(08-09-2022, 11:07 PM)RockyRaab2 Wrote: I kind of half-heard on Fox 13 this morning that there's a toxic algae advisory out, with the worst spots being Lincoln and the Provo harbor.
The harbors are subject to more human "contributions" and tend to be more subject to the growth of the bad algae. But there is only about 1 foot of water in the Lincoln Beach harbor and boat channel right now. But it is good to have an advisory to keep kids and dogs from playing in that water.
There is no evidence of any kind of major blue-green algae growth outside the harbor. But there is a lot of the regular green algae all around the lake at this time of year...every year. It is ugly but not toxic.
(08-10-2022, 04:30 AM)Cowboypirate Wrote: Pat, I have not seen or heard of a really big cat out of UL yet this year. I think 31" is the best I have heard of, so far (not just on BFT) Did you get any with size?
We have to meet up. I might need to add some "micro whirly fligs" to my panfish bag - the larger size are a ton of fun on Echo and Rockport smallies.
My biggest...the one in the picture...was just over 26". BLK got a 28" and a couple of 27"...but his 36" still eludes him. Have heard a good number of 30" inchers this year but not much larger.
I think those micro whirlies will be great for small species...but trout too. I started making them specifically to fish Gulp Minnows in Willard...and they work...but made up a few with smaller blades and smaller hooks to fish perch, white bass and crappies. Yesterday I rigged a tandem rig...with a 1/16 oz. tube jig on the upper dropper and the "whirlette" trailing out behind on a 2' leader. Didn't fish it much but it caught my only white bass of the day. And the tube jig caught my first catfish.
I just finished making up a few more on the 1" tailed flig bodies...in the fave colors of chartreuse perch, firetiger, blueback silver, pink tiger and orange tiger. I think they are gonna smack the perch this fall. And I suspect that smallies, trout and walleyes at Deer Creek will vote for them too. Lemme know your best colors and I'll get you a few to try on my "bait-a" test program.