Utah Lake still slow 4 11 2024

[Piscophilic]

As usual, nice report Jim. I got out Saturday evening but did not get to fish much cuz I had three gg-granddaughters with me all of them demanding my full attention at the same time. Still passing on the tradition; got my boys hooked, my grandkids, and working on gg-grandkids. This is good.

Started fishing by the Lincoln springs for cats or whities or anything that would bite. Nothing interested in crawlers on the bottom but did notice a few -- very few, wb popping the surface. Switched the girls over to crawlers 3-4 feet under bobbers and had a little more interest. Girls each managed to catch a wb. The water temp touched 60 degrees just before sundown. This is good.

I was plenty busy managing kids, poles, and baiting hooks when I hooked myself in the crotch during a careless moment... needle nose pliers and some awkward contortions and I was free. The girls thought it was very funny that their grandpa got hooked down there. Fortunately, the hook only penetrated Levis so nothing catastrophic. This is good.

The white bass seem to be bunching up a bit in anticipation of their annual orgy. The cats and the carp will be warming up soon. The action will pick up soon.

Thanks Lynn! I'm glad you got out...I think   I know about those trips being outnumbered and having things go wrong. I'm glad bleeding wasn't involved.
Sometimes I feel like I need to go fishing to get rested from the other fishing trips! It is great to pass on the tradition though. Keep up the good work!

The 3 adults we caught were bulging down there and some milt came out while I was "preparing" one for bait. I'm not seeing the 12-14" fish I thought I would see after the ones we caught last fall. They may have died of old age over the winter, but I still hope I just haven't run into the right year classes yet.