San Juan 10/24-10/26

[PFD]

We slept in the parking lot after a late arrival on the 23rd. Launched on the 24th and we were planning on going to Good Hope. When we were headed out of Bullfrog bay I noticed lots of fish on the graph and thought I would try my luck there and maybe save some gas. We didn't catch any, but there were at least 15 boats that headed out all going North. I was surprised how many boats were there this time of the year and decided to head South instead to the San Juan. We pulled in and started trolling them up right away. We had multiple doubles and triples. Then at about 2:30 the back of the bay started boiling. We caught fish from the boils until dark. The pattern repeated again on Saturday. Unfortunately we had to come home on Sunday but we wanted to stay longer. We fished along the shorelines in the morning and caught smallies with a few largemouth on almost every cast. It was a trip for the record books especially since the weather was perfect and no "W-word". @greyhackle invited me to a fish fry Saturday night that we missed due to being at the end of the San Juan arm and boil fishing until dark. Fortunately I ran into Greg and his posse on my way out at the decon station and Hanksburger

 

[PFD]

Pictures. Didn’t take very many.

 

[PFD]

I forgot that I had a Lake Powell first. I caught a carp on a Ned rig

 

[greyhackle]

Great post and. Pictures! Those girls are growing up. Enjoy them while they still want to go with dad

 

[Dworwood]

I sure wanted to go that way but it was not in the cards this trip. Wish we would have now! Looks like one of those trips that doesn't happen every time, glad you made it happen this time. Nice report too. Do you have any salt for the wound?

 

[PFD]

I sure wanted to go that way but it was not in the cards this trip. Wish we would have now! Looks like one of those trips that doesn't happen every time, glad you made it happen this time. Nice report too. Do you have any salt for the wound?

You don't know me as well as most of my friends. I have an unlimited stockpile of salt

 

[KMartin]

Pictures. Didn’t take very many.

It sounds like you were too busy hauling them in to take pictures!

 

[PFD]

It sounds like you were too busy hauling them in to take pictures!

Yes, I get distracted easy. I hear a little fish splash and forget about everything else.

 

[PFD]

Great post and. Pictures! Those girls are growing up. Enjoy them while they still want to go with dad

I realized that with their older siblings. You blink and they're gone.

 

[PFD]

You don't know me as well as most of my friends. I have an unlimited stockpile of salt

More importantly, I'm usually the one who goes the wrong way. I normally get back from a trip and see that everyone in a different part of the lake found the motherload while I was struggling to find them. The law of averages said I was bound to get lucky one of these trips.

 

[cfulton]

Looks like Cha. Is that where you loaded up on fish?

 

[J8tee]

More importantly, I'm usually the one who goes the wrong way. I normally get back from a trip and see that everyone in a different part of the lake found the motherload while I was struggling to find them. The law of averages said I was bound to get lucky one of these trips.

Anyone hear how all those boats that went north did?

 

[Gem Morris]

How was the health of the fish? Anyone else up there in another boat or were you all alone?

It’s been too many years for me, itching to get back to the San Juan on a fishing trip.

Thanks for posting!

 

[PFD]

Looks like Cha. Is that where you loaded up on fish?

Right to the end where the river meets the lake.

 

[PFD]

Anyone hear how all those boats that went north did?

Read @greyhackle for results up north. Just don’t let him confuse you with Halls vs. Hanson creek

 

[PFD]

How was the health of the fish? Anyone else up there in another boat or were you all alone?

It’s been too many years for me, itching to get back to the San Juan on a fishing trip.

Thanks for posting!

I saw 2 others. The fish were a mixed bag. Trolling seemed to catch skinny fish while the fish caught from boils were much healthier.