05-16-2007, 05:10 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Welcome aboard and thanks for the kindly comments.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Wasn't me last Saturday. I couldn't get out that day. Most of our trips are midweek, when both schedules and weather cooperate.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Best fishing right now is next to the vegetation that rings most of the lake. The cats are in or next to the reeds, both spawning and feeding on the abundant food that uses the reeds for cover. Keep moving until you find fish. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Use a fairly large float, about 3' above a sharp hook or a jighead. Stay away from nightcrawlers and/or shrimp if you want to catch channels rather than mudders. The mudders will hit anything, but the big channels seem to be partial to fresh (skinless) carp meat or minnows...whole or chunked. They also like fresh pieces of white bass.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You should use stout line and cast close to the cover. When your bobber goes down, haul back hard to get the fish away from the greenery. If you get tangled, move over the fish and be patient. Keep pulling and sometimes the fish will unwrap itself.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There are miles of reed shoreline both north and south of Lindon. Much of it is kitty kitchen...and they can be found almost anywhere. If you don't get bit within a few minutes, pull anchor and move a few yards. Fish in the cuts and openings inside the reeds as well as out away from them a few feet. Some big fish cruise a ways away from the reeds.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Since you are a new member, chances are that you have not seen the PDF file I post periodically on Utah Lake Catfish. I will include it here, again. Hope you can get some good out of it. As you probably know, if you fish areund the country, all waters seem to have their own personalities and their little secrets. While Utah Lake is not a mystery, it does help to know where to go and how to improve your odds.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Wasn't me last Saturday. I couldn't get out that day. Most of our trips are midweek, when both schedules and weather cooperate.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Best fishing right now is next to the vegetation that rings most of the lake. The cats are in or next to the reeds, both spawning and feeding on the abundant food that uses the reeds for cover. Keep moving until you find fish. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Use a fairly large float, about 3' above a sharp hook or a jighead. Stay away from nightcrawlers and/or shrimp if you want to catch channels rather than mudders. The mudders will hit anything, but the big channels seem to be partial to fresh (skinless) carp meat or minnows...whole or chunked. They also like fresh pieces of white bass.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You should use stout line and cast close to the cover. When your bobber goes down, haul back hard to get the fish away from the greenery. If you get tangled, move over the fish and be patient. Keep pulling and sometimes the fish will unwrap itself.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There are miles of reed shoreline both north and south of Lindon. Much of it is kitty kitchen...and they can be found almost anywhere. If you don't get bit within a few minutes, pull anchor and move a few yards. Fish in the cuts and openings inside the reeds as well as out away from them a few feet. Some big fish cruise a ways away from the reeds.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Since you are a new member, chances are that you have not seen the PDF file I post periodically on Utah Lake Catfish. I will include it here, again. Hope you can get some good out of it. As you probably know, if you fish areund the country, all waters seem to have their own personalities and their little secrets. While Utah Lake is not a mystery, it does help to know where to go and how to improve your odds.[/#0000ff]
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