04-13-2004, 06:55 PM
Hey, Joshua. Welcome to BFT!
You are right. The two names are for the same lake. The name changed from Borham to Midview because ownership of the lake changed from the state to the Ute Indian Tribe.
I worked with Alan's (record holder) wife until she retired last year. Alan told me that there are still a lot of very good Smallies in there, but it is past it's prime and would probably not produce another record. Where is is Tribal owned, you would have to purchase a tribal permit. I don't know the daily, but an annual this year is $65. Then there is a daily boat permit fee of $10 for anything larger than a float tube. Yes pontoons have to pay as I found out the hard way.
The lake itself, is very hard to fish. There is not much structure at all, and as Alan told me; You have to look for depressions (sinkholes) in the bottom to find the big fish. That's tough work for a depth finder without having a very, very narrow cone.
Jordanelle is absolutely the best bet for a new record in the state as far as I know.
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You are right. The two names are for the same lake. The name changed from Borham to Midview because ownership of the lake changed from the state to the Ute Indian Tribe.
I worked with Alan's (record holder) wife until she retired last year. Alan told me that there are still a lot of very good Smallies in there, but it is past it's prime and would probably not produce another record. Where is is Tribal owned, you would have to purchase a tribal permit. I don't know the daily, but an annual this year is $65. Then there is a daily boat permit fee of $10 for anything larger than a float tube. Yes pontoons have to pay as I found out the hard way.
The lake itself, is very hard to fish. There is not much structure at all, and as Alan told me; You have to look for depressions (sinkholes) in the bottom to find the big fish. That's tough work for a depth finder without having a very, very narrow cone.
Jordanelle is absolutely the best bet for a new record in the state as far as I know.
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