04-09-2012, 10:22 PM
[quote fishjon]Beautiful fish. Why do you think the average fish in Utah lake are so much bigger than Willard. Both lakes seem to have an over abundance of feed.[/quote]
[cool][#0000ff]Back in the days before wipers and shad the walleyes were both more plentiful and averaged bigger in Willard. The walleyes dined royally on the bazillions of crappies...that they could catch in the shallows whenever they wanted. Since shad became the main forage species...and crowded out a lot of the crappies and sunfish...walleyes have to work harder for a living. They actually have to swim at all levels of the water column and move large distances to chase down their groceries.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Night fishing the post spawn period on Willard with big ThinFins (small crappie imitaition) right along the rocks was ridiculously easy. 25 to 30 fish in a few hours was not unusual. And with the limit being six...but only two over 20"...we usually went home with a couple of five pounders. WE COULDN'T FIND ANY UNDER 20 INCHES. Here is a pic of a typical take home.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Utah Lake is full of walleye sized edibles...bluegills and green sunfish, crappies, small bullheads and cats, white bass (of course), perch, carp...you name it. Once a walleye grows past the teen incher size it can count on having plenty to eat.[/#0000ff]
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[cool][#0000ff]Back in the days before wipers and shad the walleyes were both more plentiful and averaged bigger in Willard. The walleyes dined royally on the bazillions of crappies...that they could catch in the shallows whenever they wanted. Since shad became the main forage species...and crowded out a lot of the crappies and sunfish...walleyes have to work harder for a living. They actually have to swim at all levels of the water column and move large distances to chase down their groceries.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Night fishing the post spawn period on Willard with big ThinFins (small crappie imitaition) right along the rocks was ridiculously easy. 25 to 30 fish in a few hours was not unusual. And with the limit being six...but only two over 20"...we usually went home with a couple of five pounders. WE COULDN'T FIND ANY UNDER 20 INCHES. Here is a pic of a typical take home.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Utah Lake is full of walleye sized edibles...bluegills and green sunfish, crappies, small bullheads and cats, white bass (of course), perch, carp...you name it. Once a walleye grows past the teen incher size it can count on having plenty to eat.[/#0000ff]
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