flaming gorge fun 6-22-13

[mtncat1]

headed up to the gorge the 18th stopped in Evanston and was surprised to find that because of the problems at Powell decontamination was mandatory not a big deal took all of 10 minutes then on to the gorge. arrived to freezing temps and rain. but morning was beautiful so cleaned all the ice off the boat and out I went. fished lake trout the first day and got a few small Lakers . on the second day fished for Kokes. finding them wasn't a problem fished sheep creek/hide out and the ranch house found fish in 15 to 45 feet of water. orange an pink were the best colors. fishing was ok but the size was disappointing. went out early the next day to the farm house dropped down to 50 feet four some interesting action found pup Lakers . came up to 30' and game on 3.5 to 4 lbs. Kokes at last. Ended up with a nice limit an let the rest grow. all in all a great trip. wind was gusty at times but was manageable . it would come and go through out the day.

[TRUBBS]

very nice, how far is the ranch house from buckboard or lucern? im still learning the names of all the gorge bays

[mtncat1]

it's about half way between buckboard and Lucerne. it generally takes about 10 to 15 minutes to get there from Lucerne . you can recognize it by the trees around it they are the only ones on that side of the lake lol

[TRUBBS]

Thanks, Im jealous of your fish, especially the lake pups. I can't wait to get back & hopefully get into some, I'm not even looking for a monster, I'd be happy with a 10lb pup & 4 lb koke.

[mtncat1]

I'd like to get back to ,the cold front that pushed in really slowed fishing.but my friend that was was there with me caught a lot more lakers in the 10 to 35 lbs range. so persistence pays off. I didn't work as hard so I didn't catch to big lakers.

[Mike]

Mtncat1, Thanks for the report looks like a nice weekend at the lake. By ranch house I assume your're talking about Brinagers just south of Holmes crossing?

[mtncat1]

Mtncat1, Thanks for the report looks like a nice weekend at the lake. By ranch house I assume your're talking about Brinagers just south of Holmes crossing?

yes sorry I get lazy instead of typing the whole name