Uintas 7/04/2008

incaseyouhaventheard — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:10:33 +0000

Summers in Utah are often in the triple digits. The best way to escape the heat is to head up to the Uintas which have an elevation of around 10,000 ft. There are many lakes easily accessible from the Mirror Lake Highway. I dragged myself out of bed at 4:45 today and was fishing by 7:30. Last summer I had some of my most successful (in terms of quantity) days up there. Today was a bit slower then what I expected, but the fact that the temps were in the 70s made it worth it. The water up there right now is also very cold. If anyone plans on going I would definitely recommend some extra insulation.

Moose Horn is one of my favorite lakes to fish. It tends to have around 11 inch rainbows. They stock it with lots of albinos which you can see and are pretty easy to catch. Albino trout don’t have very good eyesight so I have found a flashy crystal killer or leech patten will work best.

I caught this guy on my second cast of the day on a black mini leech.

Another albino just about to be released.

Here is my dad landing a trout.

I caught a few little Brook Trout. They have always been my favorite. This little guy actually hit my fly so hard he pulled my fly line out of my hands as i was retrieving it.

If you show up right after they stock the lake (before any holiday weekend) you will find lots of these little planters.

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Uintas 7/04/2008