02-08-2011, 10:06 PM
You should still be able to get into some Bluegills at Mantua, but I found the perch few and far between. Some trout around here and there.
But in general I've gotten on more fish at Hyrum. Definitely as far as perch. Dinkers mostly, but if you can get away from the shallows and the trout - I've hit on some active perch schools - right off the bottom. VERY light bite!
The trout school through and raise a ruckus, then move on, and come back through after a short while. So - if you get one bite, expect another.
I haven't tried the west side, but the east side does seem more popular - towards the inlet. Most folks line along the cliffs following the 'flow'. I move away and find deeper water (me likes them perchies!) As Ben says - most of the trout are frisky planter bows, but there are some lunker Browns in there, and if you can find them - some nice Tigers too.
But in general I've gotten on more fish at Hyrum. Definitely as far as perch. Dinkers mostly, but if you can get away from the shallows and the trout - I've hit on some active perch schools - right off the bottom. VERY light bite!
The trout school through and raise a ruckus, then move on, and come back through after a short while. So - if you get one bite, expect another.
I haven't tried the west side, but the east side does seem more popular - towards the inlet. Most folks line along the cliffs following the 'flow'. I move away and find deeper water (me likes them perchies!) As Ben says - most of the trout are frisky planter bows, but there are some lunker Browns in there, and if you can find them - some nice Tigers too.