So Dad went to Lake Powell with a couple of buddies. They had heard that the fishing was GREAT, but you know how fishing stories go. This time, however, the stories proved to be true! There are over 8 million stripers in the Lake and so there is no limit to the amount of fish you can catch.
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| They put in at Antelope Point. |
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| They got there in the late afternoon and by the time they got out to the fishing spot, it was dark, but that didn't stop them from fishing! Don't pay any attention to dad's finger, he was having a great time! |
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| The first night, Dad put up his tent and made a little camp fire! Wood was pretty scare! His buddies slept on the boat. |
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They started fishing early the next morning and
just kept catching them! |
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| They are called stripers and they have a very mild flavor, so they are wonderful to eat. |
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| This is one of his buddies, Ross Carpenter from St. Johns. |
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| Early morning was when the fishing was the best. The lake was calm and they were catching them so fast, Dad said he was trying to eat a fruit cup and they caught 4 fish before he could finish it! |
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| Now that's a FISH! |
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| They filled the live well to over flowing.... |
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| then filled the ice chest! |
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| The problem with catching 100+ fish is that they have to be filleted. That was a lot of WORK! |
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| Dad wanted to lay them all out to take a picture, but there was just too many. Plus he didn't want them heating up in the sun. |
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| So they just did a few at a time, then they put the fillets in gallon zip-locks and back in the ice chest. |
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| So they started filleting... |
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| Ross found a nice flat rock to work on. It was hot, back-breaking WORK! |
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| Dad brought a nice flat, 2 foot board. He said he now knows how to fillet fish. He had a lot of practice!! |
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| Dad taking a little rest! |
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| In the afternoon, the wind came up, so they found this little cove that was nice & calm. |
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| It was really cool, Dad went exploring way back in... |
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| ....while his buddies took a little nap. |
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| When it calmed down, it was back to fishing. I mean catching! |
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| This is his other buddy- Larry Hoopes. |
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| Catching more fish, means more filleting! |
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| They found a little cove that was nice and shady and cool. |
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| This is a reminder of where they fished! |
So that was a run down of Dad's 2nd great fishing trip. Now he wants to take all his boys fishing! Its a trip they would never forget!
