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i was wondering if anyone can help me out on the cats in willard bay. i have caught tons of cats in there but none over 2lbs. i was wondering are there big cats in there or not? i have seen reports of big ones but never caught one. what areas of this lake hold large catfish? and what is the best bait for them? i usually fish the south marina area, but it is so low i dont know where to fish. also does anyone fish for cats near the north marina? i went there in a boat with some freinds and fished for cats along the north dike, and no one even caught a fish. any information anyone can give me would be extremly appreciated.
thanks in advance.
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I fished the n.marina last saturday and we caught some cats they were all about 2lbs.Nothing really big and i talked to a couple there and they had the same size cats there too.I used worms and he was using minnows. Hope this helps.
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i am positive that there are giant cats in the bear river, especially out in the bird refuge. and utah lake has got some big ones to. a few years ago i found a cat dead on the south dike of willard that judging by its length and the size of its head and all of the dried up skin looked to be 20+ pounds. so i know that there used to be huge cats in there but maybe not anymore. but i would still like to know where to get them in the low water.
thanx joe
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I have not heard of any big cats being caught in Willard for a number of years, I think the big ones are being feed very well. When the DWR did a gill net survey earlier this year they caught one that was 7 or 8 pounds in the SW corner. The last big cat that I saw was caught about three years ago in the spring, it weighted 17 pounds and was caught at the channel of the south marina. WH2
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oh that reminds me is the fishing very good back where the water comes in, back at the end of that south channel near the south marina? i saw a lot of carp swimmin around back there. is it any good fishing back there?
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I recall reading a report on here, approximately a year ago, where I guy wrote a report about catching a large cat fish near the south marina, while fishing with fresh carp meat. I know tubedude responded to the post, but I have done a quick search and didn't find the post.
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That was the post about that 17 pound cat but it was over a year ago, more like two.
Utcatman, not a lot of big cats are caught at the inlet but it can be good for crappie and smallmouth. WH2
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