Mirror Lake in the Uinta's

Fishing Time:  1:00 to 4:00 PM

Weather:  Cool, partly cloudy, T-60’s

Moon Phase:  89% Moon

Location:  Mirror Lake (Uinta’s)

Best Bait:  Worm off the bottom

Who Went: Dave, Carlye, Linkoln, Dayne, Chris, Cari, Devin, Addison, Dayton

We had the opportunity to get out of the city this weekend for a fun camping adventure with our friends the Revill’s.  We headed to the Uinta’s for the weekend and stayed at a nice primitive camp site up near Soapstone at the bottom of Mirror Lake Highway.  The kids instantly fell in love with the dirt! 

On Saturday we loaded the kids and fishing gear and drove up to Mirror Lake.  The place was absolutely beautiful, but also crowded.  We made our way through the crowds to the only fishing spot left on the lake and set up to let the kid’s fish.  It may have been crowded, but that didn’t stop the fish from biting.  We had a fish on most the time we were there and it was a mixed bag of rainbows, brook trout, and tiger trout.  Devin (age 7) was excited to cross another species off his list with a nice little tiger trout.  Unfortunately I failed him by not getting a better picture.

Addi (age 6) also got in on the tiger trout mix with the biggest fish of the day.  My little man Dayton (age 5) had more fun playing with all the fish that were caught by transferring them from one bucket to another.  Reminded me of what I would be doing at that age.  Linkoln and Dayne Revill also got into a bunch of fish.  Unfortunately again, I failed on pictures.  I was pretty busy untangling and re-baiting hooks! 

We stayed until we ran out of bait, and Devin told me this is how fishing should be.  Cast out, bite within minutes, and then fish on!  It was fun to see the kids catch fish and continue to learn to enjoy the outdoors.