04-08-2010, 10:50 PM
[cool][#0000ff]A few of us tubin' and toonin' types were more excited about goin' fishing than payin' attention to the forecast for "breezes". Hit the Willard Bay south marina about 7 this morning full of hope...or at least full of something.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I rode up from Salt Lake with Hnaf. LloydE was already at the ramp and ready to blast off when we got there. Toadly and a couple of other guys arrived in their truck shortly after and AnglerDan brought up the rear. 7 tubes and toons on Willard. Should have been able to find some fish and a pattern. Yeah, right.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We all headed out in different directions, fishing different baits and lures at different depths. I got a couple of light hits on plastic while kicking out of the channel, but only one other hit on artificials all day. The other guys reported similar results. None of us were seeing many fish on sonar either. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Water temp was 41 in the channel and 42 to 43 outside. Water was calm early, with decent clarity. Still too cold for a wide open boil. No boils, no mosquitoes and no water skiers.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]No fish for a long time either. I finally scored first blood with a nice 17 inch cookie cutter kitty about 9:15. Had a couple more bites but no other hookups for another half hour. Then I got into a "zone" with a few fish and added a few more to the basket. Touchy biters. Really had to finesse them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Chatter on the walkie talkies reflected that others were also getting more bites than fish. Cool cats. But, before quitting time Lloyd landed one, AnglerDan bagged two and one of the Toadly Trio landed one cat. (cough cough), I ended up with about six in my basket, with one going an above average 19".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As predicted (dang it) the south wind started picking up by late morning and we all scooted for the channel. The guys in the pontoons (and oars) made it in before the old fat guy in the Fat Cat. Took me almost an hour of tough kicking to make it from the north point of the channel to the launch ramp...kicking against a strong wind. When my legs started to tie up, Hnaf rowed out in his toon and towed me the last hundred yards. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Too bad for him his toon went SPROING!! just before we hit the ramp. The welds on his frame popped loose and he barely held it all together to make it back in himself. That is his second craft from Classic Accessories to fail during use. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am sure that if we had been able to stay out until the water warmed a couple more degrees we would have been able to catch more fish. Still a fun get together. %&$#& WIND![/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I rode up from Salt Lake with Hnaf. LloydE was already at the ramp and ready to blast off when we got there. Toadly and a couple of other guys arrived in their truck shortly after and AnglerDan brought up the rear. 7 tubes and toons on Willard. Should have been able to find some fish and a pattern. Yeah, right.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We all headed out in different directions, fishing different baits and lures at different depths. I got a couple of light hits on plastic while kicking out of the channel, but only one other hit on artificials all day. The other guys reported similar results. None of us were seeing many fish on sonar either. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Water temp was 41 in the channel and 42 to 43 outside. Water was calm early, with decent clarity. Still too cold for a wide open boil. No boils, no mosquitoes and no water skiers.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]No fish for a long time either. I finally scored first blood with a nice 17 inch cookie cutter kitty about 9:15. Had a couple more bites but no other hookups for another half hour. Then I got into a "zone" with a few fish and added a few more to the basket. Touchy biters. Really had to finesse them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Chatter on the walkie talkies reflected that others were also getting more bites than fish. Cool cats. But, before quitting time Lloyd landed one, AnglerDan bagged two and one of the Toadly Trio landed one cat. (cough cough), I ended up with about six in my basket, with one going an above average 19".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As predicted (dang it) the south wind started picking up by late morning and we all scooted for the channel. The guys in the pontoons (and oars) made it in before the old fat guy in the Fat Cat. Took me almost an hour of tough kicking to make it from the north point of the channel to the launch ramp...kicking against a strong wind. When my legs started to tie up, Hnaf rowed out in his toon and towed me the last hundred yards. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Too bad for him his toon went SPROING!! just before we hit the ramp. The welds on his frame popped loose and he barely held it all together to make it back in himself. That is his second craft from Classic Accessories to fail during use. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am sure that if we had been able to stay out until the water warmed a couple more degrees we would have been able to catch more fish. Still a fun get together. %&$#& WIND![/#0000ff]
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