Almost a skunking at UL today

[MrShane]

The top pic is for Bob.
I bought my Ulterra in ‘15 or ‘16.
Solo launching since then on most of my trips.
Have not lost my boat,
Yet….

You did 2 things there that I'm pretty sure I will never be caught doing.
1. I won't be launching my boat in Utah Lake.  The only time I did that it cost me a prop replacement.  And I had one of Utah Lakes experts on-board and guiding me where to go.
2. I won't be depending on my Ulterra to solo launch my boat.

Congratulations on keeping your bride happy.  That walleye should have been a perfect meal for the both of you.

Thanks Bob, it was enough for a nice dinner last night. Had five nice chunks left over that I fried last night anyway.
Went to the dunes today so Sunday dinner will consist of those five pieces of Walleye re-cooked in air fryer. I have always hated microwaving left over fried fish but those air fryers make them as good as new!
You can pretty much safely launch anywhere you want at north end and Provo State Park without fear of hitting anything, except the concrete culverts at the Bubble Up.
Now the south end you better know exactly where you are going, especially Bird Island.
If wind is blowing and you have 1-2 ft waves a guy would not even see those rocks at Bird and could end up parking his boat right on top of it.
Not to mention the under water fingers barely under the water that run 100-200 yrds out from what is exposed above water line.
Side note: At S.E. corner of Bird, appx. 50 yrds out from island at yesterdays water level, is a tee post sticking out of the water.
When the lake drops this year it will not be an issue.

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Wife wanted Walleye dinner tonight so headed to Lincoln Beach this morning.
Fished from 8:45am till 1:45 pm.
Only one trailer in lot so a little panic of ‘bad fishing’ set in.
54.9 degrees to start, 57.5 to end.
Spent 45 min throwing jigs on rock shelves outside of orchard, then 1.5 hrs bb’ing in same area.
No fish.
Headed to Bird Island and bb’d around entire island and about 12:30 had one hard hit.
Hit ended up being a nice 3.2lb male.
No more hits, one and done.
That was my first boat trip of year and that one Walleye saved the trip, AND possibly my marriage as Blondie had her heart set on fresh fish for dinner tonight.
The top pic is for Bob.
I bought my Ulterra in ‘15 or ‘16.
Solo launching since then on most of my trips.
Have not lost my boat,
Yet….

Nice post, Shane.  Sure hope there's no tariff on that walleye.

Thanks Mike!