Missing streamer and a couple reports

[Cowboypirate]

Yes , Silver Hilton’s were a mainstay in my fly arsenal back in the ”day” after you turned me on to that pattern. Probably about 1978 geez that makes us seem old , cause we are I guess. Had some epic days on Pelican lake for those huge bluegill. I remember one day a buddy ( now lifelong friend) made our first fishing trip together float tubing at Pelican. Weather was sketchy in salt lake but we used to go no matter what back then drive through snow sleet near the Berry , weather improved as we got to Pelican we figured the weather was coming better get out quick. We jumped in our tubes and headed out to some holes in the weeds, they weren’t in the shallows just yet as it was early season. I put on sliver Hilton on fly rod he tied in black marabou jig ( Black Death in my fishing repertoire) we caught our limit of 40 slabs in 42 casts combined. Headed into shallows and beat up a few bass . Then weather started turning we called it and headed home. A day I’ll never forget! We were the only people on the lake that day.

My father inlaw tells of similar days on Pelican. I hear good bass fishing reports now after they removed the carp but no stories about big gills yet. Hope that part recovers over time

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Pat, I will reach out via email and see if we can arrange a visit. My fishing club is excited to try out some of the goodies you donated.

And we caught our first perch on the whirly flig yesterday. Unfortunately he was not much bigger than the flig so we spanked his butt for chasing silver bling and told him to grow a few inches and we would see him then. The roadrunners continue to catch various species.