Got there about 8am and went to the south dock. There were a group of guys already there, a guy that looked like he was waiting to move in and some people pulling i behind us so we headed to the west side and fished off of the rocks.
My girlfriend caught a small bass right away with a jig.and a decent sized prech with the same yellow jig. I was using dry flies and got a few small Gills. We moved around to the north dock and I had never been there before and didnt realize how shallow it was but still got 3 or 4 small blue gills and 2 sunfish, again on a caddis. The dry fly worked best when i stripped it in slowly and let it sink now and again.
Back to the west dike… My girl put on a dark red plastic worm and nailed a nice bass about 10". I decided to ditch the caddis since it was only catching tiny Blue gill and put on a Black wolly bugger and ended up with 2 more bass in the 6-8" range.
This was all in about 3 hours. Not fast fishing but we had a lot of fun. ill be back there this week for sure.
P.S. DEATH TO WAKE BORDERS!!! The lake was glass till they showed up… Thats when we left.
Still nice to see you finally made it up to Mantua. I doubt I am driving all that way to check in on the gills. I was worried they moved deeper and out of the shallows but your report gives me a bit of hope. Not bad for bank tangling but didn’t you have tubes and a raft?
Oh yeah and way to get a green sunfish! Those are my favorite fish to catch in Utah. So was it pure? (not a cross between gill and greenie) Always want to know that as I have yet to get a hybrid that was obviously a mixed breed.
If you think a 10 inch bass is nice all I have to say “yeah for eating!” Still there are smaller one’s in there and one is better than none any day in my book.
Yeah i can get up early when i dont work till almost midnight the night before.. I really wanted to meet you guys a EC i know i blew it.
I didnt take the tube because i didnt want to leave my girlfriend hanging. Fishing was good enough from shore i guess. I did wish i had it though. Next time for sure.
Not sure about the sunfish they all look the same to me..
And yeah i know a 8 or 10" bass isn’t much to most people but try catching them on a fly rod its a good fight!!plus i haven’t landed a monster bass yet so im not spoiled yet but im working on it.
Yeah i can get up early when i dont work till almost midnight the night before.. I really wanted to meet you guys a EC i know i blew it.
I didnt take the tube because i didnt want to leave my girlfriend hanging. Fishing was good enough from shore i guess. I did wish i had it though. Next time for sure.
Not sure about the sunfish they all look the same to me..
And yeah i know a 8 or 10" bass isn’t much to most people but try catching them on a fly rod its a good fight!!plus i haven’t landed a monster bass yet so im not spoiled yet but im working on it.
Oh I was just giving you some BS crap. It was all ment in good fun. As for the bass I was just yanking your chain too. Still I have yet to get a bass of any kind on a fly rod so good on ya!
I thought you had raft for 2? Maybe I was hearing things. I usually hear what I want to hear though.
Glad to see you nailed a bass bigger than your PV adventure with us though. Keep working on the big one!
I do have a raft. it’s sweet too… Seats pole holders..etc.. Just didnt feel like hauling it out this time. it can take a motor too but i dont have one.
Ill get you a bass on a fly rod!! Even the blue gill are a good fight.Panfish are fun as hell to catch on dry flies or poppers. never got a perch on a fly though..not sure why? I have an extra fly rod if you want to try it some time.
I tried for White Bass on the fly right as the spawn ended. Hah, just as you think you have them dialed in they change the game. That night I got like 2 on my spinner which used to get 30+ white bass.
Just got into the world of Plastics for SMB’s. Fun but costly!
Those gills put on a great fight when they get tangled up in the weeds. Never have I seen my rod bend so hard for such a small fish!
Those perch cannot be caught on a fly cuz they are smart.[;)]
I’ve used a nymph under a popper and it works awesome for blue gills . But still have never got a perch that way. Are you using the nymph as a dropper like i have? Or letting it get down to the bottom?
