10-20-2017, 10:02 PM
Sorry I've been away from my computer for a couple days. I'll comment below.
[quote 14gills]Fishnate thanks for the information. I have watched so so many youtube videos on fall bass fishing. I think the bass fishing her in utah is more complex then what those guys make is seem from other states.
Me a friend went to mantua two weeks ago and fished it two different days. We fish for a good 5 plus hours both days and only caught a couple fish each day. (We even went on the days of low pressure).
I guess i have one question. When does the bass fall bite get good? I am guessing its like the bite in the spring, but i could be wrong. One more question, when the water temp drops below 50, and lets say i am at Mantua, where do i go cause there are not many ledges or slopes up there?
Thanks again for all the info.[/quote]
I don't think our bass waters are terribly complex. We don't have quite the same pressure on our bass that they do back east or further west. The biggest difference is that our waters are bluegill and crayfish based rather than shad based. Instead of going to the backs of creek channels, we look in different areas for forage and find the bass. Also many of our waters are drawdown reservoirs rather than natural lakes so bass are located in different areas in the fall.
You asked about where to find bass at places like Mantua. Well last fall at Pelican I found bass out on the deep weed edges (only 6' to 7' deep) and dragged spinnerbaits along bottom and caught a bunch just about 3 weeks before ice up. Try that.
Fall fishing should be great right now, but in the fall fish moods seems to change rapidly from day to day. Just keep trying and you'll find them.
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[quote 14gills]Fishnate thanks for the information. I have watched so so many youtube videos on fall bass fishing. I think the bass fishing her in utah is more complex then what those guys make is seem from other states.
Me a friend went to mantua two weeks ago and fished it two different days. We fish for a good 5 plus hours both days and only caught a couple fish each day. (We even went on the days of low pressure).
I guess i have one question. When does the bass fall bite get good? I am guessing its like the bite in the spring, but i could be wrong. One more question, when the water temp drops below 50, and lets say i am at Mantua, where do i go cause there are not many ledges or slopes up there?
Thanks again for all the info.[/quote]
I don't think our bass waters are terribly complex. We don't have quite the same pressure on our bass that they do back east or further west. The biggest difference is that our waters are bluegill and crayfish based rather than shad based. Instead of going to the backs of creek channels, we look in different areas for forage and find the bass. Also many of our waters are drawdown reservoirs rather than natural lakes so bass are located in different areas in the fall.
You asked about where to find bass at places like Mantua. Well last fall at Pelican I found bass out on the deep weed edges (only 6' to 7' deep) and dragged spinnerbaits along bottom and caught a bunch just about 3 weeks before ice up. Try that.
Fall fishing should be great right now, but in the fall fish moods seems to change rapidly from day to day. Just keep trying and you'll find them.
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