Yesterday I was in the mood for fall brook trout. I was told by a friend that SLC has a spot that has a few. Had one fish bite my spinner before a dog splashed into the pool.
So I opted for Big Cottonwood Brookies instead. I headed right for my brookie spot and was instantly rewarded.
With the weather sort of clearing I wanted to hike up peak 10420, named after its official elevation. The rumble of thunder spooked me to lower elevations for more catching.
Managed to catch a brown trout before the rain started up. So I retreated further down the canyon to drier areas. I was rewarded with several browns, the biggest at 12 inches…
After catching over 25 fish I was one happy fisherman. It was by far the most amount of brook trout I have caught from that river. My hands held up well, it might be time to try some bigger fish soon.
So it is good to know that weather does not cancel some events or delay them !! Those are pretty fish for sure. Most folks don’t have any clue that they are there either !! Does your graphite rod get a buzz when there is that much static in the air ?? I have had them start glowing blue down at Powell !! That is when you put them in the bottom of the boat and get off the water, FAST !!
Luckily I have only had one truly scary lightning experience while fishing.
I was at Yuba with Utgolf and we were in his aluminum canoe. His battery died so we were stuck paddleling back in to Oasis. We made it to Walleye Point when the T-storm hit us.
We bailed into shore and laid down in a trench that we found. We were astounded by how far we were gonna paddle in. Every boat going by at 30mph took a while to get in.
So there was clearing and we went for it. Paddleling like mad men we were half way in when the T-Storm started up again. There was a bolt that was cloud to cloud right above our heads. Instant flash, instant boom! We thought we were gonners right then and there.
