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[cool][#0000ff]More weather on the way so I figured I would dunk my tube at Lincoln Beach. Game plan was to catch a BUNCH of walleyes. Good plan, bad execution.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Air temp 50 at launch and water temp 60. Warmed to 63 by noon departure. Not bad visibility...for Utah Lake. a little bit of green in some areas but definitely not Bear Lake blue.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Launched at the end of the south boat dike and kicked over to the springs. Threw plastics and hardbaits on the way over and after getting to some rocky structure. Rolled a couple of carp and had some whitey whacks, but no wallies were in or wanted to play. Of course I got my share of "rock bass". If you don't get a "piece of the rock" a few times you ain't fishing right. Didn't lose any gear though. Tubes are great for being able to kick over the top of your snags and working them loose.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]After passing first spring, I rigged one rod with a bobber jig head about 5 feet under a float. Pinned on a minnow and chucked it out to try to attract a walleye while I kept casting plastics and cranks. After looking away from the bobber, to take a picture of Timp with snow in her hair, I could not see my bobber. Reeled up the line to bring it tight and it wiggled. Yee hawwww. But, a kitty not a wallie. Still bent my stick and stretched my string. That's what I come fer. Got it to for a picture or two and sent it back.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Picked up another cat or two on the way to the "L". Danged whiskery fish were keeping me away from the walleyes. All of a sudden I got into the middle of a white bass convention. As I was bringing in one on plastic my bobber went down and another one had munched the minnow. For the next half hour I kept changing lures to see if I could find something they would NOT hit. Couldn't do it. Every lure I tossed...no matter how large and wild colored...got hammered. I actually had two white bass on one crackbait at one time, but one came loose as I was lifting them out of the water. I probably caught about 20 within a half hour, before they moved on.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I caught my fourth and last catfish just before 10 AM. I caught several more white bass here and there after that, but once the north breeze came up the bite seemed to die. I dragged bait and pitched lures all the way back to my launch area, taking about an hour and a half...working shallow to deep...and never got another hookup. Had a couple of pop and drops on a minnow, but they were probably those pesky little whities.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Nice fall day, light breeze, still mild water temps. No walleyes but some good tugs from kitties and whities. Didn't keep any cats but did keep a few white bass that were big enough to fillet...for some garlic butter pan grilling.[/#0000ff]
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Nice report and pictures, it seems that some times the fish you want just don't want to play, but thats fishing...
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Hey looks like it was worth the trip to LB Pat. Its a shame you didnt till the eyes. Better whities anyway. After all, those eyes aint worth the effort [].
Oh btw, has anyone told you lately your long winded? If not, I just did, HA!
Great post and nice pictures ol' buddy.. Looks like I best do my part to thin the lake of a few whities real soon.
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no walleyes, hmmmm. were you using the color ?? remember if it's not that color your not catching walleyes at LB this time of year.
later chuck
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I've often wondered..."how does he catch so many fish?" You gave away you're secret but you may not have realized it. You were using [#0000ff]crackbait [:p]
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[cool][#0000ff]Thanks ol' buddy. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Me...long winded? Nah. I'm just verbose...whatever the heck that means.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I know the 'eyes ain't worth much, but they sure are good at keepin' ya humble.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Plenty of whities for all, and they DO like to play.[/#0000ff]
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[quote utwalleye]no walleyes, hmmmm. were you using the color ?? remember if it's not that color your not catching walleyes at LB this time of year.
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[cool][#0000ff]Hey Chuck, I definitely used "the color"...and other colors too...in all sizes and will all kinds of presentations. Just couldn't find the zone...or the fish. As you well know, you can't catch 'em where they ain't...and sometimes you can't catch 'em even if they are there.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I did not make it down all the way to the "L". Next trip I will launch at the "L" and just hammer that area. It has been best for me in years past but when the north breeze came up and fishing died, so did my optimism and my masochism.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Maybe we should gang up on them after the next storm.[/#0000ff]
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[quote fsh4fun05] I've often wondered..."how does he catch so many fish?" You gave away you're secret but you may not have realized it. You were using [#0000ff]crackbait [:p]
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[cool][#0000ff]Yeah...and I "smoked" 'em.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That's what happens when I turn loose my flying fingers (on the keyboard) without proofing carefully. But, what is a missing "N" among friends. Sure if funny how typos turn out sometimes, huh?[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Never knew you were a proofreader. Guess that explains why you have so much fun with Bassrods.[/#0000ff]
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Hey Pat, ok that sounds like a plan. I'm wondering if this tuesday will be ok after this storm, it will be a day or so early, but the fall eye bite is all business and this storm shouldn't affect them too much. I'll give you a PM tonight to let you know for sure on tuesday. later chuck
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60 degrees is a little chilly. I assume you are in the Neoprene again now? Sad to see the "Wet" season pass so quickly.
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White bass sure are purdy. Though they lean toward the diminutive side of the size scale, their overall scrappiness, aggressive tendencies, and energy level make them one of my favorite fish to catch.

