Updates from Sand Hollow

LATEST FISHING REPORT

Latest fishing reports and pictures within the past two weeks...

The fishing has been good but will get even better once we can have some nice calm weather without the wind and cold fronts.

The bass at Quail Lake and Sand Hollow have been more active and some have been spawning and moving up shallower. The only issue is the cold fronts so if you can fish within a span where there is good warm weather, you will have more luck!!!

Fish will continue to spawn through out the month and anything you throw at the they will hit especially if the Female Bass are sitting on their nest, the males will be cruising the shorelines and hitting almost anything you throw at them as well.

Good Luck and send in your pics to Bassridersassociation@gmail.com

Dan White with a nice Largemouth caught on a very chilly morning...

Pops with a nice fat Bass...caught up in the shallows! We went out just the three of us before my graduation and managed to catch 22 Largemouth Bass, most of them around 1.5 to 2 lbs.

Shelbs and I went out to hang out and fish a bit, we caught around 12 within a matter of a couple hours. We landed both of these fish at the same time so we had to take a picture, it was pretty sweet!

Tom Orton our newest member to the B.R.A. was so excited to catch a BASS, he about fell out of the boat when he caught this one...

Tyler Vanlehn wanted to hold his bass like that...it was pretty windy as you can see his hair flopping in the wind!

CJ with his biggest bass so far at Sand Hollow it weighted exactly 3 lbs.

I caught this one with Tyler and Tom in the wind, it surprised me how big and fat it was, it weighted 4.2 lbs.

Lake Mead 2010

First annual Bass Riders Association Spring Lake Mead Fishing Trip 2010!

First Largemouth Bass caught on Lake Mead by the Bass Riders Crew!! This bass was spawning and protecting a nest. C.J. actually caught this same fish twice. Once in the morning and once in the afternoon.

First Crappie ever caught by Brian. This fish was protecting his bed and Brian threw every lure he had in front of him till he finally hooked the little sucker.

We caught a lot of stripers but never landed a big daddy. The biggest one we caught was almost three pounds. We did catch enough fish to keep us entertained and happy.

This big channel cat hit a plastic weedless tube that Brain threw out hoping to catch a bass. As soon as the tube hit the water, this big cat was all over it. He ended up being a great meal!!

The biggest striper of the trip!

We pulled into a cove to fish and heard these wild Burros or donkeys going crazy. We beached the boat and took after them on foot to try to get some good pictures. They were not too scared and we did get pretty close. There were over 20 Burros in the back of this cove so we officially named that place Donkey cove.


Overall, it was a successful fishing trip to Lake Mead for the B.R.A. We caught over 40 fish in just two and a half days. We caught stripers, catfish, largemouth bass, a smallmouth bass, and a crappie. The weather was perfect and the day we left, the shad were starting to run. Stripers are hitting everything from crankbaits, rattletraps, anchovies, squid and even cut bait from carp. We anticipate this week and weekend to be really good fishing down there and encourage everyone to give it a try. As always good luck out there on the water, and make sure to send in pictures at anytime.

2010 Lake Mead Trip

April 23, 24, and 25th, the Bass Riders will be fishing Lake Mead up in the Overton Arm. The bass spawn is near if not already started and the striper should be active. We have a few fishing tactics planned and will make a post with pictures and tips soon after the 25th. For all of you gearing up for the Bass spawn, get ready because Sand Hollow is most likely going to be next week and Quail soon after. Make time and prepare now because it is going to be great.

2010 ANNUAL FATHER AND SON TRIP TO LAKE POWELL...

-FISHING REPORT FOR LAKE POWELL-

The fishing is starting to pick up at Lake Powell, but the water is still cold which makes the fish less active but not impossible to catch. We tried a lot of different techniques from trolling to drop shot worms, we caught most of our fish on the berkley powerworm. Any dark color will work right now but it seems within these next few weeks the bass will start to spawn. We caught a lot of small fish but within the next few weeks the big bass will be caught. The fishing will only get better from here on out so make plans to go and send pictures to the B.R.A.

We caught these two stripers in Wahweap Bay on deep divers in about 25 to 45 feet of water.

We had some big bites up in Navajo Canyon, unfortunately the line broke on a big striper we caught trolling in the same depth near the back of the canyon.

My dad just relaxing and trolling along the canyon wall of Warm Creek.

I owe this fish to my dad cause he convinced me that we should fish off these rocks due to previous success the night before, as he saw this fish chase his berkley powerworm to the boat. It was a nice 4 lb Largemouth caught on the berkley powerworm texas rig style...Pops had a stag or he would have caught it as he says...maybe next year Pops!

Picture says it all...Largemouth Bass!

This is my dads photography shot as we let the Bass back into the water...

My biggest Smallmouth Bass caught on the powerworm 2lbs. but it felt like a 5 pounder the way it fought.

Our newest member to the B.R.A. is Brent "GRIZ" Felsted...PLATINUM STATUS!!!

Griz has been on Powell Worthy a couple times and caught a few fish but we never had any pictures to show for them!!!

Griz managed to caught four bass in a row right off the point at Sand Hollow using a green tube...it was a cold afternoon and we battled with the wind, but the fish were up shallow and are moving up each and every day.

Griz with a nice traditional "Snag" that we all got that day with the wind...

Here are a couple recent big BASS pictures caught within the past few weeks...this TOAD weighted 4 in a half pounds and was caught on a Berkley Power worm in about 15 feet of water near the shore...

The BIG TOAD so far...of the season!!!

Aaron with his biggest BASS so far, it weighted 2 in a half pounds...

CJ and I decided to make a quick trip to Lake Powell...CJ caught his first STRIPPER ever trolling along the bank using the PINK LADY...

We trolled in about 15 to 35 feet of water...it was a rough trip, the bite was tough but it should pick up in the next few weeks as soon as the water temp stays consistent...we had a great time!!!

Powell Worthy getting a little sun before we head back home...

Here was our campsite...we stayed up in a nice cove in Wahweap Bay!!!

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/