Utah Lake

[RiverRat77]

Fished off the Airport Dike on the east side of the lake on Sunday night. Started fishing at about seven thirty and fished till one. I caught nine catfish, 2 big channels and the rest were some of the biggest mudcats I've ever seen. The water was extremely shallow, considering I walked out 100 yards into the lake and the water only came to my knees. But I found some sticks and reeds way out in the lake and my first fish was about a four pound channel. I caught the fish all on nightcrawlers and a #4 hook. Took my dog with me, he had a good time till the wave action made him a little chilly. The water was bathtub warm when I first got in but as darkness came, it cooled a little. I got to hear two coon fights too....boy those suckers are nasty. Freaked my dog out too, even though he is as big as a house. Anyway, it was a good night to get out and fish, and I'm sure I will do it again next week some time. I didnt' have a stringer and I didn't want to put the fish in the back of my vest and have them poke me, so I let them all go but what a rush. I also had a nifty little contraption to combat the wind that worked spectacularly for me. Its a little wooden deal, about the size of a wine cork with a metal hook coming out the top. You hook this onto your line just past the reel and it creates a sag in your line. When the fish takes, the "bobber" rises up and you can tell you are getting a bite. Man, had no problems at all with the wind after I started using that thing. The old guy that gave me a couple really knew what he was doing. I didn't see anyone else shore fishing....the water is really shallow until you get way out in the lake. I was thinking about fishing Lincoln Beach that way....wading out until I got into substantially deep water.... Is that even a feasible idea out there or am I better off wading on the Provo side??
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