This past Friday morning we spent a few hours on Scofield Reservoir. This was our first boating trip of the summer. I hope many more are in the near future. Grandpa enjoyed driving the boat and getting us wet. I can remember many camping / fishing trips at Scofield with all our kids. This is a great place to catch trout and crayfish.
Dan and Richie anxiously await monster trout.
When grandpa drives you had better hold on and search forboats that possibly could collide with the boat.
Hold on grandma..... you can see her hat in the bottom left corner of the image.
We stopped and set anchor on the South West side of the island.Rachel is baiting her hook with the secret bait (rainbow sparkle power bait).
Just a few moments later, Richie caught the first fish (tiger trout). For the first two hours the water was very calmand we caught most of our fish near the island. We caught around 35 fish and kept 18 for dinner.
When it was time to leave, the weather turned for the worse with wind and choppy water. It was difficult to stay anchored without drifting . We had a light rain from above and water spraying from the front of the boat.
Grandma, Grandpa and I cleaned the fish after this shot and the rest took off for Lindon(Richie had a soccer practice). We learned that all fish caught on Schofield or Strawberry
may not be filleted or have their head and tail removed. The new regulations require you keep the head and tail of the fish intact. Unfortunately it was after I removed the head of a few fish.
I think Grandma and Dan caught the most fish. I know that grandma most assuredly consistently caught the largest fish. I smoked half the fish on the barbecue last night.The other half will be used for future meals. Dan, Richie, Rachel and I all caught small fish on castmaster lures but the large fish were all caught on power bait. A special thanks to Grandpa and Grandma for spending time with us on the lake. Hey Dan how does it feel to get beat by a Grandma.... Ha! I know ...... I am with you.
Where are the rest of your crew? Jess, Jacob, Jim, Heather, etc???
ReplyDeleteLooks fun. Good luck at the wedding this weekend. I cannot wait to see pictures. Wish I was there.
I can't wait to go fishing/camping or whatever we do when we get down there!!! So much fun! I have many memories at that lake too...
ReplyDeletea) Jessica falling butt first into crayfish infested waters
b) the boat stalling and thinking that we'd be stuck in the middle of the lack for ever!
c) having 3 fish on different lines at the same time.
d) did I mention Jess falling into the crayfish water? :)
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ReplyDeleteAngela, I think I also remember someone sleeping on a chair while her siblings and parents covered her with crayfish... Ha! Having said that I still think Jessica falling butt first into crayfish infested waters is perhaps the funniest event at Schofield. I heard she has a scar on her left check.....only Dan will know Ha!
ReplyDeleteHey guys- my parents told me about Rachel's wedding. They said that your yard was amazing and that Rachel just looked happy as a clam. I'm so sad I missed it and cannot wait to see pictures of your yard, the church and Rachel!! Love You!! Congratulations, one more down only 2 to go. :)
ReplyDeleteKarin, we missed you at the wedding but your family was well represented. Doug and Anne were big help with planning, flowers etc. I will be posting a few images soon.
ReplyDeleteRich