05-21-2005, 10:40 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Hey Spades, good to see you back with us. You would like Lincoln Beach. Lots of "interesting shoreline" down there, with assorted wildlife. More than most parts of the lake.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One of the things about that area that makes it so attractive to me is the diversity of conditions. It is not just a big mud bottomed bowl, with a gradual slant out to slightly deeper water. There are lots of rocks and shelves and cracks and crevices for a mile or so around that point. Plus, there are several springs that pour into the lake there, which can affect the fish drawing and holding potential.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You would have a good time there with your banana (kayak). However, without a decent sonar and temp guage you would be handicapping yourself. A big part of finding fish (cooperative fish) is first of all knowing the basic contours and then using your electronics to put you on the best spots.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]This time of year you have to make a decision when you go out the channel. Do you turn right, and fish the flats where Benjamin Slough empties into the lake...or do you turn left and head for the springs and the rocks? The speed and range of your yak gives you more of a choice than us slowpoke tubers.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The area off Benjamin Slough can be good for all species this time of year, as the white bass are attracted to the inflow when they are in a spawning mood. The walleyes and the cats follow the whites, looking for dumb ones and inviting them to be dinner.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The area off the springs, where all the rocks are, is attractive to channel cats in a spawning mode, because cats spawn in that kind of underwater real estate. There are usually both white bass and walleyes in the area too, if you can find them and convince them to bite. Be sure to fish light heads on your jigs, because those rocks eat tackle. Fishing bait under a bobber is the best way to minimize tackle loss and it is effective too.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The carp in Utah Lake jump quite enough thank you. Any float tuber who has been scared by a leaping carp close to their tube...especially when night fishing...will know what I'm talking about. That's enough to make your laundry bill go up. They can also make you nervous when they bump against your legs at night. Suddenly you hear the theme from jaws playing in your mind. Da dum. Da dum. You're gonna need a bigger tube, etc. Maybe that's a good reason for me to think about yakkin'...keeping my lower extremities out of the water.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One of the things about that area that makes it so attractive to me is the diversity of conditions. It is not just a big mud bottomed bowl, with a gradual slant out to slightly deeper water. There are lots of rocks and shelves and cracks and crevices for a mile or so around that point. Plus, there are several springs that pour into the lake there, which can affect the fish drawing and holding potential.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You would have a good time there with your banana (kayak). However, without a decent sonar and temp guage you would be handicapping yourself. A big part of finding fish (cooperative fish) is first of all knowing the basic contours and then using your electronics to put you on the best spots.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]This time of year you have to make a decision when you go out the channel. Do you turn right, and fish the flats where Benjamin Slough empties into the lake...or do you turn left and head for the springs and the rocks? The speed and range of your yak gives you more of a choice than us slowpoke tubers.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The area off Benjamin Slough can be good for all species this time of year, as the white bass are attracted to the inflow when they are in a spawning mood. The walleyes and the cats follow the whites, looking for dumb ones and inviting them to be dinner.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The area off the springs, where all the rocks are, is attractive to channel cats in a spawning mode, because cats spawn in that kind of underwater real estate. There are usually both white bass and walleyes in the area too, if you can find them and convince them to bite. Be sure to fish light heads on your jigs, because those rocks eat tackle. Fishing bait under a bobber is the best way to minimize tackle loss and it is effective too.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The carp in Utah Lake jump quite enough thank you. Any float tuber who has been scared by a leaping carp close to their tube...especially when night fishing...will know what I'm talking about. That's enough to make your laundry bill go up. They can also make you nervous when they bump against your legs at night. Suddenly you hear the theme from jaws playing in your mind. Da dum. Da dum. You're gonna need a bigger tube, etc. Maybe that's a good reason for me to think about yakkin'...keeping my lower extremities out of the water.[/#0000ff]
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