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FISHED LBH 12-24-06 ONLY CAUGHT 5 FISH BETWEEN 6 OF US. DAY WAS VERY SLOW. TRIED SONAR ALSO WHITE JIGS TIPPED WITH MILL WORMS.
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[cool][#0000ff]That is typical. The fish come in heavy right after iceup but leave the harbor when there is too much angling pressure. As the ice layer builds out in the main lake the fish will move back outside when there are too many people tromping on the ice and drilling holes.[/#0000ff]
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[ajensen83]

so do they move back into the bay or do they stay out in the main lake area??? and do people have luck going out into the main area or is the white bass fishing done until the lake thaws??
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[cool][#0000ff]There's really no way to predict what the fish will do or where they will go. Like most predators they roam around looking for food and follow the groceries. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]White bass often move inside harbors right after they first ice up because they ice up before the main lake and the ice cover creates "structure"...shade and cover. Iced harbors also clear up and the fish like being able to see better in the clear water.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Once they move out, either because of angler commotion or just looking for food when the rest of the lake gets an ice cap, they may or may not find their way back. On any given day you can find a few...a lot...or zip.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Utah Lake is quite large. At any given time maybe only about 2% of the lake will have schools of white bass available. That is my estimate, at least. At some times of the year, like spawning time, running water draws them in and makes them easier to find and catch in numbers. The same with the first ice in the harbors. After that it is a lot tougher to predict where they will be and to really whack them for any length of time. They move around too much.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I haven't heard any reports about the Lincoln Beach area but in years past that can be a good spot to fish through the ice when it is thick enough. There are springs under the surface that draw in the fish and you can catch white bass, walleyes, carp, largemouth, crappies, bluegill and even catfish through the ice down there.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have wanted to get down and check the ice conditions out around the bubbleup, just south of Lindon. That can also be a good spot to find some white bass when the ice is thick enough to get out around the far buoys. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But, for the most part, fishing out in the main lake is really a matter of luck more than good planning. If you drill some holes in a migration corridor, and can wait them out, you can have several periods of action during a day. If you miss it by a few yards though, you will not do much except wash lures and drown bait.[/#0000ff]
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[ajensen83]

Tubedude, I figured you would have the answer... thanks for the help
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[cool][#0000ff]I definitely don't have all the answers. But, I do know most of the questions.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Anybody who claims to know everything about either fishing or females will lie about other things too.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff](Sorry ladies. No disrespect intended.)[/#0000ff]
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