LAST EDITED ON Jul-06-11 AT 05:48AM (MST)[p]Ive had fishing trips at the gorge that would blow your mind. More often then not the fishing is slow when it comes to big lake trout. Ill always keep one fish in the teens to low 20's for eating. Lake trout are very good eating. In fact they are probably one of the best tasting fish in Utah and probably taste better then salmon. Anything larger always goes back! I only take one a year! The rest go back. The small ones aren't good eating imho their to bony! Lake trout do need harvesting because they are eating themselves out of house and home. You need to be selective when harvesting though So leave the 25+ lb fish for catch and release. harvest the rest
Never had a camera when I had my boat and I dont fish much for myself anymore. Usually just like to see the kids catch the fish now days.
Here is a clip from this years trip. We only targeted the big trout for a few hours in one afternoon.
Here are a few photos from a trip where we targeted them.
my oldest first big laker she caught on a jig all by herself.
wifes aunt with a nice one
wifes sister with an ok one. She actually caught about 10 over 25lbs on this trip and one up to 38 lbs. I cant find those pictures though
You can always tell if its a true big fish or a smaller fish when the guy holding the fish cant stick his arms towards the camera to make it look larger then it is and actually has to get a hold of it for the photo or he strains to hold it up right. This is a big fish!
The gorge is a lake that can break you if you dont know what your doing. It is also a lake I think you need to learn how to fish on your own to appreciate how hard it is to catch one of the big fish. Its also a lake when you do learn to catch them you could probably put a dent in the fishery. So if im asked where I catch them its always in the lake. If you ask what we caught them on its baby salamanders.