Happy 24th of July Fishing!

Yep, we celebrated Utah's statehood on the lake. We went to our favorite lake and hunted for Kokanee Salmon. We got on the water later than usual but still one of the only boats on the lake.  That's why we like it, not many folks go there.

Full Moon Morning Troll at DC

Thursday this past week we hit Deer Creek for an early morning troll with Josh and Jim.  Josh had conference calls for work so we had to be in the range of his cell, plus DC has been good for us this season.

Grandsons Slaying Cutthroats at the Field

Saturday morning picked up Jimmy and his boys Max and Harrison. We made our way to Scofield and I was going to try something I have never really targeted on the boat.  Scofield gets extremely grassy in the later summer months so I decided to try jerk baits and spoons for the day.  I told them we may not get a bite but we were going to do it. Even running shallow we stilled picked up our fair share of grass.  I did try some 20-foot divers only to have them load up with grass immediately.  Our best lure was a 1/8th oz kastmaster.  We caught fish on a variety of lures but it was the most effective. We launched at 6:30 and started trolling immediately from the dock. We launched from the Madsen Bay ramp and trolled into the bay.

Monday on Deer Creek Trout and Smallmouth

Another Monday fish with Shifty.  He is getting used to this setup.  I like it as well.  I arrived at his place at 5:25 and he was pulling the boat out. Loaded up got breakfast and headed to the lake. It's nice to have Deer Creek in such close proximity and with so many species to choose from.

This morning we decided to troll for trout in the early morning and the for smallmouth bass in the late morning.  We launched at the state park and made our way up to the island lane and started trolling.

Shifty put in a Gulls Custom dodger and pink squid with a worm and I went all light today with my diver down to 30 feet and shallow crankbaits for the surface feeders.

Bass Monday

7-01-2019  Shifty did something out of the ordinary last week and asked if we could go fishing Monday morning.  I said okay of course.  Since Thursday was July 4th and we both had obligations we hit the water Monday morning.  Being it was a "special" occasion I decided that we would go after bass all morning.