Last Friday I teamed up with Fish Elevated and guide Delana Oaks for a fish at Rockport. Today I tried fishing a method I had tried very much, trolling lightweight gear and crankbaits. Delana knows the lake well and started us off in the usual trolling lanes. Being the only boat on the lake until about noon we had our choice. We started off by the fingers and worked our way toward the dam. The dam was still ice-locked, but by early afternoon it was all gone as well. We fished down the resort side and got our first fish in the boat. We missed a whopper down by the river inlet. We fished the dam and roadside for the remainder of the day since it got fishy in that lane.
We ended the day with over 20 fish boated and missed a number of them and had a number of fish get off near the boat and lost one big one when it broke the line. Delana and Fish Elevated are great hosts! I had a fantastic day fishing and learning more about her background. She grew up fishing in Ohio on the rivers with her dad and grandpa, which gave her the love of fishing. She moved to Utah a few years ago due to work and started guiding trips a little over a year ago.
The next trip will be on the Fish Steeler on Willard Bay to learn the waters the way she does. We ended up a very nice stringer with bookend browns measuring over 20 inches. That was fun reeling them in.
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