01-21-2004, 02:50 AM
Hey BigE,
I'm really glad I can go there again. Maybe it was due to the dock being there and now it's ok that they moved it. I know I've been discussing boats 'cause I just bought one, but I absolutely love my float tube. The only times I'll be hauling the boat with me when I go camping is when the family goes with me. And I'll still probably bring my tube. Nothing beats the stealth of a float tube. Last year on Comins I had a trout bump into my leg that had to have been 10 - 12 lbs. He didn't even get spooked until he saw me turn in the tube. Man would I have liked to seen him before he nudged me
. That being said, I want to get serious about striper fishing and to do that I believe I needed a boat and the necessary equipment. Mead is just too small to effectively cover with a float tube. You are more than welcome to go fishing with me any time as long as you don't mind me whipping big flies around your ears. I'm a bartender though, so I have Sun - Tues off. I've always enjoyed those days off, 'cause I can beat the crowds, but it never fails that anyone who wants to go fishing with me is off the normal Sat and Sun.
Once the ice comes off of Kolob and/or Comins I can take you up there if you like. I know both of those lakes well and I'm used to catching nice trout in both. Comins yielded a 7lber to me a couple of seasons ago, my personal best as far as trout are concerned. I've caught many just below that as well, especially at Comins Lake. It's a shame someone put pike in there, as it's days are numbered now. It's a harder lake to fish, really weedy, so I find I go to Kolob more often. Also Comins is seriously windy most of the time. You have to catch it very early and very late in the day as it's somewhat calm then. Once in a great while, I'm lucky enough to be there when there's very little wind throughout the day and those days are nice. You don't have to fly fish either... sometimes my friends son tags along when we go fishing and he's intimidated by the fly rod, so we've developed ways for him to fish those lakes with an ultralight spinning rod. Sometimes he catches more than us.
I'm really liking this board, and I'm looking forward to fishing with some of you gents.
Later,
Mark
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I'm really glad I can go there again. Maybe it was due to the dock being there and now it's ok that they moved it. I know I've been discussing boats 'cause I just bought one, but I absolutely love my float tube. The only times I'll be hauling the boat with me when I go camping is when the family goes with me. And I'll still probably bring my tube. Nothing beats the stealth of a float tube. Last year on Comins I had a trout bump into my leg that had to have been 10 - 12 lbs. He didn't even get spooked until he saw me turn in the tube. Man would I have liked to seen him before he nudged me
. That being said, I want to get serious about striper fishing and to do that I believe I needed a boat and the necessary equipment. Mead is just too small to effectively cover with a float tube. You are more than welcome to go fishing with me any time as long as you don't mind me whipping big flies around your ears. I'm a bartender though, so I have Sun - Tues off. I've always enjoyed those days off, 'cause I can beat the crowds, but it never fails that anyone who wants to go fishing with me is off the normal Sat and Sun.Once the ice comes off of Kolob and/or Comins I can take you up there if you like. I know both of those lakes well and I'm used to catching nice trout in both. Comins yielded a 7lber to me a couple of seasons ago, my personal best as far as trout are concerned. I've caught many just below that as well, especially at Comins Lake. It's a shame someone put pike in there, as it's days are numbered now. It's a harder lake to fish, really weedy, so I find I go to Kolob more often. Also Comins is seriously windy most of the time. You have to catch it very early and very late in the day as it's somewhat calm then. Once in a great while, I'm lucky enough to be there when there's very little wind throughout the day and those days are nice. You don't have to fly fish either... sometimes my friends son tags along when we go fishing and he's intimidated by the fly rod, so we've developed ways for him to fish those lakes with an ultralight spinning rod. Sometimes he catches more than us.
I'm really liking this board, and I'm looking forward to fishing with some of you gents.
Later,
Mark
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