I hadn’t been fishing in a couple weeks and was definitely in need of some quality time on the water. My favorite place to spend the hot summer months is in the Uintas fishing at all the lakes along the Mirror Lake Highway. I always catch fish when I go, even a slow day in the Uintas is at least 10 fish. Other days I can catch fish all day long, On August 15th for example, I caught a total of 55. It was the most successful day I have ever had up there. My dad also did extremely well catching 30 for himself.
Here is the first fish of the day, I caught it after only being on the water about 5 minutes.
I know generally people who fish claim its one of the most relaxing things they do. I tend to agree most of the time, however on days like today I was really enjoying catching fish cast after cast after cast (7 casts in a row) while a few people fishing from shore with powerbait watched in disgust. One guy even started asking me if he could have a few of the fish I was catching. I believe very strongly in catch and release fly fishing so I had to decline.
A lot of fly fishermen from Utah spend a lot of time chasing Cutthroat Trout. There are several species of Cuts native to Utah. My favorite kind of trout to catch however, is definitely the Brook Trout. I think they are they best looking fish out there, They aren’t nearly as big as most of the other fish I catch but that doesn’t make them any less fun. I caught several nice little Brookies from Mirror Lake. Here a few pictures.
Here are some of the Rainbows.
Even though I managed to catch a ridiculous amount of fish, The largest fish of the day went to my dad. I think this Rainbow was most likely one of the spawners that the hatchery was finished with. He caught it in Moosehorn. It was around 17 Inches long and had a lot of girth. We didn’t weigh it be it was probably 3 to 4 pounds.
Filed under: Uintas | Tagged: Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Uintas, Mirror Lake, Moosehorn, Lily Lake, Trial Lake, Albino Rainbow Trout
Looks like you guys had a hayday! I caught a nice spawner years back similar to your fathers. Looked almost identical. I usually fish from shore and use a spinning rod with a nymph and a bubble. Its completely hit and miss. Some days Its every few casts and others I wonder if anything is in there. I do catch and release but most people dont. Usually I stick to the same type of nymph as its consistant. What setup do you use and types of dry or nyph type, size etc. Also are you setup to fish ontop or bottom with sinking line. I sometimes see guys out in floattubes just knocking them dead. I have a float tube but havent ever used it. If you get this msg throw me an email. Thanks. Matt