Eastern Utah Fall Trippin' and Strippin'

[Lumpy]

Headed east two weeks ago this coming Saturday with a buddy from the coast for some fall streamer action. Started out at the A section of the Green for a couple days. Beautifull weather, except for the three inches we got the first day there. Waited for the blizzard to pass then walked up from Little Hole for some late evening brownie hijinx!

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Stopped at Sheep Creek to admire the fall colors and find one lonely Kok on the Redds

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Started each day early at the dam. Would hit the deep holes up top. Let the wind pick up, the cattle boats go by, and get off the water at Little Hole last of anyone...including the waders.

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Lunchtime casting letting the floatilla slip by

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Always fun to try to trick the well versed guys in the slow eddies.

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Just when the arms are tired from casting, stripping, sipping Pendelton, chugging Cutthroat, and the wind, here come the rock gardens. Not tough, just enough to keep you on your toes in low-light.

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Typical A section catches throughout. A few nicer browns and cuttbows on ginger buggers and droppers off the Chernobles. Always fun the get the top water guys along the bank. I think this one took a Chernobyle around dusk. Then it was on with the buggers, double bunnies and my new dark favorite- Rainey's Sex Dungeon!

We blew out of Flaming Gorge country on Wed. morningand headed to my favorite, let it all fall off spot in the state- Six Lakes in Altamont. Yeah, its pay per play but it has what I need in the way of quiet, samll water full of fat browns, brookies, tiger trout (Brookie and Brown cross), triploid rainbows, cuttbows, etc... Its no gimme by any means, they turn off big time at times and you have to work for them. But with lakeside accomodations and fat trout steps from the bunkhouse I love it. I'm a fan of the classic lazy lake fishing with indicator nymph rigs, dry droppers, or just lazily trolling around a streamer. And yes, it has six small lakes you usually can have one to yourself.

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Doesn't look too fishy from the entrance.

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Changes dramatically in a few yards. Eagle Lake here.

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Fishing the edges at Duck Lake

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And along the small cliffs and rocks.

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An Eagle Lake average bow

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up close Tiger Trout.

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Tiger just after catch...picked up on a #18 Serendipity under a hopper

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Nice fat brown caught in the weeds.

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And my friend with a nice fat bow caught in the same tules.

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'Nother Tiger

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The driftboat was usefull for something other than drifting at Six Lakes

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Hats off at the end of the day!

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Its not Spencer's or Faustina but it worked!

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Of course!!!!

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Upon leaving, we were reminded to play, play, play 'cause it could be over soon!

Next stop on Friday was Strawberry. Had to get m buddy on the big Bear Lake Cutts. Walking into Strawberry Bay Marina we saw several stringers of 3-5 pound cutts going by. Small steelhead size in most books...it was windy, cold, blustery...typical fall at the "Berry. Saw a little more Kok action here that that coming out of Flaming Gorge.

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Spawn till you die!

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A cold cutt.

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A little bigger cold cutt.

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Yawn...'nother cutt at the office...

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Fish on. Wind on!

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Last one?

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By noon it was pretty lonely on the lake...and getting colder!

[G. Gordon Liddy]

Great post! Thanks for sharing. Those Tiger Trout are pretty amazing!

[schwerty]

Excellent work! Really loved the Tiger pics.

[criscam]

Nice work! Floatin the A section in 2 weeks.

[Lumpy]

Floatin the A section in 2 weeks.

Bring a coat!

[ak_powder_monkey]

god cutts are pretty

[FreakofSnow]

Sick! Never been in those parts before. Thanks for the stoke

[skibuminwyo]

cool cool stuff.. i would kill to hit a kok run fishing.. never even tried to fish for them before. one of these days.....

[train07]

Great TR

[Lumpy]

Went back to 6 lakes on Sunday with the family. Not fast and furious but still enjoyable. Caught numerous hybrids hanging nymphs and pulling seal buggers for a bit. Topped it off with a sundown barbecue of sirloin steaks on the dike. Even had the bobber nymph rig out and getting tugged on during dinner a time or two. Will post the pics here when I get them on the web.

[skifishbum]

Sweet tr
Am jonesing to get out and fish.
Six lakes looks like a cool place between there the LC ranch and Falcons Ledge Altamont has some kick ass pay to play waters.

[72Twenty]

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Heh - I saw one of these grills at K-Mart on sale on Saturday... was thinking about getting one. :D