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I took my kids to the bubble up based on what TubeDude posted. We don't have a boat so we made due from shore. My daughter started off with a quick cookie cutter kittie with a worm and a bobber. I rigged up my 6 year olds pole with a crank and let him go at it. Before I got my pool rigged up he had a nice cookie cutter kittie on a crank. That's honestly a first for me - never seen a cat caught on cranks. Then 3 minutes later he had a big hit which made him work. I thought it was another big cat because it kept stripping line off his little spider man fishing pole. Good thing for the 12lb test because he pulled in a nice WALLEYE. The first I've ever seen caught (I am a novice).
A few minutes later he landed a small bass but I'm not sure if it's a small mouth or a small large mouth (see picture).
I finally rig up my pole and within about 15 minutes I landed my first ever WALLEYE (no picture). I was freakin out!
All in all we caught a bunch of cookie cutter kitties, a dozen or so blue gill, a few whities, that small bass - not sure what it was, and 2 walleyes. We did C&L cause nobody in my family will eat fish - except for me. The amazing thing is that all the fish were very healthy and plump like they've been gorging.
It wasn't a real hot night as far as quantity but quality sure was there. In about 3 hours we caught 20+ fish of various species. My kids and I had a great time. Thanks for all your posts.
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Great post. I saw you and your family. Looked like you guys were having fun. I moved up to north side jetties. Nothing like you guys had. Id bet the little guy is holding a lmb.
great pics and report.
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Yep, lmb. It looks like you guys had fun tonight.
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Oh man don't be throwing the big walleyed back
I'd pay $10 dollars a pound for those fish. In my opinion walleye is the best meat swimming [
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[cool][#0000ff]Great report...great pics. Love to see the grins on those kids. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Glad you found a good spot and got into some fish. I figured they would be going shallow there.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That is one great argument on the plus side for the clearing work they did on the reeds and brush. The attached picture shows what you would have seen there last year...before they cleared it off. Now they have opened up a big area for shore fishermen (and their kids) to access for free. [/#0000ff]
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Great post and Pics!
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Very cool post! Seems like there's fish all over UL to be had from any style of fishing your into! Pack the wagons Martha! We're going south!
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So ya know,, its a Large mouth bass
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[#005000][#008000]That old shoreline is probably what ate a couple of our lures. It was fun there, but I spent a lot of time in the water trying to free a few snags - some we lost.
So, that's my boys (and my) first Large Mouth as well. It was a tiny guy - but still counts. [/#008000]
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What a great day for your kids! I love Utah lake and it's variety of fish species.
Would someone mind telling me how to get to the free shore access at the bubble up? I'm not familiar with that area.
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Just so you know, your bluegill is really a green sunfish and a pretty big one as they don't usually get as big as bluegill.
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[quote nkunz]Just so you know, your bluegill is really a green sunfish and a pretty big one as they don't usually get as big as bluegill.[/quote]
[cool][#0000ff]Nope. It's a bluegill.[/#0000ff]
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That is definitely a female bluegill. Green sunfish can get some size to them especially in other parts of the country. They have a larger mouth than a bluegill and can eat bigger forage.
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[quote TheCarDoctor]What a great day for your kids! I love Utah lake and it's variety of fish species.
Would someone mind telling me how to get to the free shore access at the bubble up? I'm not familiar with that area.[/quote]
[cool][#0000ff]The map on page 4 of the attached PDF file shows the new County Park and parking area at the very bottom. Basically, you follow Vineyard Road about 1/4 mile south...past the settling pond...and you will see the parking area on the east side of the road. You have to go back across Vineyard Road and through the gate. A short walk but worth it.[/#0000ff]
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[#008000]I actually caught another blue gill that was about 25% bigger than the one in the picture. It had a huge belly. Have they spawned yet? It was definitely full of something. [/#008000][#008000]
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[cool][#0000ff]Bluegills are probably just staging to spawn. Both bluegills and largemouths like the water to be a bit warmer than needed by white bass, crappie and walleyes. They usually spawn when the water stays above the 65 degree mark. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]65 is also the "comfort zone" for catfish...and carp. So when the shallows warm up it gets to be a busy place with all the species doing their "spring fling". Probably the only thing that prevents global thermonuclear fish wars is that the different species have different spawning habits. White bass run upstream or find rocky shoreline. They are "free spawners" and don't build nests.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Crappies like to spawn in structure and weeds. Both bluegills and bass like clean sand or mud bottoms and sweep out nests with their tails. But the largemouths often make their nests in slightly deeper water. Not always.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Catfish seek out holes in rocks or back in thick reed beds...where they can make a nest and guard it. The male actually makes the nest and then coaxes a procession of different females to each lay a few eggs in his nest. And each female will lay eggs in several different nests. Helps spread the gene pool. The male guards the eggs and then the newly hatched fry until they are large enough to find their own shelter in the rocks or reeds.[/#0000ff]
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Nice post.
That walleye needs to fine tune its sensors. Hooked with both hooks and outside it's mouth. Must be eating well though. Nice and chunky!
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Thanks! I drove by there last night and found it. I saw a couple of boaters out there in the wind and big waves either being brave or stupid. [
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That's why I bring my wife fishing with me. She's so sweet all the mosquitoes go to her. [bobhappy]
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[cool][#0000ff]The Darwin principle at work.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Thin the herd.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Utah Lake is not a place to be when the wind comes up.[/#0000ff]
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