05-13-2006, 12:57 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Sorry you guys had a typical Utah Lake afternoon (wind). Also sorry about the shooters. That is the downside of that area. It seems to attract folks that don't care about others. Lots of trash...mostly empty beer bottles and other shoreline party remnants.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The shooting can be a concern too. Quite a few shooters just set up targets or bottles and blaze away, without any concern for where the shots go. I have never seen a DWR officer or sheriff down there. That is probably why the "other side" likes it so much. No hassle.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I went fishing at Lincoln Beach yesterday morning. Calm, clear and sunny. Fishing was decent until about 10 AM and then we could not buy another bite...anywhere...and we covered a lot of lake in the next two hours. It is like that sometimes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]At the knolls, the cats are sometimes right close to shore and will hit lures being fished for whites or walleyes. At other times they will stay out in 5-6 feet of water, and deeper. As Coldfooter suggests, fishing for the cats is often best with a float, to keep your baits out of the rocks and snags. You have to watch your sonar and adjust the length of line under the float to keep the jig/bait just off the bottom. But, cats will come up a ways off the bottom to hit a good offering, so don't fish so deep that you get snagged.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]At least you know where that spot is now. There are others both better and worse. If you really want a grab bag and good fishing, we will have to PM and hook up for a couple of other spots.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The shooting can be a concern too. Quite a few shooters just set up targets or bottles and blaze away, without any concern for where the shots go. I have never seen a DWR officer or sheriff down there. That is probably why the "other side" likes it so much. No hassle.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I went fishing at Lincoln Beach yesterday morning. Calm, clear and sunny. Fishing was decent until about 10 AM and then we could not buy another bite...anywhere...and we covered a lot of lake in the next two hours. It is like that sometimes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]At the knolls, the cats are sometimes right close to shore and will hit lures being fished for whites or walleyes. At other times they will stay out in 5-6 feet of water, and deeper. As Coldfooter suggests, fishing for the cats is often best with a float, to keep your baits out of the rocks and snags. You have to watch your sonar and adjust the length of line under the float to keep the jig/bait just off the bottom. But, cats will come up a ways off the bottom to hit a good offering, so don't fish so deep that you get snagged.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]At least you know where that spot is now. There are others both better and worse. If you really want a grab bag and good fishing, we will have to PM and hook up for a couple of other spots.[/#0000ff]
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