Starvation help please.

[Majja]

Hey all my buddy Wasatch801 (Kevin) and I are going up to Starvation this weekend, and could use just a little guidance form you all. I will be borrowing his tube and he will be on his toone, but neither of us have a fish finder. Where should we go? Also what should be in out boxes as far as bait? Eye's will be the main target but will gladly take any thing else that bites.

Thanks
Majja "aka Matt"
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[waldocod]

Refer to previous posts by Tube Dude.That should give you all the info you need!
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]The two main areas accessible easily by "floatation craft" are Rabbit Gulch, on the west end, and the Saleratus Wash area on the east (dam) end. Both offer easy access and good launching spots for tubes and toons. But...and this is a BIG BUT...without sonar you will be severely handicapped. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]This is a transition time, when the water is dropping and turning cooler. The fish are pulling away from the shoreline areas and looking for deeper channels and underwater structure. Without sonar you can fish a lot of water without finding fish. Often they are holding only in one small spot. If you find it and mark it you can catch fish all day. If you don't find a spot you will swear there are no fish in the lake.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Since you don't have sonar, you will need to look for areas where streams or washes come into the lake and then fish them out deeper and deeper, until you are in about 25 to 30 feet of water. If you have the right stuff on at the time, you will get bit. Other good spots to work out from shallow to deep are underwater points. Look for spots along the shoreline that look like they might continue right out into the lake. Again, work in and out, back and forth, until you get some action.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It is good to take some marker buoys. Once you find fish, usually offshore, you need to mark the spot because it is often hard to maintain visual reference on the shoreline and even a slight breeze will blow you off the spot fairly quickly.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Both perch and walleyes will hit a lot of the same stuff. Plain jig heads with a piece of crawler will catch fish. However, we have been doing best with white tubes and small twisters, followed by bicolor tubes with orange and chartreuse. Actually, once you find fish, it is more difficult to find something they won't hit than something they will. Tip your jigs with crawler until the fish get active. Then you can catch them on plain plastic.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Watch the weather. The wind can come up fast on Starvation, like most Utah waters. Don't take unnecessary chances and get off the water if it looks like weather coming.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The water is cooling now and there are reports that some trout are getting more active near the surface. Take some spinners and some small Rapalas for early morning trout action. Don't be surprised if one of those trout comes in looking like a big ol' chub. There are some monskers in there.[/#0000ff]
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[lunkerhunter2]

Good luck guys.[] I met Wasatch801 at willard a few weeks ago and was pleased to meet him.
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[Majja]

Thanks for all the info we will be setting sail for starvation tomorrow about 5pm just in time for rush hour. But atleaset it is going to a pond and not work. I am looking forward to it as i am throughly enjoing all the new stuff Wasach801 is teaching me about other than trout. I guess it is time to see some of these 10-12" pearch and hopefully a Eye or two. I will give ya all a run down when we get back.

Majja
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[icing_perch]

I will be camping up there all weekend. We are staying at the main state park area. I will have a boat with a fish finder so if you want to holler at me if you see me coming by I will be in a 16 foot aluminum with a 25 horse mercury on the back. Or you can come by my campsite. I will be in my 95 Plymouth Voyager it is green. If nothing else I can find the fish and drop you guys on shore near close to the fish. Any other help you might need just holler. Chad
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[Flycasting]

Good luck on your trip... Like TD said, not having a sonar will make things a little more difficult. Make sure to take some mark bouys. As soon as you float through an area and you ook up, throw it out, and fish around it. Let us know how you do!

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[Majja]

Icing Thanks for the offer we may just take you up on that or might just stop by and say hi. I will be in a Bucks Round tube and Wasatch will be in the Sportsman's Toone. We have not decided if we are going to rough it and camp over on the rabit side or at the main camp ground. We will be in a With 1990 Chevy Stepside. So i guess we will see ya on the pond.

Majja
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