05-22-2012, 12:23 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Hey. Doesn't anybody on this board ever go fishing or post reports anymore? Here's one from Utah Lake...again.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In before the wind at Lindon. Wanted to hit Lincoln Beach but the weather forecrash was not too encouraging. Figured I might be able to get in a quick trip at Lindon. Figured right.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]On the water about sixish. Motored slowly over to the inside of the west dike while getting rigged. First cast got bit...a small crappie. Second cast was a small whitie. Skunk repellent quick.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Moved along casting into shore with tandem plastic rig...hoping for a walleye but settling for another crappie and a few more whities. No walleyes around the points either. Flipped a mental coin to see which way I would go outside the harbor. North won. Headed to the mouth of battle creek.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]TubeBabe couldn't make it today. I told her "I won't be going after cats today and won't keep any if I catch them." Shoulda said walleyes. Caught quite a few cats...the first half dozen on small plastic jigs around the reeds and in the old creek channel. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Couldn't find any concentrations of decent sized whities and the lake was still pretty calm. So I motored on down to the bubbleup. Not much showing on sonar. Found a few and got a few to bite on plastics. The usual suspects. Whitieville. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Never really got into them but had enough bites to keep it interesting. No walleyes. Rigged up my bait rod with a minnow and started dragging it off to one side while I pitched plastics on the other rod. Silly catfish didn't like me multitasking and kept whacking the minnows just as I would make a long cast with the jigs. Rassled in about a half dozen up to 24" before I put up the bait rod. No walleyes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]About 10 am the forecast south breezes started tuning up. When it went from choppy to bumpy I headed my tube back to the harbor. Never did really get serious though. But I have been out there when it did. Better to err on the side of caution.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Picked up a few more whities going back into the harbor. Looks like they might be taking up residence inside now. But didn't see any of the bank tanglers drag anything out.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Water temp was just over 65 at launch...my first "wet" tubing trip this year. Warmed up to about 68 as I nosed into the ramp at noon. Air temp was already 80 and still rising. Let's see what the next storms do to conditions.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Caught a couple of crappie, about a dozen cats and a few more than that on whities. Only kept a half dozen whities for some scampi and noodles. Got mine. Wind was just starting to pick up as I headed home. Right on.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In before the wind at Lindon. Wanted to hit Lincoln Beach but the weather forecrash was not too encouraging. Figured I might be able to get in a quick trip at Lindon. Figured right.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]On the water about sixish. Motored slowly over to the inside of the west dike while getting rigged. First cast got bit...a small crappie. Second cast was a small whitie. Skunk repellent quick.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Moved along casting into shore with tandem plastic rig...hoping for a walleye but settling for another crappie and a few more whities. No walleyes around the points either. Flipped a mental coin to see which way I would go outside the harbor. North won. Headed to the mouth of battle creek.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]TubeBabe couldn't make it today. I told her "I won't be going after cats today and won't keep any if I catch them." Shoulda said walleyes. Caught quite a few cats...the first half dozen on small plastic jigs around the reeds and in the old creek channel. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Couldn't find any concentrations of decent sized whities and the lake was still pretty calm. So I motored on down to the bubbleup. Not much showing on sonar. Found a few and got a few to bite on plastics. The usual suspects. Whitieville. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Never really got into them but had enough bites to keep it interesting. No walleyes. Rigged up my bait rod with a minnow and started dragging it off to one side while I pitched plastics on the other rod. Silly catfish didn't like me multitasking and kept whacking the minnows just as I would make a long cast with the jigs. Rassled in about a half dozen up to 24" before I put up the bait rod. No walleyes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]About 10 am the forecast south breezes started tuning up. When it went from choppy to bumpy I headed my tube back to the harbor. Never did really get serious though. But I have been out there when it did. Better to err on the side of caution.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Picked up a few more whities going back into the harbor. Looks like they might be taking up residence inside now. But didn't see any of the bank tanglers drag anything out.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Water temp was just over 65 at launch...my first "wet" tubing trip this year. Warmed up to about 68 as I nosed into the ramp at noon. Air temp was already 80 and still rising. Let's see what the next storms do to conditions.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Caught a couple of crappie, about a dozen cats and a few more than that on whities. Only kept a half dozen whities for some scampi and noodles. Got mine. Wind was just starting to pick up as I headed home. Right on.[/#0000ff]
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