12-16-2014, 07:16 PM
Here is what I would do if I were you. I would hit up the harbors on Utah Lake first. Lindon Boat Harbor has been redone a little this year. Several docks have been added which can be great for structure hugging fish like crappie and bluegill. This is the time of year that I switch to the small stuff. TubeDude told me a few years ago to start using ice flies tipped with worm (wax or crawler) under small bobbers around this time. The hardest part is finding the fish. Once you have located them and depth, they will take just about any small jig/icefly (1/32 oz, 1/64 oz, or smaller) tipped with worm. If you pick up a white bass on the small side, cut that sucker up for bait and put that on your jig. I've caught white bass, crappie, perch, bullheads, and even bluegill on white bass meat this time of year. I like using small slip bobbers. The Thill shy bite and mini-stealth are great options when you have downsized your offerings. Lindon does charge a fee so be aware.
American Fork Boat Harbor and Pelican Bay (near Saratoga) can all produce as well using the same tackle/techniques. Utah Lake State park can be productive as well.
If you are fishing from shore or from the docks (i.e. no float tube or pontoon), remember to move around a lot if you aren't getting bit. A tandem rig of small ice flies under a slip bobber doubles your chances and helps cover different parts of the water column. White bass, perch, and bluegill will tend to hug the bottom. In my experience, yellow perch in Utah Lake will be an inch or two off the bottom. White bass will be around the same area and bluegill can be down there or up a foot or two. Crappie will tend to suspend. Sometimes they may only be 2 or 3 feet down in 8 feet of water. You just have to experiment (or invest in electronics) until you find some fish.
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American Fork Boat Harbor and Pelican Bay (near Saratoga) can all produce as well using the same tackle/techniques. Utah Lake State park can be productive as well.
If you are fishing from shore or from the docks (i.e. no float tube or pontoon), remember to move around a lot if you aren't getting bit. A tandem rig of small ice flies under a slip bobber doubles your chances and helps cover different parts of the water column. White bass, perch, and bluegill will tend to hug the bottom. In my experience, yellow perch in Utah Lake will be an inch or two off the bottom. White bass will be around the same area and bluegill can be down there or up a foot or two. Crappie will tend to suspend. Sometimes they may only be 2 or 3 feet down in 8 feet of water. You just have to experiment (or invest in electronics) until you find some fish.
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