07-26-2014, 05:40 PM
Made the long haul up there Friday. Haven't been up there in 4-5 years or so and only that one time way before being a boat owner.
In general... Won't ever make that trip again. What a waste of over $120 in gas alone towing the boat up there. Zero trout and 5 dink LMB out of Eagle. When we left I buzzed buy Echo to look at it and highly doubt that the water is deeper than 5 feet anywhere. Super low. Both lakes are reallllly weeded over.
On Eagle I got one bump on the fly rod and had one trout chase a lure to the boat. After that I decided to see if there was really bass in there like I have read. I caught 2 on a squarebill and and 3 on a texas rigged worm. Madi had zero luck. Tough fishing since the weeds are sooooo bad. Even working a weedless worm was a pita.
Only 2 positives... I got out of house and got to use the boat for the first time since early June and it was 55 degrees out when we lauched the boat...
Really was a silly trip. For the same amount of gas +/- there is several places in Utah that I could of hit for a long haul one day trip and done 100% better in the catch department. Plus all of them are higher up in altitude thus cooler temps yet.
I also got to enjoy what felt like 40+ MPH head winds all the way home... That really helped the gas milage towing [frown]
I did score a anchor. Nothing that would hold my boat though. A 10lb bell anchor. While we were out there I noticed a shreaded rope on the surface and decided to see what was on the other end. A couple good pulls left and right and it came loose from whatever it was hanging up on down there. More or less the first time I came home with something found at a lake. Would be good for a tube or kayak I imagine.
No pics...
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In general... Won't ever make that trip again. What a waste of over $120 in gas alone towing the boat up there. Zero trout and 5 dink LMB out of Eagle. When we left I buzzed buy Echo to look at it and highly doubt that the water is deeper than 5 feet anywhere. Super low. Both lakes are reallllly weeded over.
On Eagle I got one bump on the fly rod and had one trout chase a lure to the boat. After that I decided to see if there was really bass in there like I have read. I caught 2 on a squarebill and and 3 on a texas rigged worm. Madi had zero luck. Tough fishing since the weeds are sooooo bad. Even working a weedless worm was a pita.
Only 2 positives... I got out of house and got to use the boat for the first time since early June and it was 55 degrees out when we lauched the boat...
Really was a silly trip. For the same amount of gas +/- there is several places in Utah that I could of hit for a long haul one day trip and done 100% better in the catch department. Plus all of them are higher up in altitude thus cooler temps yet.
I also got to enjoy what felt like 40+ MPH head winds all the way home... That really helped the gas milage towing [frown]
I did score a anchor. Nothing that would hold my boat though. A 10lb bell anchor. While we were out there I noticed a shreaded rope on the surface and decided to see what was on the other end. A couple good pulls left and right and it came loose from whatever it was hanging up on down there. More or less the first time I came home with something found at a lake. Would be good for a tube or kayak I imagine.
No pics...
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