Hobbs Pond & fishing success!

Dad, Jon, took his 3 kids to Hobbs to let the kids go after some sunfish. Not sure if those are rockbass or what, but they are certainly fat and sassy. They had great success, as the photos and smiles will attest.

High Uintas: Marjorie Lake

My daughter Jamie took this photo of her husband Jon with a beautiful Arctic grayling. Quite the exotic species for Utah.

Wintertime Brown Trout

Winter Brown Trout on the Weber River are slender, skinny specimens after the fall spawn. But they're still fun to catch on a fly rod!

Grandkids on the Ice!

Taking advantage of what little winter weather we've had this season, we've managed to get 5 of the 7 grandkids out to experience ice fishing on Mantua and Pineview Reservoirs.
They all do a nice job of detecting the light bite you get with panfish, and all have caught fish by themselves without any help from Grandpa. It took a little teaching, but sitting in a warm tent with a heater going makes for a great teaching atmosphere.
We tried setting up "Tiger Traps" for the muskies in Pineview, but didn't have any luck hooking into one of those toothy monsters. Jon and I like the nice tiger muskies who live in Pineview, but have only had success catching them from float tubes and kayaks.
Lincoln, Alivia, Maui, Paxton, and Macy all did a great job handling both the cold and the fishing poles!

A Windlass Tip-Up for tiger muskies.

Maui with a couple of nice perch!

Maui and Paxton showing off part of their catch!

This is what the Tiger Muskies look like. A toothy beast!

A catch of edible sized perch. Delicious!

Pax with a mixed bag from Mantua!

A fish-finder is a must for locating schools of fish.

Tony Grove Lake with 2 Granddaughters



 

Two of my sweet granddaughters, Ali and Maui, show off some of the trout they caught while we were at the cabin at Bear Lake.

Nymph Fishing the Weber River

Cam and I have been using our newly learned nymphing skills to catch brown trout on the Weber River. It's a very fun and rewarding way to fish, and we're loving it! Here's some of our catches.



Browns are beautiful fish, and we're strictly catch & release. We've had good success on San Juan worms, golden stoneflies, pheasant tails, and scuds. Best success has come fishing shallow riffles with rocky bottoms. Of course, this time of year the water flows are up and the river is muddy. But we have a spot where Lost Creek flows into the Weber, and Lost Creek is relatively clear. So that area has a half-muddy, half-clear stretch that has been quite good to us. I can see that we have a new direction for our favorite hobby. I know that when I have to go alone, this is what I'll be doing!

Strawberry on Ice!

Here's a look at a beautiful, dark colored cutthroat trout taken from Strawberry Reservoir today. Check out the bright red gill plate and fins!