[font "Calibri"]Has anyone else noticed that the DNR has put 20-25 inch Lake Trout in the local community ponds? I was just wondering if any of you have actually caught any of these local lunkers. I just might have to get on the local ponds now. [fishin][/font]
I noticed either last year or the year before that the stocking reports showed that they put Lake Trout in the Kaysville pond. I was fishing those ponds around that time and didn't catch any. I think that it's a typo. Or maybe they are using it as a motivator to get more people fishing the community ponds thinking that they have the possibility of catching a really big fish. I personally think it would be a huge mistake. The fish wouldn't live very long. The community ponds are what . . . maybe 10 feet deep.
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[font "Calibri"]The reason I asked was because a non BFT fisherman was telling tall tales of a 26 inch lake trout caught in an Ogden city pond. I did not believe it and looked up the stocking page and saw that they were being planted. I was just hoping to hear a report from a BFT’er before believing this tale.[/font]
The Lakers are in there.
They are stocked in the fall at community ponds.
These are the fish no longer needed for the hatchery.
They don't last very long before they are all caught though, so get over to the pond and try your luck.
Best lures have been Kastmasters, but I didn't say that.
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long time lurker, first time poster. How about some Lake Trout in Jordanelle. That would be sweet!
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They are are there.
My two boys each caught a Lake trout around 22" at Bountiful Pond on Saturday. They were both caught on a plain worm off of the bottom within about 5 minutes of each other.
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This is true. I caught 4 of them in the Syracuse pond this spring. Just use large spoons reeled in slowly. They are all brude stock and none that I have caught have had any fins, but who really cares anyway? Still fun to catch.
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Yup, I have caught two nice ones, using tube jigs. When they first were stocked, they were chasing the planters, just like bass. I talked to a kid after watching him snag a couple, he was bragging about "catching them" both were hooked in the tail.Told him what he was doing is against the law and is not really considered fishing. he got scared and took off, haven't seen him back yet.
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A few years ago there were signs posted at the Deer Creek entrances that if you caught any lakers in Deer Creek, you were supposed to keep them and bring them in to the station.
Apparently many, many, moons ago, the DNR planted them in Deer Creek but they apparently never took. I think it would be fun to have some in Jordanelle. What about East Canyon? Is that deep and large enough?
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[cool][#0000ff]Does anybody remember the big fuss last year when someone found a dead and dried out mack that had been planted in one of the ponds and then died? It was found near one of the ponds and when dried the teeth looked NASTY. Nobody seemed to know what it was and everybody was guessing everything from snakehead to piranha.[/#0000ff]
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I have a book my grandma gave me called "mackinaw trout" the fish lake story written in 1975. In it it tells of several lakes in utah that at one time had macks in them.
lake mary, lake brimhall, lake blanche, twin lakes res, donkey lake, elizabeth, blue lake, panguitch, and strawberry were all said to have macks in them, however at the time of the book only deer creek, fish lake, bear lake and the gorge were actually producing fish. But Yeah a couple more lake trout spots would be great especially lakes like Jordanelle and East Canyon.
The book is pretty cool and has 50 or so pages of newspaper clippings of giant trout caught in fish lake from the 50's and 60's.
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I caught a Laker at the community pond last year. About 16" long...I was pretty cool, but I figure they dump a good mix of trout in those put and takes.
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[cool][#0000ff]They have dumped a lot of "over the hill" spawners of several species in the community ponds...including brookies and even albinos. About 3 or 4 years ago people were catching some BIG albinos...approaching state record size. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You can argue it both ways. Who wants to catch a beat up old "Finless Freddie" that would make a terrible mount and a worse meal? The other side of the coin is that it is great for them to put some big fish in those ponds so that folks can at least have a shot at catching them before they croak. Kids (and many adult anglers) have never caught a big fish of any species and are thrilled at dragging in a tired old spawner without fins. And, some cultures will keep and eat almost anything they catch.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As you have discovered, the community ponds are a great place to get in some fly flinging excercise. You can C & R lots of small planter trout within a short drive of home. The downside is that they draw the happy harvesters who treat them as their own private fish market...catching several limits a day until they clean out the most recent planting. Hopefully the new regulations will reduce the individual harvests enough to discourage SOME of them.[/#0000ff]
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I always thought that couple that was busted at Willow for way over harvesting should have made front page news.
They did get fined heavily, but it could have made a big impact if they had posted it more. Maybe scared some people cause you never know who and when they are watching.
They are a great place to try out new flies though!
I went last week and this good ol' boy cam up to talk to me. Told me people were ticked because they didn't plant it and there were just small fish now.
I told him, since when is Parks suppose to feed people.....
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lets hope that the new regs help. I have taken my kids and nephew there in hopes to get them into fish and only to leave smelling like skunk. I agree they do get over harvested.
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Hey Salzberry that book you have wouldn't be written by a Mr. Anderson would it? If it is that is where I got alot of information about waters thirty and forty years ago. In fact if I remember right I think in the trophy trout of utah book he wrote it told that the state planted a hundred and twelve male mack in deer creek in '74. I gave the books to some one I thought would enjoy them as I did. Now I wish I wouldn't have. Well I just hope they appreciated them like I did. Another thing that I read from the book was .. this guy did a study of what trophy trout were caught on. If I remember right night crawler was number one. Go figure. One more tidbit there was a saloon at fish lake by twin creeks before the lodge at the turn of the century. Now maybe we know what those little cabins are for (LOL) .
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There are macks in a few of the wasatch lakes. At least 2 that I have personally caught one in, and one that I have heard from a good source. They were planted a long time ago, and a few have managed to hang in there. I haven't got one thats big at all, just pups, but they are beautiful naturals with a long lineage and thats special to me. I only hope that everyone who does catch one puts it back, as they are very rare.
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[quote PIKEMAN99]Hey Salzberry that book you have wouldn't be written by a Mr. Anderson would it? If it is that is where I got alot of information about waters thirty and forty years ago. In fact if I remember right I think in the trophy trout of utah book he wrote it told that the state planted a hundred and twelve male mack in deer creek in '74. I gave the books to some one I thought would enjoy them as I did. Now I wish I wouldn't have. Well I just hope they appreciated them like I did. [/quote]
That "some one" will gladly return it -- just say the word.
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No No No I think I am being misunderstood. Please excuse my hillbilly ways of expressing myself. I never meant it to sound like you didn't appreciate the book only that I had missed it a few times but would still rather have shared the awesome info with some one I knew would value it like I did. So in my round about way it was a compliment that i knew you would value it. I do not want it back and if you choose to also share with it that is great or if you choose to treasure it yourself that too is great. Again my apologies I was not intending or applying offense in anyway. Glen
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from story's I have heard from my grandma, I'm sure there was a little bow chicka bow wow! going on for sure.
Can't wait to attempt and attempt and attempt to catch those macks through the ice. I should log the hours of sleep I lose thinking and planning and visualizing and thinking and planning and visualizing catching those things. So much fun!
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