Utah Lake info

[olmoose]

Could anyone tell me any info or location of the "knolls". I have heard it refered to on occasion, but I'm not too familar with the lake. Thinking of getting some more carp this morning for future bait, if the family will get out of bed. Thanks

[Hellsangler69]

Here is a map to show you . Just click [url "http://rockymountainanglers.com/utah-lake-map.htm"]Utah Lake Map [/url]
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[olmoose]

Any boat hazards I should know about getting to that area? I have heard about alot of boats messed up on Utah Lake. Once I know the area,then I will try it. Just hate to messed up. Thanks

[road]

Best advise I can give on underwater hazards at UL. Make sure you have a sonar. UL is a shallow body of water. The whole lake can be a hazard. Know your draft depth and where you prop is at all times. Even in high water conditions you can leave a mud trail (when lucky) a 100 yards off shore on the west side of the lake.
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Are you driving and banking, or coming in from the lake side? If boating, where will you be launching. Closest access is the Saratoga Springs ramp on the west side.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If driving, go down Hwy 68 past all of the excavation up on the hill to the north. Turn down at mile marker 19 (I think). The roads are usually passable there for most vehicles. The roads back toward Pelican Point can be deeply rutted and muddy.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If coming in from the lake, make a wide swing around Pelican Point. That is the shallowest part of the trip. After that, as long as you stay a hundred yards offshore you should have at least six or more feet of water all the way. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You will pass several roads coming down to the water's edge from the highway above. A couple of miles or so past Pelican Point, there are some low hills that come right down to the lake. Those are the knolls. Much of it is fenced off and restricted to the public, but there are some good gravel fishing banks along there. Walleyes, cats and white bass all like it, and some very big cats come out of that area every year.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There are quite a few snags, between the new brush and the existing basketball sized rocks. It is best to soak your bait under a bobber or to cast light jigs and retrieve above the bottom.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]TubeBabe and I had some good days there last year, tubing. We would move along pitching plastics right up against the edges of the flooded brush, in about 3 or 4 feet of water. Never knew whether we were going to catch walleyes, cats or whities. I actually had a 5 species day on the same plastic grub there one day...walleyes, white bass, channel cat, mud cat and carp...all taken in the kisser.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There is some good potential walleye and cat action right now, but it gets even better during the post spawn for walleyes...just about to get started. We would have fished it all year last year except for the thick water weeds that grew up out to about 5 feet deep. That was about the first part of July. The fish were still biting, but it was too tough to fish.[/#0000ff]
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