Just got back from a short 2 day trip with my two grandsons. First day we fished close to check out boat & motor and fished up to Dominguez Butte & mouth of Padre with good results. The second day, we started to Rock Creek to find Tim Kelly's spot where all the action was happening. But as I was at the mouth of Friendship Cove I had to pull in there.

We started throwing grubs on 1/4 oz Road Runners with good success. We worked all the way back catching 18" to 22" stripers, SM, LM and a few crappie.

In one cove with flooded brush in it one grandson caught a 4lb LM & within minutes the other caught a 4 1/8lb SM. I sat there in amazement. We caught everything all the way to the very back. I kept trying to get the guys to quit & clean fish as it was getting late. They finally agreed and we went back to the mouth of FS in a nice shady spot and started to work and sinking the remains in 25" to 30" water.

Well one guy picked up my rod and asked if he could try it?

I said yes and the first cast caught a 22" striper, he threw him in the box that I was trying to get empty and proceeded to catch 6 more. At this rate we were never going to get through. Well his next cast was a backlash and when he got it cleared his lure was on the bottom and he started to reel in, he thought at first he was hung up until it started moving and we all saw that he had a very BIG fish on it.

He played it for about 10 minutes (with my expert coaching) before he tore the hook out. It was his fish of a life time and I wanted him to bring it in more than I can say.

We finished cleaning fish and left racing with the sun, running 50 to 55 and was a little after sundown when we got in. I had thought that cleaning fish and throwing the remains in would ruin that spot, but it seemed to attract them in this time. All in all this was the shortest trip I have made to Powell, but it will be in my memory the BEST trip I have ever made because I have just introduced two young kids to Lake Powell and especially "Friendship Cove" And they have already said "Papa we will to do this again".

It just don't get any better.

Bob