Dayton Lands a Big One

Fishing Time: 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Weather:  Hot, no breeze, T-90s

Moon Phase: New Moon

Location:  Sunset Ponds, Draper, UT

Best Baits: marabou under bobber for sunfish, shiner fluke for bass

Who Went:  Alex Covili, Dylan Covili, Devin Duncan, Addison Duncan, Dayton Duncan, Dunc

Coming off the hot action at the golf course pond yesterday, Devin was begging to get back out and fish with his cousins.  I agreed to run them down to Sunset Ponds and let them fish for the evening.  When we arrived, Alex, Dylan, and Devin were off to the next pond, so I sat with Addi and Dayt while they fished the first pond.

Addi was doing well getting bites on her bobber with a marabou jig and caught a few small sunfish.

Dayton decided he was going to rig something up for bass and his creative mind impressed me.  The moss was really bad and made it difficult to throw and retrieve anything without tangling in the moss that was growing almost to the surface.  Dayt decided to use his bobber as a float and then rig up a fluke about 3 feet below the bobber.  This allowed him to use a bass bait, but keep it out of the moss as he reeled in. 

Now I have heard there are largemouth bass in Sunset Ponds but never witnessed anyone catch one or seen photos of the proof.  Dayton proved me wrong tonight as I looked over to see him reeling in something that was bending the rod more than a sunfish was capable of.  Even so I thought he must have lucked into a rainbow trout.  I was wrong.  He landed this nice bass all by himself, including the fluke and bobber setup.  Proud moment for his dad.

Devin Lands a Big One

Fishing Time: 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Weather:  T-90s

Moon Phase: New Moon

Location:  Hobble Creek Golf Course Pond

Best Baits: Curly tail grub tipped with worm

Who Went:  Alex Covili, Dylan Covili, Devin Duncan, Addison Duncan, Dayton Duncan

So, I wasn’t there to witness it, but I had to share a proud moment as a dad.  My family spent some time at our family cabin the last few days, but unfortunately work got in the way and I wasn’t able to make it.  Apparently, the kids snuck down to the golf course with rods in hand to try their luck on one of the golf course ponds.  Devin rigged up a curly tail grub tipped with a worm and landed a beauty of a brown trout.  I love the fact he knew how to rig up an effective bait and fish it with success.  Awesome job dude!

Slob Smallies at Pineview Reservoir

 

Fishing Time: 5:30 am to 11:00 am

Weather: Sunny, hot, T-90s, calm wind

Moon Phase: 99% Moon

Location:  Pineview

Best Bait:  Trolling Deep Diving Crankbaits, perch and multi-color

Who Went:  Bobber John, Dunc

We headed out early morning dragging Bobbers boat to Pineview in order to beat the boaters to the lake and chase some musky and smallmouth.  Bobber John has been up there quite a bit this year and it sounded like the musky fishing has been extremely slow.  We tried a different tactic today and trolled an assortment of musky lures and crankbaits instead of our usual casting techniques.

The weather was perfect, and the lake was calm all day.  We started trolling right from the boat ramp dragging J-13 Rapalas around the narrows, back to Anderson Cove, and then around Cemetery Point.  It was a long morning with no bites until we hit Cemetery point, when finally, Bobbers rod doubled over, and we landed the first fish of the day.  It wasn’t a musky, but it got us excited when he reeled in a beauty smallmouth bass.

The trolling continued around Cemetery Point and within minutes it was my turn.  The fish jumped immediately, and I was almost positive it was a musky.  Again, we were surprised with another jumbo smallmouth. 

We continued to troll around Cemetary Point and Brownings Point with no success for musky, but the monster smallies made the trip a success.  Musky hunting sure has gotten tough the last couple of years.  Not sure what’s going on, but I’m sure we will keep trying…