04-11-2004, 01:03 AM
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]I really wasn't ready to sit down and do this but to save myself anymore ridicule from the peanut gallery, here goes...[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]IFG, myself, and IFG's friend, Dan headed for Flaming Gorge Wednesday afternoon. Dan towed his 30' fifth wheel and I towed the Boomerang. We got there about dark and set up camp in CamperWorld campground near the Flaming Gorge Lodge.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]We got up early Thursday to rain, hit the water at daybeak and headed north to Jarvies. Trolled Jarvies for a couple hours and saw virtually no fish with no hook ups. The day was weird. The water was like glass, the clouds were in the mountain tips above the lake with a misty rain engulfing everything. Oh, and best of all, no "W" at all![/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]We decided to head farther north. We troll a couple other areas with no luck and ended up in Hideout about 11:00ish. We trolled the wall opposite the boat camp and got our first hook up with a T50 green flatfish but the sucker spit the hook. We trolled back along the same area and spotted fish and hooked up again but only to loose it again. We decided to head for Sheep Creek and that's when the rain started. It rained HARD and for a while.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]IFG was driving the boat and got pelted by the rain as we sped through the canyons to sheep creek. We trolled the remainder of the day with no luck but several more rain showers. We were all wet and cold and decided to head south back to camp. Did I say it rained all the way back too? We were cold Jose's.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]The next day we decided to head for Lucerne. We launched from the marina and headed for Antelope Flats. We trolled north with lots of lookers but no takers. At about 10:30ish I hooked up on a good fish and fought him for 10 to 15 minutes. We got him netted. It was a darn good fish. Weighed between 30-31lbs. Here's a pic:[/size][/font] [center]![[Image: gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3903;]](http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=3903;)
[/center] [center][font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3][/size][/font][/center] [left][font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]After a few pics and weighing it, we released it to catch another day. We decided to make another run through the same area when the wind came up and did it blow! We had 3ft+ waves within minutes. We tried to keep trolling but it was a futile attempt so we headed back across through the chop. Big Rollers plus strong winds equal wet boys. When we got back to the marina, the wind was still ripping. It was pretty funny watching folks try to get boats to docks and boats on trailers in that strong wind. We got lucky and had no problems.[/size][/font][/left] [left][font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]We went to Lucerne Valley Campground and found Predator. Talked to him for a while and sounded like their luck wasn't too red hot. We also ran into Skeeter at the Manila Chevron and chatted a little. They were headed to Sheep Creek to shore fish.[/size][/font][/left] [left][font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]When we finally arrived at the campground, I was pulling the truck and boat up to the main gate and we heard a loud bang from the trailer. We stopped and got out and one of my trailer leaf springs had snapped in two and the trailer frame was sitting right on top of the axle. It was lucky we were doing less then 10 mph when it broke or it might have been an ugly sight. We got the trailer moved to a level location within the campground and headed for Vernal. Luckily, we found an RV shop and they had just what we needed. We drove back and IFG and Dan fixed me up. Those boys are sure handy with a set of wrenches. They acted like they've been doing it their whole lives! [/size][/font][/left] [left][font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]When we got everything in order and settled in for the evening. The snow was teasing us with a little flurries but not more then a dusting was on the ground. When we woke up in the morning there was 3+ inches on the ground and snowing to beat the wagon. We bagged the fishing and got ready to head home. The drive was very snowy roads from Flaming Gorge Lodge to Mountain View, Wy with 10-12" of snow on the roads, especially from camp to Manila. Once we got to Mountain View, thing cleared up and I-80, back to Ogden, was clear sailing.[/size][/font][/left] [left][font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]It was a fun trip but the weather could of been better. Remember that this time of year can have some pretty dramatic mood swings when it comes to weather so be prepared for anything.[/size][/font][/left]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]I really wasn't ready to sit down and do this but to save myself anymore ridicule from the peanut gallery, here goes...[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]IFG, myself, and IFG's friend, Dan headed for Flaming Gorge Wednesday afternoon. Dan towed his 30' fifth wheel and I towed the Boomerang. We got there about dark and set up camp in CamperWorld campground near the Flaming Gorge Lodge.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]We got up early Thursday to rain, hit the water at daybeak and headed north to Jarvies. Trolled Jarvies for a couple hours and saw virtually no fish with no hook ups. The day was weird. The water was like glass, the clouds were in the mountain tips above the lake with a misty rain engulfing everything. Oh, and best of all, no "W" at all![/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]We decided to head farther north. We troll a couple other areas with no luck and ended up in Hideout about 11:00ish. We trolled the wall opposite the boat camp and got our first hook up with a T50 green flatfish but the sucker spit the hook. We trolled back along the same area and spotted fish and hooked up again but only to loose it again. We decided to head for Sheep Creek and that's when the rain started. It rained HARD and for a while.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]IFG was driving the boat and got pelted by the rain as we sped through the canyons to sheep creek. We trolled the remainder of the day with no luck but several more rain showers. We were all wet and cold and decided to head south back to camp. Did I say it rained all the way back too? We were cold Jose's.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]The next day we decided to head for Lucerne. We launched from the marina and headed for Antelope Flats. We trolled north with lots of lookers but no takers. At about 10:30ish I hooked up on a good fish and fought him for 10 to 15 minutes. We got him netted. It was a darn good fish. Weighed between 30-31lbs. Here's a pic:[/size][/font] [center]
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