12-13-2009, 12:56 PM
[cool][#0000ff]The deepest spots in Utah Lake are around Bird Island and off Lincoln Beach.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]And, believe it or not there is a small area a mile off shore that has a hole measured at over 90 feet deep.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]More than depth, winter cats like warmth. If you can find an area where warmer water (springs) enter the lake...but the depth is still safe...you can find cats stacked up.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Utah Lake cats are not like the cats that Al Lindner fishes for in the midwest. They have lakes with depth and they also have several kinds of forage for the cats all through the winter. The winter cats remain even more active than our Utah fish in shallow lakes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Catfish do sometimes come inside the harbors but they do not like all the commotion from the happy harvesters. Once the heavy activity begins the cats move out. Your best shot at a cat through the ice is very early in the morning on a weekday when there are no others on the ice. Ditto for walleyes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]And, believe it or not there is a small area a mile off shore that has a hole measured at over 90 feet deep.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]More than depth, winter cats like warmth. If you can find an area where warmer water (springs) enter the lake...but the depth is still safe...you can find cats stacked up.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Utah Lake cats are not like the cats that Al Lindner fishes for in the midwest. They have lakes with depth and they also have several kinds of forage for the cats all through the winter. The winter cats remain even more active than our Utah fish in shallow lakes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Catfish do sometimes come inside the harbors but they do not like all the commotion from the happy harvesters. Once the heavy activity begins the cats move out. Your best shot at a cat through the ice is very early in the morning on a weekday when there are no others on the ice. Ditto for walleyes.[/#0000ff]
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