Utah Lake De-Icing???

[TubeDude]

I have barely had a good ice fishing trip, now you are trying to get me excited about getting the boat out. It will have to wait for awhile until the snow bank and the ice under it has melted off.

After our last meeting and you talking about species other than cat fish. You have me thinking about switching things up a bit this year, trying new locations and presentations. Might be they could be as fun as a 30" cat. There's all kinds of things to get addicted to.

rj

I have been fishing "Golden Pond" since the early 1960s.  One of the big attractions for me has always been the wide variety of species and the different fishing methods to be used at different places, for different species, at different times of the year.  Once you learn more than one way to fish any lake you increase your chances of avoiding the smelly kitty. 

I totally agree with you that there is a primal thrill in engaging in hand to fin combat with a big ol catfish.  But if you know where and how to fish you can also score some great eating walleyes...or at least get to play with some white bass, perch, crappies or even a largemouth or two.  If you are lucky (or unlucky) you might even find yourself connected to a big ol' toothy northern pike.  And if you just wanna rassle something fishy there are plenty of carp...ugly but fun. 

I've had the good fortune to have been able to fish all over the country...for just about every species in the US of A.  And I can honestly say that I have not seen many (if any) other waters that offer so much fishing potential to average level anglers.  It's okay to pursue a species of special passion, but just remember..."When you can't be with the fish you love...love the fish you're with." 

A few years ago I put together a CD/Book on Fishing Utah Lake.  Nobody has CD readers on their computers anymore so I am just posting the occasional chapter in reply to members searches for specific topics.  Here are a couple of things that kinda apply to what we are talking about here.