U.L. White Bass Problem

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[cool][#0000ff]White bass are a great target for ice fishing. If you can find them you can usually catch them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]They are not finicky. They will hit almost any kind of lures, of any color. Some guys have their preferences, but over time, there is probably nothing that won't catch them at one time or another.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]High percentage lures are plain old Kastmasters. Silver usually works best, in smaller sizes...1/8 oz. and 1/4 oz. Just add a bit of crawler or fish meat and jig it right off the bottom. You will usually do better by holding the rod and twitching it regularly than by setting it in a holder. But, if you have a two pole permit, you can sometimes get a finicky biter to munch on a "deadsticked" jig...or even a crawler or minnow. That will also pick up walleyes and catfish through the ice.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]1 1/2" tubes and twisters work well too. White, chartreuse, hot pink, black and chartreuse and other colors all work. Again, tip them with crawler, fish meat, waxies or mealworms.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]"Blade baits", like spoons and Sonar lures also work well at times. Don't pump and jig them too much. Just lift and drop them or give them a little wiggle action.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Utah Lake seldom caps completely, with ice thick enough to fish far offshore. The best ice fishing is usually in one of the harbors around the lake...Lindon, American Fork, Provo, Saratoga or Lincoln Beach. There can also be good fishing in the outlet channel of the Jordan River, in front of the pump house. That is in Lehi.[/#0000ff]
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