LOAH
02-23-2009, 10:11 AM
With the recent news that Piute had a fishable amount of open water, I couldn't resist the long drive to get my tube wet for the first time this year.
Driving in, I was compelled to pull over at a couple of spots on the Sevier River in Marysvale Canyon. A little brown was all I pull in before I forced myself to continue driving.
Eventually, I reached Piute and got my gear ready for the float. While preparing, a couple of guys from another forum (Utah Fishing Talk) rolled up. As I shoved off, they got themselves set up.
There was a fair amount of open water, but the ice still covered most of the lake.
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A night crawler bounced along the bottom from my spinning rod while I dragged a black cone headed bugger with a chironomid dropper on my 5wt (sinking line). After quite a bit of kicking, I got the hard hit and brought in a chubby 16 inch rainbow.
The fish fought well and was nice and fat, but the fins were nubby and the tail was a bit scabby. Another fish that looked similar also found my bugger a little while later.
The breeze decided to turn on and it was time to get back to shore. The 2 UFT guys had the same idea. They apparently didn't even get a bite, so I'm glad I got the two that I did, even though they were ugly.
The guys talked me into trying a different spot further south on the lake, where we would keep trying while getting the shore lunch ready. It was there that I was introduced to some "soul food" of the region: dutch oven mutton. Wow, I've missed out! We ate until we couldn't and I somehow got 2 more fish on the lazy rig (worm on the bottom) while jaw jacking with good company.
After all was said and done, I caught my limit, but it was pretty slow going. The other guys never got a bump, but it was good to see them and get in on that shore lunch.
http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp201/lordofallhumans/IMGP4085.jpg
I can't wait until my central areas thaw out! It was nice to get back on the tube.
Happy Fishing, Humans.
Driving in, I was compelled to pull over at a couple of spots on the Sevier River in Marysvale Canyon. A little brown was all I pull in before I forced myself to continue driving.
Eventually, I reached Piute and got my gear ready for the float. While preparing, a couple of guys from another forum (Utah Fishing Talk) rolled up. As I shoved off, they got themselves set up.
There was a fair amount of open water, but the ice still covered most of the lake.
http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp201/lordofallhumans/IMGP4079.jpg
http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp201/lordofallhumans/IMGP4080.jpg
A night crawler bounced along the bottom from my spinning rod while I dragged a black cone headed bugger with a chironomid dropper on my 5wt (sinking line). After quite a bit of kicking, I got the hard hit and brought in a chubby 16 inch rainbow.
The fish fought well and was nice and fat, but the fins were nubby and the tail was a bit scabby. Another fish that looked similar also found my bugger a little while later.
The breeze decided to turn on and it was time to get back to shore. The 2 UFT guys had the same idea. They apparently didn't even get a bite, so I'm glad I got the two that I did, even though they were ugly.
The guys talked me into trying a different spot further south on the lake, where we would keep trying while getting the shore lunch ready. It was there that I was introduced to some "soul food" of the region: dutch oven mutton. Wow, I've missed out! We ate until we couldn't and I somehow got 2 more fish on the lazy rig (worm on the bottom) while jaw jacking with good company.
After all was said and done, I caught my limit, but it was pretty slow going. The other guys never got a bump, but it was good to see them and get in on that shore lunch.
http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp201/lordofallhumans/IMGP4085.jpg
I can't wait until my central areas thaw out! It was nice to get back on the tube.
Happy Fishing, Humans.