Shifty had to get in one last trip to Sand Hollow. The temps had dropped out of the brain scorching temps that southern Utah is known for in the summer months. So I decided to accompany him on this last sojourn to the southern desert reservoir. We drove to St. George Tuesday night and stayed in Shifty's favorite hotel in Washington, The Quality Inn. We ate and took a dip in the hot tub and then readied our poles for the next day.
Wednesday morning we woke at 6:10 am. We loaded up and drove to the Maverick in Hurricane picked up breakfast and arrived at the gate at 6:45am. We were 6th in line but only two boats ahead of us. Sand Hollow was hosting a UTV and ATV rally that weekend and they were showing up to get their campsites. We got out and readied the Cruiser for launch. We got to the ramp and launched in the twilight of the morning. Shifty put the lights on and we cruised to our first stop. Shifty likes the pumphouse and he put on a big jighead with a trailer and was immediately on his first largemouth bass. He got a few fish in a short period but it wasn't fast action. We moved to another area and to another and then another we got a couple fish along the way but not enough to satisfy Shifty's need for the tug on the end of the line. We finished the morning off in the weeds beds that Shifty loves to fish with his drop shot. He caught a few more on the weeds. I actually caught a couple as well. We called it and headed in for lunch.
That evening we returned to fish the West dike. I tossed jerk baits and curly tail jigs and caught three fish for the evening. The evening was perfect, in fact, the day was perfect no wind and very little traffic on the water. Kinda weird for us, usually we get wind and tons of traffic. We enjoyed it! We called it a night as the sunset over the red horizon. The red rocks of SW Utah are spectacular in the evenings and mornings. We walked back to Great White and headed for the hotel and something to eat. Oh and we got some custard at Nielsen's Frozen Custard! Another dip in the hot tub and pool and we were ready for Thursday.
Thursday morning we woke up at 6:00 am and loaded up everything and headed to the lake, got breakfast at the Maverick, and was at the gate third in line. We readied the boat for launch waiting for the gate to open at 7:00. We launched again in the twilight of the morning and watched the sunrise over the red rocks of Southern Utah. Today it Shifty's objective fish where I wanted to fish and how I wanted to fish....I told to just go fish but he insisted. So we went to the rocks or 'riprap' as he calls it. I put on a jerk bait and started the cadence. Two casts into the morning and I had my first largemouth hooked up. It didn't take long for the second one to hook up. Shifty changed out to his favorite crankbait and he was on fish quickly as well. We fished this way for a while and then the bite completely shut down. We moved to weed beds and started fishing slow again. Shifty was on them and I got a couple more. We fished until early afternoon and called it a day. Shifty ended up with over 30 fish for the trip I think I ended up with around 13. It was great to hang out with Shifty and enjoy time on the Cruiser with him.
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