06-15-2004, 11:50 PM
[cool][blue][size 1]Yo, SOT, so you're gradiatin', huh? The good news is that there are plenty of whities being caught up to about 15" and they can definitely stretch your string. Even better, if you have some basic filleting skills, they will provide nice fillets for the pan.[/size][/blue]
[#0000ff][size 1]I am attaching a pic of a mixed bag I harvested at Lincoln beach about this time of year in the past. I got them in the evening (flash picture) with a walleye who thought he was a white bass adding to the evening's entertainment. I was using a light action 7 foot rod with small jigs...both plastic and marabou. But, small spinners in silver, white, gold, and various colors can all work well at times. They move around in schools so keep prospecting until you find them. Once you bang a couple you can usually keep busy until you lose the school.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Utah Lake is almost all smooth (mud) bottom. Lincoln Beach is one exception and has a lot of snags. However, the flats between Lincoln Beach and the inlet of Spanish Fork River to the east are all mud bottom and ideal for dragging a big strip of cut bait around. Used to do it all the time from my tube. Got a few long rides behind hefty kitties too. Another good area for that kinda fishing is off the airport, as has been discussed in another thread. It is a slow slope and stays very shallow for a long ways out. But, at night the cats move in to some of the shallower places and feed actively.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Here's another pic of a decent cat and some smaller ones that like the way I drag a chunk of white bass behind my tube.[/size][/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][size 1]I am attaching a pic of a mixed bag I harvested at Lincoln beach about this time of year in the past. I got them in the evening (flash picture) with a walleye who thought he was a white bass adding to the evening's entertainment. I was using a light action 7 foot rod with small jigs...both plastic and marabou. But, small spinners in silver, white, gold, and various colors can all work well at times. They move around in schools so keep prospecting until you find them. Once you bang a couple you can usually keep busy until you lose the school.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Utah Lake is almost all smooth (mud) bottom. Lincoln Beach is one exception and has a lot of snags. However, the flats between Lincoln Beach and the inlet of Spanish Fork River to the east are all mud bottom and ideal for dragging a big strip of cut bait around. Used to do it all the time from my tube. Got a few long rides behind hefty kitties too. Another good area for that kinda fishing is off the airport, as has been discussed in another thread. It is a slow slope and stays very shallow for a long ways out. But, at night the cats move in to some of the shallower places and feed actively.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Here's another pic of a decent cat and some smaller ones that like the way I drag a chunk of white bass behind my tube.[/size][/#0000ff]
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