A Day Late

So last Friday was just one of those days. You know the ones…it’s the end of the week, the sun is shining, and every minute that ticks by at work seems to take a little piece of your soul. It was a slow day so I decided to take off a few hours early and go fishing up in Heber. A couple friends and I found a nice little fishing hole up there. Everything was just perfect till I reached the fishing hole and realized the water was about a foot higher and the water was as muddy as it could get. Since I’ve just been fishing with nymphs and scuds I was pretty disappointed, unless the thing hit the fish on the nose there was no way they were going to see it. I thought about driving back down the canyon and try fishing the lower Provo, but it looked pretty crowded as I drove up. I thought about it a little and decided I wasn’t exactly fishing to catch fish. What I mean is, it was basically just an excuse to get out and get away for a while. Don’t get me wrong, most of the time it’s both…get away AND catch some fish, but not Friday. So I decided to try my luck at smacking a fish on the nose through all the mud for a couple hours. I didn’t catch anything but it was still a beautiful day and a great day to be on the river, even if it was too muddy.

Oh, by the way I think the mud was caused by a water reclamation project going on just below Jordanelle dam. I’ve heard some stuff about it but haven’t given it much thought since the waters been clear up until recently. Anyway, I may just have to stick to the lower Provo from now on.

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