Maps and Fish

This is just an upload of some photos of the Stan Jones Map of Lake Powell, so you can get an idea where the various canyons are that I’ve been posting about. Wahweap is the bottom left corner of the first map, and Ticaboo Canyon is just beyond Good Hope Bay, in the bay’s top left hand corner, on the second map. If we get farther, I’ll try to remember and reference where we are in relation to Good Hope Bay. As long as I’m doing this upload, I guess I should share my excitement now. Hot damn, I finally caught a fish. Two of them, but I only boated one. I have been dropping some lead core line behind the boat while slowly cruising up the main channel. A 10 color and a 6 color. Both with the lures everyone uses here. Haven’t had any luck, until today. I got tired of having to reel in all that lead core before entering canyons, so I put the 6 color rod away. Coming through Good Hope Bay today, I decided to also use my regular fishing line with another lure that Bill found me when he was Kaboating up one of the earlier channels. After trolling it for awhile, I had a bite. A big bite! I got it to within about 50-75’ of the stern when it made another run. Instead of letting the line run out like I should have, I held it. About 5 seconds later the line broke. So much for that fish. I rerigged that pole with another lure and didn’t have it in the water long when I had another bite. Boated this one, just a 15” Striper. Supper for Bill and I tonight! So I can now say my $51 fishing license finally paid out. Lol!Read more