Saturday, January 4, 2020

Why Do You Hate Me Flaming Gorge...


Fishing Time: 7:00 am to 1:00 pm
Weather: Partly Cloudy, Cold, Heavy breeze all morning
Moon Phase:  65% Moon
Location: Flaming Gorge (Utah Side)
Water Temp: 39 degrees
Best Bait: None
Who Went: Bobber John, Dunc

Last time I dragged my boat to Flaming Gorge in January it was minus 5 degrees, and my boat froze like a Popsicle.  We had to break through 25 yards of ice near the boat ramp to make it to open water, which destroyed my boat trailer in the process, and after a 4 hours of dealing with ice we were fishing by 11:00.  I swore, I would never return in January with the boat, but this weekend called for mild temps and my urge to try out my new fish finder on the big Lakers at the Gorge was just too much.

We stayed the night in Manila and were on the water by 6:00 am.  First light is around 7:00 am.  The wind was already up to a constant 10 mph and that made for a cold morning, but we immediately found fish and the new fish finder is amazing.  Can easily differentiate your bait and active fish with no interference, and the 9-inch screen rocks.   Very excited about the new setup.  

The fish we saw on the finder were active and showed a lot of promise to bite.  We tried all our known tactics throughout the morning, but the fish had lock jaw and we never got a bite.  Frustrated, wind burnt, and exhausted, we left the lake with no fish put in the boat.  We have had a tough run for Lakers at the Gorge, but something tells me that won’t stop us from going back.  The weather was so cold my camera only made it out of my pocket once to show the new fish finder and how active the fish were.

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