09-25-2012, 10:11 AM
[cool][#0000ff]There is no water flowing into Utah Lake from the American Fork River right now so it is not a draw to the fishes. Water depth at the inlet is too shallow to attract and hold fish. I worked it last Friday from 2' deep out to 6 feet deep...over 200 yards from shore. Only a few small white bass from 4' on...and the cats were in the deepest areas.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There was some early morning action for shore anglers right in the channel mouth for white bass and bullheads (mud cats). But the water is only about 3.5 feet deep there.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Water depth around the docks on the west side of the harbor was about 5 feet and there were fish showing on my sonar screen as I moved through that area on the way back to the ramp. This time of year the white bass, crappies and bluegills start moving in under the docks and thefishing can be good. But I did not see anybody else fishing it last Friday so the word has not got out to the locals yet if the fish are there.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Fishing in and around the harbor usually gets very good when it gets colder and the fish move inside the harbor more. That might be at least a month or so away. And it might be affected by the lower water levels this year. In the meantime there is always the chance of nice catfish, walleye and the occasional largemouth. Fish out in the deeper parts of the main channel for the first two species. Pitch plastics along the shoreline or docks for largemouth. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There was some early morning action for shore anglers right in the channel mouth for white bass and bullheads (mud cats). But the water is only about 3.5 feet deep there.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Water depth around the docks on the west side of the harbor was about 5 feet and there were fish showing on my sonar screen as I moved through that area on the way back to the ramp. This time of year the white bass, crappies and bluegills start moving in under the docks and thefishing can be good. But I did not see anybody else fishing it last Friday so the word has not got out to the locals yet if the fish are there.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Fishing in and around the harbor usually gets very good when it gets colder and the fish move inside the harbor more. That might be at least a month or so away. And it might be affected by the lower water levels this year. In the meantime there is always the chance of nice catfish, walleye and the occasional largemouth. Fish out in the deeper parts of the main channel for the first two species. Pitch plastics along the shoreline or docks for largemouth. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Good luck.[/#0000ff]
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