LOAH
09-08-2012, 11:43 PM
My family and I thought we'd test the water at Scofield Reservoir yesterday (Sat). It had been 2 or 3 years since our last visit, so our hopes were that we might be able to coax a couple of nice tiger trout to find our gear.
Unfortunately, Scofield is still a prisoner of the chub. I'm sure the hogs are still in there, but most catches were chubs or skinny little cutthroat.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8001.jpg
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8002.jpg
We used quite a few different methods to get the big ones, but it wasn't meant to be this time. We still had a lot of fun though.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8003.jpg
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8005.jpg
The Chub Family, celebrating Chub Day, at Chub World:
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8006.jpg
I'm just glad that we caught a few trout in the mix.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8007.jpg
The kids were getting restless at Scofield, so we tried our luck at the north end of Electric Lake, where the weeds choked most of the shoreline access.
There were plenty of minnows in a small bay that we stopped at, so I started throwing a Gulp! minnow. It was getting small swipes right away, but it actually took about 10 minutes to get one to stick:
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8009.jpg
That might be my biggest tiger from there. A couple of cutts also stopped in. One had a whirly looking tail. No pic of that one.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8010.jpg
Sonia took my rod and tried for awhile, but only got a few follows. The weeds were a pain and the kids were starting to complain again. There was one more spot I thought we'd have time to fish, so off we went to a creek I'm fond of.
(FWIW - We only used 1 rod at E-Lake and didn't use that one on this creek...Mussel lake)
Usually when I've dragged the family to this creek, I've had them wait in the car or eat lunch while I hit a couple of holes quickly. This time we all actually took a walk along the creek and it was really nice.
Sonia and the kids didn't want to fish anymore, but they were happy to come along and watch me work about 1/4 mile of stream.
The fishing wasn't on fire, but most of the holes had a few fish and I usually caught one or two from them before the rest would spook.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8011.jpg
They sure are pretty in that creek.
While we were sneaking up to one hole, I saw a good one and told everyone to hold still. As they watched, I carefully tossed my jig a few feet past a nice fish and slowly worked it along the bottom toward it. It swiped at it two times and missed before finally connecting on the third.
Charming.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8012.jpg
That was a strong fish. It fought really hard and put on a good show for the family.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8013.jpg
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8020.jpg
After that, we checked a couple of my go-to holes, where I got a good rainbow and another mid sized cutthroat.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8023.jpg
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8025.jpg
A black marabou jig was all I used on the creek until I lost it. I'm really loving those lately.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8026.jpg
After I lost the jig, I thought that my favorite Vibrax might serve me well for the walk back to the truck. It wasn't as effective, but it got me a few bites and one to hand.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8029.jpg
It's always a pleasure to fish the creek, but it felt great to share the excitement of it with my family. To top everything off, we got to share a classic summit sunset together too.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8048.jpg
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8061.jpg
Day well spent! Time to finish driving to the mountain in the middle and get ourselves home:
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8039.jpg
Happy Fishing, Humans.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8034.jpg
Unfortunately, Scofield is still a prisoner of the chub. I'm sure the hogs are still in there, but most catches were chubs or skinny little cutthroat.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8001.jpg
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8002.jpg
We used quite a few different methods to get the big ones, but it wasn't meant to be this time. We still had a lot of fun though.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8003.jpg
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8005.jpg
The Chub Family, celebrating Chub Day, at Chub World:
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8006.jpg
I'm just glad that we caught a few trout in the mix.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8007.jpg
The kids were getting restless at Scofield, so we tried our luck at the north end of Electric Lake, where the weeds choked most of the shoreline access.
There were plenty of minnows in a small bay that we stopped at, so I started throwing a Gulp! minnow. It was getting small swipes right away, but it actually took about 10 minutes to get one to stick:
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8009.jpg
That might be my biggest tiger from there. A couple of cutts also stopped in. One had a whirly looking tail. No pic of that one.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8010.jpg
Sonia took my rod and tried for awhile, but only got a few follows. The weeds were a pain and the kids were starting to complain again. There was one more spot I thought we'd have time to fish, so off we went to a creek I'm fond of.
(FWIW - We only used 1 rod at E-Lake and didn't use that one on this creek...Mussel lake)
Usually when I've dragged the family to this creek, I've had them wait in the car or eat lunch while I hit a couple of holes quickly. This time we all actually took a walk along the creek and it was really nice.
Sonia and the kids didn't want to fish anymore, but they were happy to come along and watch me work about 1/4 mile of stream.
The fishing wasn't on fire, but most of the holes had a few fish and I usually caught one or two from them before the rest would spook.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8011.jpg
They sure are pretty in that creek.
While we were sneaking up to one hole, I saw a good one and told everyone to hold still. As they watched, I carefully tossed my jig a few feet past a nice fish and slowly worked it along the bottom toward it. It swiped at it two times and missed before finally connecting on the third.
Charming.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8012.jpg
That was a strong fish. It fought really hard and put on a good show for the family.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8013.jpg
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8020.jpg
After that, we checked a couple of my go-to holes, where I got a good rainbow and another mid sized cutthroat.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8023.jpg
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8025.jpg
A black marabou jig was all I used on the creek until I lost it. I'm really loving those lately.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8026.jpg
After I lost the jig, I thought that my favorite Vibrax might serve me well for the walk back to the truck. It wasn't as effective, but it got me a few bites and one to hand.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8029.jpg
It's always a pleasure to fish the creek, but it felt great to share the excitement of it with my family. To top everything off, we got to share a classic summit sunset together too.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8048.jpg
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8061.jpg
Day well spent! Time to finish driving to the mountain in the middle and get ourselves home:
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8039.jpg
Happy Fishing, Humans.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj525/troutforbrainz/Scofield9-8034.jpg