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Went to Utah lake state park this morning.  Ice is unsafe in the harbor, so I fished on the dock.  Caught some nice crappies and released a bunch of small perch.

Merry Christmas.

(12-25-2021, 09:50 PM)hook_sets Wrote: [ -> ]Went to Utah lake state park this morning.  Ice is unsafe in the harbor, so I fished on the dock.  Caught some nice crappies and released a bunch of small perch.

Merry Christmas.

Thanks for the pictures but it hard to tell their size. We're you alone in the harbor

There were 8 fishermen fishing on the docks.  Fish was between 8-9.5 inches.

Nice, great haul

Some 9.5" crappie would sure make some Christmas fish fry!!

Hey, Phong, I was out there the other day and the regulars told me that the crappie fishing had been hot a while back but I couldn't expect to catch any now. Could you share how to do it or try to show me, again? PM me if you prefer.

Hi Craig,

The crappies action was hot in November out on the rocky jetties.  I caught them on my hand tied marabou jig 2 feet under a bobber.  As for catching them through the ice around the docks, I don’t use the bobber.  I noticed that all the crappies I caught is between 2-4ft down from the top of the water.  I move around the docks with my showdown to locate the crappies.  I have success using trout magnets, slab tail plastics, and marabou jugs to catch them.

I wast out at the state park this morning, and the wind was wicked.  The ice around the docks will be gone later today.

Hope this help.

I went to the Utah state park and fished for a couple of hours today.  Got 5 crappies and a dozen white bass.  The harbor is iced up now, about 1.5” thick.

How deep was water please?

The water in the harbor is around 8 feet deep, and the crappies are in the middle of the water column.

Thank you HookSets!