East Canyon today, 5-2

[Mr. J]

Joe, Good going, catching, fishing, all that stuff. From your reports you seem to have them dialed in.

Having moved to Payson I don't even think of going up there any more. For trout, Deer Creek or Strawberry are closer and I seldom go there either. Utah Lake is so much closer and we can usually do pretty good there.

Keep it up Bud, rj

Rich, the only time I've been on Utah Lake in a boat, was some years back for duck hunting, and all we shot were a few mergi's...I haven't been back for the fishing, but from yours and others reports, it sounds like a good cat fishery...I know 15 or 20 years ago there was some commercial netting for carp...are they still a problem?... wasn't Utah Lake actually a huge cutthroat fishery in early Pioneer days?...are you trolling for the cats like at Willard or dead-sticking bait?

Yah, there seems to be plenty of cats but like other species ya got to find em first.  There are still plenty of carp, guess there will always be some of those so if you want some, it's wide open. I think the carp netting ended last year. Cutthrout , suckers maybe were big years ago. If you are moving and dragging some sort of attractor or bait, I guess that's trolling. Yes we usually  drag our offerings, usually about .5-.7 MPH. When we suspect the cats are in the brush we don't hesitate casting to them.

I wouldn't have thought of you shooting Mergs!?

rj