Sand Hollow and Quail Creek Advice

[vanman]

Hello fellow Bft members,

I will be heading down to southern Utah the weekend of April 10th for my first, and hopefully much more, large mouth bass. I will be camping at Quail Creek reservoir, but will also be making the drive to Sand Hollow for some fishing. I unfortunately do not own a boat, so my fishing will strictly be from the shore. I have tried my best to do my homework for this trip. I have looked at the archives over the last 10 years on this forum, and I hope that the bass will be making their way up onto their beds by the time I am there.

I am hoping I can get some advice from fellow anglers, that know the area well, on where I can attempt shore fishing at either reservoir. I am completely new to bass fishing, so any other advice (top water, plastics, senkos, cranks, spinners, etc.) would be greatly appreciated.

All fish caught will be photographed and immediately released.

I am taking my 13 year old son on this trip, and I am hoping to make it a memorable one for the both of us. Thank you in advance.

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[fish_or_die]

I'm headed down to Sand Hollow around then for my first time as well. Look on youtube, there are tons of videos from hooked on Utah and other shows that were done down there in the last couple years, lots of info on what the fish are doing this time of year.

From shore it looks like your best best is either fishing from the dam or wading on the south east side of the lake.

Anybody know what the water temps are this week?
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[riverdog]

This week? No. I was down last week but only managed to hit Quail briefly late Wednesday afternoon. Water temp was 57. I tried spinners for the first time and managed to catch a few. Probable wasn't even there an hour. Place was pretty deserted except for 3 girls out on yaks.
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[fish_or_die]

if we could get some stable warm weather for the next two weeks it could be game on by the first of april...
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[kittychaser]

I fish quail a lot senkos work great so do tube jigs if they don't hit artificials throw some crawlers or wade the shallows and catch some crawdads they work really good you can catch fish just about anywhere if along the bank that has some cover I do a lot of sight fishing that time of the year
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[utahduckhunter]

the watertemp at sand hollow drop to 49 degree we hand some good winds out of the north that drop the temp quail is about 47 in water temp
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[Reddog1988]

I have been making spring trips to sand hollow for a few years now. You should be down there about the perfect time of year. I would say if the water level is up in the weeds on the south east side the throw any natural color soft plastics out to the weeds and tree bottoms. If the water levels aren't very high then the north east side or the rocks on north west side usually always produce this time of year. Again any natural color or craw imitation work great. Senkos, cut'r bugs are awesome, or tubes. Texas rigged. Good luck.
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[Springbuck]

Hey, man, for a big trip like that and first bass and all, PM me. I have a kayak I would be happy to lend you to increase your mobility and options. It's clunky to carry and homemade-looking, but it's stable, easy to sit in, In two different positions, nimble enough, and goes in a trailer or car top easy enough.

I have a couple of em, old scout projects I inherited. You're welcome to it.
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