Due to the windy weather last week...there was no fishing update available...

Our two newest members to the B.R.A. our Taylor White and Rob Condie...they are both elite members!!!

Taylor White with his first trout caught at Otter Creek with some good old power bait...
Taylor just hanging out hoping to snag another fish on a worm...
Rob Condie caught this huge BLACK SEA BASS off the coast of California...
Rob in Alaska with a nice sockeye salmon...

2010 New "Platinum" and "Elite" Members

B.R.A.'s newest members: Jake Erickson, Monroe Payne, Tyler Vanlehn, Daniel White, Katie Clement, Jamie White, Michael Bell, Chris Hoppie, Nathan Shaw, David Shaw, Ben Vanlehn and Shelbie Clement.

There are two different levels of membership in the B.R.A.

Platinum:Platinum members are those who have already reached elite status but have taken it a step further and chose to take the challenge of fishing and catching fish out of the official BRA boat (Powell Worthy).

Elite: Elite members are those who have he desire and passion for any kind of fishing and those that send pictures in to the BRA email at bassridersassociation@gmail.com

This is what Michael Bell sent in from the Provo River.

"I have a job that allows me to schedule appointments in favor of my addiction, fly-fishing for trout. I love the Provo and Weber rivers in the winter and other lakes and ponds nearby during the summer from my float tube. I love tying flies about as much and tie an hour a day every day at 6am. I'm a fly fishing junkie.

I would love to go after bass on a fly so I'm looking forward to making some pals there in southern Utah."

Another spectacular picture that Michael Bell sent in...

Jake Erickson, Monroe Payne, Tyler Vanlehn and Brian Clement all took off on a Friday afternoon for some good night fishing at Lake Powell. All together they caught over 120 stripers, it was an unbelievable night...caught at the dam on anchovies!

Jake Erickson with some good sized stripers from night fishing at Lake Powell.

Chris Hoppie with a huge toad, it really is a largemouth bass. Chris has caught other bass and trout in Powell Worthy but this is the only picture he had to send in to the B.R.A.

Nathan and David Shaw at Lake Powell with some nice stripers...caught on anchovies!

The striper to the right that David is holding was close to 5 lbs.

Dan White has caught a couple largemouth bass on Powell Worthy but he sent us his first catfish caught at Lake Powell.

Katie Clement and Jamie White with some good sized stripers at Lake Powell.

Aaron Harward with his first largemouth of the 2010 season, he caught it on a green tube fishing off the bottom in 25 feet of water at Sand Hollow.

Aaron Harward with his first largemouth bass ever caught last summer in May 2009.

Monroe Payne, a dedicated angler with a lot of memories in Powell Worthy, caught this nice 4 lb. largemouth bass at Quail Creek with a bright yellow tube in the summer of 2008.

Monroe Payne with his first bass of the 2010 season caught in March.

Tyler Vanlehn with his first bass as well in March of 2010. The three of us went out early one morning at caught ten within a couple hours using the drop shot.

Shelbie Clement and Brian with their first fish caught right after he proposed to marry her. Thanks to her and all the other wives out there that let us men live the dream and fish...

Shelbie is a dedicated platinum member and has helped a lot with setting up the B.R.A. blog, which will soon be a website.

Michael Bells video he sent in of him catching a nice trout up in the Provo River...

2010- S.U.B.A. Bass Tournament

SUBA Bass Tournament @ Sand Hollow

The February tournament for SUBA at Sand Hollow was a success. Although the Bass Riders came in 6th place, we were really just one big fish away from being in the top spot. We started fishing at 7:00 am and there were two weigh ins. One at 11:30 and one at 3:00. The two fish pictured were our morning fish for the first weigh in. After the morning weigh in, we were in 3rd place. After talking to some of the other teams out there, the Bass Riders caught more fish than any other team out there, but just couldn't land the big one. Overall we caught 22 fish. Skeeter caught 14, and jiffy caught 8. We were mostly using the drop shot with tube plastics but also caught 4 fish on a green pumpkin power worm.

Weekly fishing report from Jiff and Skeet

Bass fishing is still fairly slow out at Sand Hollow. However, using the right techniques, fish can be caught. What we have found to work best is using the drop shot with a tube or any other plastic of your choice with a very slow retrieve. Since the water temp is still in the mid to upper 40's the bass are still slow to react and lethargic so anything slow is going to work best. Until the water temp rises, stay in 25-35 foot of water because that is where they are right now.

As for Quail, its basically the same thing, but the bass seem to be a little smarter and are even more hesitant to bite. The Bass Riders have not been out to Quail very much lately due to the tournament at Sand Hollow, but will try to get out soon to see what is working best.

Coming up on the Bass Riders Association Blog next week and each week from now on!!!

New member pictures and profiles. Again if you want to join this elite association, email us at bassridersassociation@gmail.com and tell us about yourself. Have a great week and as always, good luck out on the water!

For tournament results click on this link and go to tournament results at Sand Hollow.

http://www.southernutahbassanglers.com/