| As we did the final prepping for our journey to Lake | | | | made a joking response to my companion as I stuck |
| Powell, the weather was one of the things we had | | | | a twig in the ground and said that "our flag was up |
| been keeping an eye on. Cold fronts pushing through | | | | and we have claimed this site". Being a Thursday we |
| the northern part of Colorado were what interested | | | | didn't have much to worry about someone else |
| us most. The Denver broadcasters were saying that | | | | getting there and setting up before we were able to |
| it would stay north of the I-70 corridor so we | | | | get back to the boat, get it launched and head back |
| thought we were in the clear. The rain we had | | | | to the site we had claimed. |
| overnight and into the morning had moved on and it | | | | With the campsite set up and the boat ready for |
| turned out to be a pretty nice afternoon. We loaded | | | | fishing we grabbed a quick bite to eat and headed |
| up the rest of the coolers into the trailer and did the | | | | out on the water. The wind had picked up some and |
| double check to see if we were forgetting anything. | | | | made the water a bit choppy, but not to bad. Being |
| It was now a little before 6pm, one more stop for | | | | late in the day by the time we got set up and on |
| fuel and a fresh drink for the road and were on our | | | | the water we decided to keep close to camp and |
| way. As we reached the west side of Denver the | | | | not go to the finger canyons we were told there |
| wind was picking up and the clouds in the mountains | | | | were reports of fish being caught. We pulled over |
| were not what the broadcasters had said would | | | | along Moki Wall and put out trolling rigs. We passed a |
| happen. As we reached Idaho Springs we were in a | | | | few other fishermen and asked how the fishing was |
| heavy snowfall and traffic was reacting to the | | | | and that we were just getting there and wanted to |
| changing weather. The snow stayed with us and | | | | know the secrets to getting the big ones. The |
| made travel slow all through the mountains till we | | | | reports from them were not good, seems the cold |
| reached Glenwood Springs then it turned to rain. | | | | fronts had also passed through here too and the |
| Grand Junction was the next stop as we needed | | | | fishing had really been slow now. As we made our |
| more fuel and though we would stop for the night to | | | | way into Moki Canyon the wind was really beginning |
| get some sleep before traveling the next 200 or so | | | | to pick up, and not wanting to get caught out on the |
| miles to Bull Frog Marina. We pulled into a Walmart | | | | big water in high winds, we decided to head back for |
| parking lot and went to set up the beds in the | | | | camp. Upon arriving back at camp after a very rough |
| camper and noticed we had forgotten the sleeping | | | | ride across the lake, we discovered that the wind |
| bags in the basement of the house. Good thing | | | | had its way with our campsite too. The awning we |
| Walmart stays open all night. We went in and found | | | | put up was down and tables and chairs were not |
| some cheap sleeping bags for $15 apiece, used their | | | | where we had placed them before leaving. We |
| facilities and made our way to the truck. | | | | managed to get a dinner made and eat after |
| The next morning we awakened to an absolutely | | | | securing things down better. |
| beautiful day, sun shining, slight breeze and hardly any | | | | The wind continued thru the night and into the next |
| traffic to deal with. We grabbed a bite to eat and | | | | morning making it another late day start for the |
| headed out on the road again. As we drive the last | | | | fishing. While waiting we had talked with some of the |
| miles of I-70 out of Colorado the scenery begins to | | | | neighboring camps and found that Hansen Creek had |
| change immensely as the trees are fewer and the | | | | been pretty good for a couple that had been there |
| desert scenery begins to envelope all things in every | | | | Thursday before the wind came in. They had caught |
| direction. Growing up in northeastern Colorado and | | | | many small bass but still no reports of Stripers being |
| being around trees and green fields, the desert | | | | caught. We were able to get the boat out around |
| landscape is not a place I find much beauty in. As we | | | | 3pm that day and headed directly for Hansen Creek. |
| reach Green River, Utah we know we are getting | | | | After getting there and letting out our lines it wasn't |
| closer to reaching our destination. Now the mind | | | | but 20 minutes till my partner had the first fish. It |
| begins to start thinking of all the things needed to do | | | | turned out to be a bass as we thought it would be, |
| when we do get to the camping area, so that we | | | | and not big enough to keep but it was a fish. We |
| can get the boat in the water and be able to catch | | | | caught several more bass and one stripers that night |
| some fish. The last 50-80 miles have got to be the | | | | before going back to camp. The next day we were |
| worst for any journey. By now the mind and body | | | | able to get an early start on the lake but didn't catch |
| are so anxious to get out and do something you can | | | | anything till late in the day, but it paid off nicer than |
| hardly sit still, and the road just seems to be getting | | | | the day before as we caught several Walleye all |
| longer instead of shorter. As we encroach upon the | | | | keep-able sizes. As we were now ending our short |
| next hill and see the park pay booth we both give a | | | | couple days of our trip, that night we picked up the |
| big sigh, "were there". We pay for our entrance into | | | | things we could to ready for our departure the next |
| the park and talk to the attendants getting | | | | afternoon. We started out really early the next |
| information about the lake and the fishing report, we | | | | morning in hopes that the walleye would still be |
| are entranced by the beauty of the young gal that | | | | hitting. That was not the case as we were skunked |
| was in training. Now I think to myself, the desert | | | | and had to go home with what we had caught in the |
| does have something beautiful to offer the eye. | | | | previous days. All in all we had a very good trip, we |
| We dropped the boat off at a large parking lot by | | | | had a safe drive to and from and came home with |
| the gate and set out for Stanton Creek camping | | | | about 15lbs of fish fillets. I enjoyed my first visit to |
| area to look for a place to set camp and have the | | | | Lake Powell and will probably be planning to go again, |
| boat on shore near us. We found a great place and I | | | | only the next time with a few more days to stay. |