01-09-2018, 08:45 PM
[#0000FF]Almost everybody who puts in time on Willard ice catches a channel cat sooner or later. Sometimes the kitties are the only ones that show up to play. But like Utah Lake they do not seem to gather in any particular spot and there are seldom more than one or two per hole.
Like Utah Lake, the cats from Willard are usually taken by ice holers who fish various jigs near the bottom for perch, crappies or walleyes...or wipers. I have had the most success on cats fishing a small fire tiger jig head tipped with crawler. But I have also caught them on pieces of small chub minnows or perch meat. They also like Gulp Minnows.
Not sure if the ice is safe on Willard...or if it is, how long it will hold. It gets sloppy around the edges in warmer weather. Best place to get on the ice is usually straight down from the fish cleaning station at the north marina.
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Like Utah Lake, the cats from Willard are usually taken by ice holers who fish various jigs near the bottom for perch, crappies or walleyes...or wipers. I have had the most success on cats fishing a small fire tiger jig head tipped with crawler. But I have also caught them on pieces of small chub minnows or perch meat. They also like Gulp Minnows.
Not sure if the ice is safe on Willard...or if it is, how long it will hold. It gets sloppy around the edges in warmer weather. Best place to get on the ice is usually straight down from the fish cleaning station at the north marina.
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