First time chasing largemouths

[markkstanley]

Set out to the local reservoir known for holding large bass. Starting working dropshots and jigs along points in 20ft to 30ft. Bass hold a lot deeper out here. Marked fish but no takers. Saw some surfacing fish and decided to target them. Grabbed a ultralight rod and starting throwing hardware. After several lure changes the good old #3 in-line spinner came out and was immediately smashed by a 15" rainbow. Game on. Trout put up a great battle on light tackle. Averaged about 10 fish an hour and have been able to stay on them for several trips. Bass will have to wait until this bite slows down.

Took another trip up north to Strawberry over the weekend. Never got above 28 and the wind was blowing hard so trolling was out. Ducked into a fishable cove and caught a 22" rainbow on the second cast fishing a 3 inch white tube jig. Spent the day moving around the cove and even anchored on top of a point for awhile as one rainbow after another came to the boat. We also caught a couple of nice cutthroats one going over 8lbs. All fish came on either the tube jig or a 2 1/2 inch white Berkley T-Tail. Likely my last open water trip on Strawberry but the bite is still going strong. Ice time is just about here!

[RickyBobby]

Mark,

Do you have any plans to bass fish on Lake Powell and/or Flaming Gorge? Fishing the striper boils on Powell in the Fall is something every fisherman needs to experience.....

Here's a good site for info on all species in Powell:

http://www.wayneswords.com/index.html