626b][/url] (197 KB) [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=77522"][#63626b]'BOUT AVERAGE.jpg[/#63626b][/url] (179 KB) [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=77523"][#63626b]TWO FOOTER.jpg[/#63626b][/url] (146 KB) [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=77524"][#63626b]THAT HURTS.jpg[/#63626b][/url] (200 KB) [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=77525"][#63626b]RC KILLER.jpg[/#63626b][/url] (252 KB) [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=77526"][#63626b]BAIT VOLUNTEER.jpg[/#63626b][/url] (255 KB) [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=77527"][#63626b]NO SNOW YET.jpg[/#63626b][/url] (291 KB) [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=77528"][#63626b]GREEN SHEEN.jpg[/#63626b][/url] (242 KB) [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=77529"][#63626b]SMOKITTY FIXINS.jpg[/#63626b][/url] (378 KB) [signature] Re: [TubeDude] Back in the Fat Cat again - flygoddess - 09-30-2011 Now I am terrible at knowing places, so is this Utah Lake...? [signature] Re: [TubeDude] Back in the Fat Cat again - Tarponjim - 09-30-2011 You'll have your Renegade "this" weekend, tomorrow morning!! [signature] Re: [TubeDude] Back in the Fat Cat again - cpierce - 09-30-2011 Looks like you will be back in the smoked kittty business with all of those volunteers that you rounded up. Nice report and pictures as usual! [signature] Re: [flygoddess] Back in the Fat Cat again - TubeDude - 09-30-2011 [cool][#0000ff]Thought I clarified that in the first paragraph. It is over on the west side...off Hwy 68 down below Saratoga Springs.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff][/#0000ff] [#0000ff]Lots of carp on the surface yesterday.[/#0000ff] [signature] Re: [cpierce] Back in the Fat Cat again - TubeDude - 09-30-2011 [cool][#0000ff]Yes Ma'am. Made a batch last week but it got hit hard on the "Friends and Family" program.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff][/#0000ff] [#0000ff]Want me to PM you a couple of pieces?[/#0000ff] [signature] Re: [TubeDude] Back in the Fat Cat again - flygoddess - 09-30-2011 This stuff is addicting C .....Cat-fix[laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh] [signature] Re: [flygoddess] Back in the Fat Cat again - albinotrout - 09-30-2011 My wife wants me to get her some kitty now too. [laugh] [signature] Re: [TubeDude] Back in the Fat Cat again - cpierce - 10-03-2011 For sure that would be a SWEET PM!! [laugh][laugh][laugh] [signature] Re: [cpierce] Back in the Fat Cat again - TubeDude - 10-03-2011 [cool][#0000ff]I'll just post up a whole rack of freshly smoked kitties. You can share with everybody.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff][/#0000ff] [inline 12.jpg] [signature]