Brandon, Conner, Kenzie and I hit Hyrum this morning for a little fishing.  Kenzie turned 8 a week or so ago and that marked the magic age to get to go fishing out of my b0at.  She was excited to say the least.

We hit the water at about 6:15 a.m.,the water was glass smooth and air temp a warm  75 degrees.

There were lots of fish jumping and loads of other birds and animals scurrying about.  We tried for bass in the weeds but quickly learned the kids can’t maneuver their lines too well in the weeds, so we moved to where the stream comes into the reservoir.  Conner was quick to catch the first trout!  Go Conner!!!!

The trout went back into the lake for some other lucky fisherman to catch at a later time.  Conner got the quarters for catching that fish and he was a happy guy!

We moved again, and this time it was my turn to catch a trout.  It fought a gallant battle, but lost for the picture.  And then it went back in.

You can see how smooth the water is.    We hung around trying different places but with only a couple of other bites.

Kenzie had a couple of the bites but did not hook up on a fish.  She was not disappointing though and looks forward to the next trip out.

The smooth water only lasted until the first water skier came out.  Then another and then a bit of wind to add to the wave action.  We tried several places on the lake for more action, but nothing much was biting.  Soon we noticed a storm approaching from the West and not wanting to get caught out there in a rain storm, we decided enough fun was enough.

Thanks for going fishing with me Brandon, Conner and Kenzie!  Maybe next time we will catch more fish!

Bears Butt

July 2011