06-11-2006, 10:04 PM
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[#0000ff]Walleyes in Utah Lake? This year it has been much slower. Several possible reasons. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]First...more water and fish spread out more...and hanging out in different areas. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Second...more food. There has been good spawns the last two springs. Lots of fry and young of the year fish of other species. Walleyes are well fed and are not as hungry. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Third (this worries me) a die off of the larger fish at the end of the extended drought cycle due to poor food supply. A lot of the larger fish last year were in poor condition. Many of them might not have made it through. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have fished aggressively with both bait and lures in several spots that were producing eyes last year. So far my best has been a nine (9 incher). [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have been hitting other waters and have not fished UL much recently. I am hooking up with Cat_Man tomorrow morning at Lincoln Beach and will probably hit two or three other spots around the lake in the next week. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Mid June to early July is normally a great time to catch some of the biggest walleyes in the lake as they feed aggressively between spawning and summer's warm water slowdown. I hope to prove that theory.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Walleyes in Utah Lake? This year it has been much slower. Several possible reasons. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]First...more water and fish spread out more...and hanging out in different areas. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Second...more food. There has been good spawns the last two springs. Lots of fry and young of the year fish of other species. Walleyes are well fed and are not as hungry. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Third (this worries me) a die off of the larger fish at the end of the extended drought cycle due to poor food supply. A lot of the larger fish last year were in poor condition. Many of them might not have made it through. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have fished aggressively with both bait and lures in several spots that were producing eyes last year. So far my best has been a nine (9 incher). [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have been hitting other waters and have not fished UL much recently. I am hooking up with Cat_Man tomorrow morning at Lincoln Beach and will probably hit two or three other spots around the lake in the next week. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Mid June to early July is normally a great time to catch some of the biggest walleyes in the lake as they feed aggressively between spawning and summer's warm water slowdown. I hope to prove that theory.[/#0000ff]
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