Blue ribbon day at Utah Lake

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How was the launching conditions from the shore for a small 14 foot flat bottom on trailer?

Big-- I was at Lincoln this a.m. to play with the white bass and watch all of the goings-on with the the County clean up crew. Saw one long DWR boat launch with no trouble. Three DWR ladies in it doing some kind of important work. Also saw a County Sheriff rubber raft launch and a County airboat. Inquired and they said they had some kind of training going on today. Caught lotsa wb and left about 8:30. Launching should be good for a bit longer. Planning to launch my boat in the next couple of days. Your 14 ft flat bottom should be good to go. 

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Thanks, I was also wondering how the launching was at The Knowles use to be able to back it up and slide it off into the water there.  Wonder how low it is and if its still a little bit mucky.  Most of the west side of the lake is hard bottom but I still see people stuck.  lol

I have launched my float tube at the Knolls during all seasons and under all kinds of water level conditions.  My guess is that the water level is still well above the attached picture level.  But even at it's lowest, much of the bottom is hard enough...with rocky rubble...that you can back a vehicle to water's edge without risk.  Always a good idea to get out and check carefully on foot before chancing it though.  The big downside if your small craft does not have a shallow draft is that the lake bottom slopes away very gradually and you have to push or wade a long ways from water's edge to get a good float.

I plan to do a recon trip next week in case you haven't gone out before that.