02-21-2003, 11:41 AM
[cool] Anybody lookin' for BIG largemouth in Utah Lake, early in the year and a good part of the rest of the year, should never leave home without some good old "jig ' pig". Use light, weedless jig heads (1/8 or 1/4 oz) in black, brown or purple. Use the regular pork frog in the same colors...mix and match. Dark greens, chartreuse and blue pork on black heads work well sometimes too. In cold water, fish your big pig rig slow...even letting it just sit for several seconds between short movements.
Unless you find rocks, wood or brush, you probably won't find largies. As has been posted, the water inside the favoritw harbors is lower than usual so the fish are likely to be more scattered around the lake. If you know a spot with structure, in water at least three feet deep, you own valuable knowledge.
Also, do not overlook spinnerbaits. Again, go with lighter lead so that you can work the blades shallow and slow without snagging. I have done well on active fish with a weightless Colorado spinner ahead of a Texas rigged plastic grub or 6" worm.
If you launch your tube just south of the Jordan River outflow, you can tube in and out and up and down, looking for springs. Keep a digital thermometer hanging over the side of your tube to aid in locating warm water inflows. Sometimes you can see steam rising from warmer areas, and sometimes you can feel the difference in surface temps, but not always.
From about the first of May through July, you can often find big post spawn walleyes taking up station at the outflow, waiting for small mudcats and other edible morsels being pulled downstream. They hit big black marabou jigs or twisters. Crankbaits work too, but become costly when enough are donated to the numerous snags.
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Unless you find rocks, wood or brush, you probably won't find largies. As has been posted, the water inside the favoritw harbors is lower than usual so the fish are likely to be more scattered around the lake. If you know a spot with structure, in water at least three feet deep, you own valuable knowledge.
Also, do not overlook spinnerbaits. Again, go with lighter lead so that you can work the blades shallow and slow without snagging. I have done well on active fish with a weightless Colorado spinner ahead of a Texas rigged plastic grub or 6" worm.
If you launch your tube just south of the Jordan River outflow, you can tube in and out and up and down, looking for springs. Keep a digital thermometer hanging over the side of your tube to aid in locating warm water inflows. Sometimes you can see steam rising from warmer areas, and sometimes you can feel the difference in surface temps, but not always.
From about the first of May through July, you can often find big post spawn walleyes taking up station at the outflow, waiting for small mudcats and other edible morsels being pulled downstream. They hit big black marabou jigs or twisters. Crankbaits work too, but become costly when enough are donated to the numerous snags.
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