Scofield Ice Fishing Day 2

Parker and I returned to Scofield Reservoir to see if the first day was pure luck or if we had found a good spot and method. We arrived about 7:15 am Friday morning and got our gear ready to go. Had camp set up by 7:30 am in the exact same spot, someone had been there after us and used our holes, but they were frozen over solid again and we punched through the exact same holes and set up the rigs the same with tubes, paddles and ice flies using meal worms as bait. The results were the same, fast action from the get go catching plenty of Colorado Cutthroat trout. Those on the lake that were in deeper water and farther out from the bank were not getting as much action as we were. Today we set up facing the sun so we could see our electronics better, a cloud cover kept it cooler, we didn't go down to our short sleeves today. Ice fishing has become a staple of our winter activities so we have gotten all the gadgets we think will help us. A nice flasher style fish finder, underwater camera, a couple of tents, power augers etc. We have enough poles to accommodate a few fishermen, the state of Utah opened up a two pole limit this summer for everyone so it makes it nice. We had at times each pole in each hand catching two fish at a time. Parker actually had few triple up on the deck himself, we combined numerous times for triple catches during the day. We were catching Colorado Cutthroat trout all in the slot limit a couple of them pushing 20 inches we measured one thinking it might be big enough to keep but just shy of the 22 inch mark needed to keep. We landed one Rainbow again, not big enough to keep, only being 16 inches. We put all fish back to catch again another day.

We had great day and put together a short video of our adventure, I blew it by not hitting record at the first of the day and caught it about hour into our fishing. Missed some epic footage of Parker having a "Bill Dance" moment on his seat. The pattern and depth remained the same for the day and the action was fast. Colorado Cutthroat trout were plentiful, but again in the slot limit. Hopefully we can return and get into some Tiger trout and more of the Rainbow trout that haunt the waters of Scofield Reservoir. It may be a few days since we both go back to the grind of daily lives now with Thanksgiving break over. Until next time hope your adventures are memorable.

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