12-31-2015, 11:25 PM
1,000's of acres of ice, but it seems all of the action on Utah lake is at the south end at the warm springs at Lincoln Beach.
Over the last month or so huge schools of white bass have inhabited the area. Thousands of white bass have been taken from a small area near the springs.
Although I haven't been fishing there I drive down every day or so to watch what is going on. It seems as though there are always about 24 to 30 fisherman there and every one of them catching fish.
Based on everything I have personally seen and reports from friends that fish there, I know, without reservation, that a minimum of 30,000 white bass have been caught over the last 6 weeks. Perhaps that is an insignificant number of fish for a lake as big as Utah Lake, but it seems like a huge number to be.
I would guess that they are school up there due to the proximity to the warmer water coming from the springs. Earlier they were in the open water of the springs but it seems like they have moved under the ice. As you can see from the pictures, anglers are right next to the warmer open water and I amazed they don't go through the ice, but I guess that in not the case and the water is so shallow there that they wouldn't get very wet.
How long will it last? I couldn't begin to answer that. I thought the school would have been fished out or moved off a week ago, but not so. right now the fishing is great and if you want to take advantage no one seems to care if you drill a hole right next to them. It's just one big family of anglers fishing on a tiny area of the big lake and catching fish after fish after fish after fish.
I cannot help but think there are big predators nearby so I might go down at night to see if I can entice a walleye or a northern to take a bait. Go join them and be safe. It's a great place to take the kids. Happy New Year!
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Over the last month or so huge schools of white bass have inhabited the area. Thousands of white bass have been taken from a small area near the springs.
Although I haven't been fishing there I drive down every day or so to watch what is going on. It seems as though there are always about 24 to 30 fisherman there and every one of them catching fish.
Based on everything I have personally seen and reports from friends that fish there, I know, without reservation, that a minimum of 30,000 white bass have been caught over the last 6 weeks. Perhaps that is an insignificant number of fish for a lake as big as Utah Lake, but it seems like a huge number to be.
I would guess that they are school up there due to the proximity to the warmer water coming from the springs. Earlier they were in the open water of the springs but it seems like they have moved under the ice. As you can see from the pictures, anglers are right next to the warmer open water and I amazed they don't go through the ice, but I guess that in not the case and the water is so shallow there that they wouldn't get very wet.
How long will it last? I couldn't begin to answer that. I thought the school would have been fished out or moved off a week ago, but not so. right now the fishing is great and if you want to take advantage no one seems to care if you drill a hole right next to them. It's just one big family of anglers fishing on a tiny area of the big lake and catching fish after fish after fish after fish.
I cannot help but think there are big predators nearby so I might go down at night to see if I can entice a walleye or a northern to take a bait. Go join them and be safe. It's a great place to take the kids. Happy New Year!
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