The Tradition Continues

Young Paxton, seen here at Mantua Reservoir, has now been officially introduced to fishing by his dad, Jon. Grandpa was there to witness the big moment. Paxton caught 5 fish on this day; the perch you see here, a small largemouth bass, and several bluegill.
His dad now says he's ready for his first ice trip. We need to get him out in the boat, too.

Slab Crappies at Pineview Reservoir

Slab crappies, like these brutes, are in Pineview, but night fishing on the ice is the best way to get into them. Otherwise, the daytime hours tend to only produce dinks. This is hopefully an indication of good spring fishing to come!
These fish averaged 13 to 15", which is extra nice for dinner candidates.

Perch on the Rebound at Pineview

Pineview Reservoir is on the rebound, especially when it comes to perch numbers. A few bigger ones like this guy are occasionally showing up too. The lake has been at the bottom of a "Boom or Bust" cycle for several years now, but appears to finally be on the mend.

Young Angler Lost in Accident

Jamison Tuckett, 15, of Layton, lost his life in an accident in mid-January. The fishing world has lost one of its kindred spirits. May our Father in Heaven continue to bless his family.
The rainbow trout he is holding just a week before his death is a 9 1/2 pounder he caught with his dad, Sean, at Soda Springs.

Strawberry In The Autumn Months

Jon with a nice 20" cutthroat trout. October and November are good times to hit Strawberry Reservoir. The fish are hungry and quite cooperative. Jon caught about 10 trout, and I managed to land 7 or 8. So we had a really good morning. But around 11:00, the fish just shut off on us. But we got in a good 4 hours of action on this day.
Kokanee salmon are now in the Strawberry River, on their annual fall spawning run.
The only fish I kept; a nice fat rainbow trout for the smoker.

Beautiful rainbow trout orange fillets. These will go into the smoker!

Uinta Mountains Brook Trout

Jon's recent trip with the Boy Scouts gave him an opportunity to catch some brook trout. Beautiful, aren't they?

Yellowstone Lake 2010

Yes, we're in Yellowstone National Park. And that is Old Faithful. This was a fishing trip Cindy and I took in July.

Captain Wayne Broadhead, who stays for the summer at Bridgebay Marina, took us out for 2 days of Lake Trout fishing. He's seen here holding an 11 pound, 12 ounce Laker.

The three of us with one morning's take of fish. You should have seen the beautiful fillets these fish treated us with. One evening we had a fish dinner, and it was delicious!

Cindy and I holding our big stringer of fish from Friday morning's trip.

Cindy had bragging rights on day one. This 10 pound, 11 ounce Laker hit her jigging spoon in about 25 feet of water. What a great fight!