Glad you had a nice time catchin' a few of the bright-as-a-pin little tikes. I haven't fished UL all year. Maybe I need to head on down and prospect the shoreline for some of the whities.

A question: Now that it is cooler, and as it gets cooler, do you suspect, Sensei TubeMaster, that their schools will be found shallower or deeper as we approach the ice cap season?

Thanks for another entertaining report.
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Along with PrinceFisher's question...Do you think a break in the weather either saturday or Sunday would allow me to catch any Whities from the knolls on the raft? Or is that more or less strictly Kitties?

I'm just dieing to get in the motorized raft and fish now.
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[cool][#0000ff]With water temps still over 55, I would normally be still fishing with lightweight waders. Too cool for fishing "wet" but not cold enough for 'prenes. However, my old breathables are breathing their last, so I am dressing light in the 'prenes for now. Even with only one layer I do perspire. [/#0000ff]
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[quote PrinceFisher]A question: Now that it is cooler, and as it gets cooler, do you suspect, Sensei TubeMaster, that their schools will be found shallower or deeper as we approach the ice cap season? .[/quote]

[cool][#0000ff]Three things motivate whities (and most other fish) as the temperature cools...flowing water, warmer water, food. Lots of white bass still up in the Provo and around the mouth. Ditto for a couple of other "inlet" spots. Also lots of them around reed patches where young white bass and carplets are still in hiding. In addition to the spots where warm flows enter the lake, whities also just like structure and you can find them along dikes and around rock ledges...like at Lincoln Beach.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]When the water drops a few more degrees...like much below 50, you can find schools of white bass inside protected harbors...especially around and under docks. They really move inside as the harbors usually freeze before the main lakes. Tubing inside the harbors just before iceup can be great...for walleyes too.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Right now, the schools are moving around and hunting for whatever makes them feel good or fills their tummies. You can find them almost anyplace at any depth...from 2 feet to 12 feet. Catch 'em where you can while you can and be properly grateful. Some days are great and others ain't.[/#0000ff]
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[cool][#0000ff]From what the weather forecast is I wouldn't be too optimistic about a "break". Even then, the best fishing is after a couple of days of decent weather, with cleaner water. The water is likely to be choppy and chocolate...and with fronts moving through. But, if you are "dedicated/demented" enough, go for it.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There are several good areas along the knolls that traditionally produce white bass throughout the year. There are almost always a few there...somewhere. But, I don't always find them myself so don't rely on my say so.[/#0000ff]
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I can confirm that the whole north side of the lake is now chocolate.. Was fishing it tonight as the front came in.. water went from gray to nesquick Strong winds, big waves, direct north wind. It's going to be a while for things to calm down..
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The inlet pattern at least at Provo, is wrapping up finally. A few waders still beating out a few whites right at the mouth but the fishing is too sparse and the mosquitos not yet lethargic enough. Hopefully this little weekend frost will rid us of west nile for this season. Those are some of the most powerful and fast flying mosquitos i've ever encountered.....and i've encountered plenty over the years. Be prepared to deal with 30 to 50 simultaneously, and they will bite, deet or no deet. Best policy is rubber gloves, mosquito net over the head, long sleeves, no exposed skin whatsoever. Unless you want to be so kind as to donate to the insect branch of the ARUP blood bank.