03-04-2003, 06:40 AM
It was a great trip with a great bunch of fellow fishin' finatics.
Predator... Thanks for driving and putting the miles on you truck. Skeeter... Your snow machine got us where we needed to go. Thanks for bringing it. BLM... Thanks for bringing your ATV snow machine hybrid and acquiring the trailer to get the machines down there. The "hybrid" would have done well if the snow and slush hadn't been so deep. And thanks to the BFT Utah board members for some info before we headed out.
Predator and BLM pretty much summed up the report. The Splake and Rainbow were soft mouthed and didn't strike very hard. I don't know about the Macks because I never caught one while we were there. The bite seemed to be on all morning and into the early afternoon, at which time it would abruptly go cold for the rest of the day with only a few fish being caught from time-to-time. While the bite was on, I tipped jigs with Perch meat, Chub meat, and even Meal Worm, and they were all productive. If you lost your bait, you may as well have been fishing with a bare hook. As has been reported before, fishing just off the edge of the weed line seemed to hold the most Splake and Rainbow. However, the Macks and bigger fish in general were out in deeper water as BLM proved.
A couple growlers of my fine home brew and Bloody Caesar (similar to a Bloody Mary) fixin's did accompany me out onto the ice each day. When the bite was off in the afternoon, it was sure nice to fix a drink, kick back, relax, and soak in some sunshine.
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Predator... Thanks for driving and putting the miles on you truck. Skeeter... Your snow machine got us where we needed to go. Thanks for bringing it. BLM... Thanks for bringing your ATV snow machine hybrid and acquiring the trailer to get the machines down there. The "hybrid" would have done well if the snow and slush hadn't been so deep. And thanks to the BFT Utah board members for some info before we headed out.
Predator and BLM pretty much summed up the report. The Splake and Rainbow were soft mouthed and didn't strike very hard. I don't know about the Macks because I never caught one while we were there. The bite seemed to be on all morning and into the early afternoon, at which time it would abruptly go cold for the rest of the day with only a few fish being caught from time-to-time. While the bite was on, I tipped jigs with Perch meat, Chub meat, and even Meal Worm, and they were all productive. If you lost your bait, you may as well have been fishing with a bare hook. As has been reported before, fishing just off the edge of the weed line seemed to hold the most Splake and Rainbow. However, the Macks and bigger fish in general were out in deeper water as BLM proved.
A couple growlers of my fine home brew and Bloody Caesar (similar to a Bloody Mary) fixin's did accompany me out onto the ice each day. When the bite was off in the afternoon, it was sure nice to fix a drink, kick back, relax, and soak in some sunshine.
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