Fishing Forum

So I grew up catching monster Pike in the remote areas of the Candian Rockies. Now from everything I've heard, it seems like most of the Musky nature is derived from Northern Pike. Recently moving to Utah, I have heard a ton about Pineview Reservoir. I basically grew up in the outdoors and feel pretty confident in my knowledge of lures, presentation, location of fish, ESPECIALLY regarding Northern Pike. I took my inflatable canoe to Pineview on Saturday. I started fishing the furthest Northwestern finger of Pineview by 5:30 am. To me it seemed like prime Musky country, with tons of food, and ambush points. I fished the shallows, throwing every one of my best lures, with perfect presentations. I have to be honest, I'm partial to the topwater baits, so I tossed those probably 70% of the time (There's nothing like a topwater strike in my opinion). I also trolled for about an hour, varying anywhere from 35-80 feet from shore with deep diving lures.

I got only one top-water strike from a small musky from 5:30am - 2:00 pm.

Saturday was my first time fishing for Muskies. Can anyone who knows these fish better give me some info? Where are these Muskies hanging out? What are they striking? Are they in open water, or do they like structure this time of year? Are they near the shore line, or hanging out off drop offs?Is it really best to troll for these guys? I'm thinking the heat wave has pushed them deeper, and made them more lathargic, is this true?

I am a strong believer in catch and release, so any info would not take any muskies out of this lake.

You can email me at [url "mailto:mikemcinelly@hotmail.com"]mikemcinelly@hotmail.com[/url] if that is easier for you.


Has anyone ever ran into a bull moose in that section of Pineview? He wasn't too bothered by me, as I followed him around in about 2 feet deep water for 30 minutes. Pineview is a really a cool area!


I've attached some pics of the Northerns I landed two weeks back up in Canada. Pic # 1 and 3 are myself, and Pic # 2 is my brother in-law holding a nice Northern that I landed.


Also, does anyone know of a good place to catch some good Northerns in Utah???

THANKS A TON!
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Nice fish and welcome to BFT![]
They are staying deep from what i've heard and seen. I was poundin' em a month and a half ago on top but nothing the last 2 trips up.
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How deep is deep? I obvioulsy don't have a fishfinder on my student budget, but what do you mean by deep? Is there a lot of structure down there or what? Also, what do you think about the part of Pineview that I am fishing? It looked sweet to me, but I also didn't dare cross that lake with all the freakin' water skiers,,, I should have casted one into their boats with how close they came a few times. =) Not used to fishing around people at all.

Sr are you trolling for the deep guys I'm assuming?


Thanks lunkerhunter
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Welcome aboard, thanks for the catch and release philosophy.
I sent you an email with some basic info from a guy named nomoose.
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I would say atleast 15' and probably closer to 25 or 30. For the topwater stick to the cemetary point areas and the east side of the reservoir. There is not alot of structure under high water mark but look at the contours of the bank and judge from there. Swing out around the points and watch your lures for dragging on the bottom. There are some areas in the bays that are heavily brushed but the backs of them are the problem.
Utah dwr has just raised the limit on skiers to 3 per day! Take all you can eat and some for the neighbors and friends and co-workers and so on. There are enough for everyone.[cool]
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I think the only place to catch Northern Pike in Utah is at Yuba Reservoir (Exit 202).I know some guys on this site have fished them...maybe they will give you a reply.
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Pike are few and far between in utah. They can be caught at Redmond reservoir, Yuba reservoir, and Lake Powell. They are not targeted very aggresively in utah, and so going about catching them is difficult. I've tried, but never succeeded. Best bet is baiting them out at redmond, unless you have a boat, then head to Yuba. Good luck.
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