Utah Hunt & Fishing - 2014- A Day Of Recovery and Discovery

Day 4- Monday 9-15-2014

A Day of recovery for both Tom and myself....Bacon & eggs & Advil  to start the day instead of poptarts a definite plus. Final pic from day 3 a panorama Tom took:

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. - Psalms119:105

Final word on yesterdays hunt -hiking out approximately 6 miles via head lamp was an adventure unto itself. Definitely greatest distance I have ever walked at night in the woods and made me think of the above verse.

After some rest this morning and a good breakfast it was grab the fly rods, waders time, and gear up to try for our first Utah Trout. We Decided to fish on Diamond Fork Creek just west of  Springville Utah.  

First time in the waders since last winter and losing a little weight.  Two fists now fit where my fat belly used to be. Nice to have to take up some slack today

 Toms first Utah Trout on a size 10 parachute hopper. Beautiful fish and scrappy fighter.

 Marks first fish is on- small brown but it was still my first Utah Trout- there not all monsters.Caught on  a 9 Ft.  5 weight rod my dad Chet built while recovering from surgery in 2010. Thought of how much he would have loved today.

 Yes - Utah is also cattle country. Was greeted by the local herd black angus when I arrived back at car to get something to drink and go find my buddy Tom.

 Tom is burning all the daylight he can getting in a few more casts before heading out.

   Back on the hunt for Mule deer and Elk tomorrow.