Gotta Love Weekdays

I love fishing during the week cause the people hatch is pretty minimal. i gave ali a choice between school or fishing and as i knew she would she chose fishing. the weather needs to hurry and and cold so that all the damn algae will die off. the river is still full of it so it makes fishing kind of tough. i still moved a decent amount of fish but only mustered to hook up with two. one of which i let ali fight and land.

Uintas....Changing of the Seasons

Took a solo trip in the uintas today. i was disappointed to see that the lake was still full. this is to fall seasons in a row that the lake has remained full. prior to last year, at this time the lake was always down considerably, with about 20-30 feet of shoreline all the way around. it has always fished much better for me when the water is lower. today, as i feared was a slow day but on the bright side my first fish was an absolute football. me and the wife have pulled a couple of bigger fish out of here but this was the thickest one i've seen. 15-16 inches and girthy as all get out. the pics don't do it justice cause trying to take solo pics i have to hold it with one hand which requires some belly squeazing and these brookies have soft bellies. trust me when i say it looked just like a football. of course starting off with the hog of the day leaves everything less then stellar. the other fish were all pretty typical for that body of water which is just fine with me.

A Late Afternoon Day

Went out with jake for a few hours after i played taxi for a bit. didn't get on the water till about 1ish and the fishing was definately sub-par. i think the fish are in a transition period with the water temps cooling down. i threw streamers and jake threw dries and i was out fished 4-1 or something like that. on a positive note, colors are starting to change signifying that fall is coming.

Got into a Few Today

After dropping off my sister in law i went to the river to see if i could conjure anything up. as i figured there is still a ton of vegetation growth but there are some runs, holes and slots where you can strip a streamer thru. the afternoon started off a bit slow but gradually picked up. the fish were average except for a couple. i hooked into one that was one of the girthiest, heavy and stout fish i had ever hooked into there. had him on for the whole fight but when i went to scoop him he wouldn't stay in the net and he spit the hook. that one was a heart breaker. shortly after that i hooked into one in a shallow run that was a also a slab and as soon as i set the hook he erupted and i heard 'SNAP'. i thought at first my rod busted but instead he had busted off my streamer. that never happens to me on a fish. it ended up being a pretty decent day.

Trout Tri-Fecta

was supposed to hook up with scott today around noon but he had to bail at the last minute. i was only able to fish for a couple of hours since the wife is making me go to a concert so i had to be back early. the fishing was slow but i got into a few good fish. ended up catching three different species of trout, browns, a tiger and some cutts. hoppers and beetles both worked.

10,020 ft.

My boss jason is a born and raised  utahn but had never been on a little back packing trip in the uintas. i offered him to join me on a short jaunt. it was only about a 2 mile hike in. he is an avid hunter so is in the woods at certain times of the year but was exceptionally excited about this hike-in fishing excursion. he was genuinally excited about everything, the drive to the trailhead, the hike, the meadow we came to and the view from the top. the bonus was him being able to get into a couple of fish. even though the fishing sucked he was stoked. a storm kept teasing us all day but managed to go around us.

Recon

Checked out some water i haven't fished in a while. still a lot of vegetation growth in the river but the water was actually up a little. the water was slow and wide but i still got into a lot of fish and a lot of big fish. i moved one in a shallow hole that i know was 24-25". in fact it moved on me a second time and when i saw my streamer disappear i thought that fish ate but i felt nothing. that one really bummed me out. it was all streamers today for the most part but i did throw a hopper and a beetle for a little bit with no success. a part of the river has taken on a new course again thanks to a tractor. i've seen the river altered in this area a few times before. the new course is actually the course it had about 4-5 years ago.