06-01-2004, 03:01 PM
this is a long one guys.....
i arrived at utah lake state park ar around 2 on friday, i started out using my cast net to get some carp for bait. but i could keep the crappie out of my net! 6-7 each throw! i finally caught a couple of little carp. i headed out to the north dike to see if i could get into the cats... not a chance in hell! the waves and the wind were crashing against the dike, so i headed back to the marina, i fished on first boat ramp until around dark, i ended up catching 20-30 bullheads, and 4 channels cats, i have never fished the marina for cats before, and i was pleasantly suprised! the channels were all around 3-5lbs. i had to go back to camp to eat, and that is when the storms rolled in! my family left and went to a hotel, my and my fishin bud stayed. we went back to the area at around midnight, and cuaght about 10 more bullheads.
Saturday: we fished the marina in the morning for about 3 hrs. first cast i hooked a 4lb channel. nice big male, spawning colors starting to show. i caught 15 muds or so. the weather calmed down so i hopped in the boat( 17ft alumacraft) and i headed down to the bubble up. fished it until 3:00 or so. i only caught 1 channel, but wasnt no 3lber it was 25 inches and was pushing 7lbs! i was stoked. i also caught a mess of bullheads there. we drove back to camp and ate some dinner. we went to the marina around 9 or so. i was using whole 5 inch carp, for bait, no weight i threw it were the light pole leaves a shadow, i left it for 2 hrs. with nothing. until my rod fell down and started to head for the water i barily got it before it fell in the water. i set the hook hard, and 10 minutes later i had a 13lb 28 inch channel cat! one of the biggest i have ever caught at utah lake. i got pics but they are getting developed i will post the pics sometime this week.
sunday: went out to bird island and fished the north side of the island. i found my ledge that i wanted to fish, i fished for about 4 hrs. i ended up catching 25 channels all between 2- 6lbs, i was using shrimp under a bobber and was fishing the drop side of the ledge. it was good fishing.
Monday: i fished at bird island again. i fished for about 4hrs. fishing was just as good, i was using carp meat under a bobber and was getting constantly hit. i caught 14 white bass on the cut bait, as well as 15 channel cats 6 bullheads and a 2lb walleye. i also hooked what i am positive was my biggest channel of my life i fouaght the brute for 25 minutes until it wrapped me up in the prop.
the best catfishing weekend of my life
JOe
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i arrived at utah lake state park ar around 2 on friday, i started out using my cast net to get some carp for bait. but i could keep the crappie out of my net! 6-7 each throw! i finally caught a couple of little carp. i headed out to the north dike to see if i could get into the cats... not a chance in hell! the waves and the wind were crashing against the dike, so i headed back to the marina, i fished on first boat ramp until around dark, i ended up catching 20-30 bullheads, and 4 channels cats, i have never fished the marina for cats before, and i was pleasantly suprised! the channels were all around 3-5lbs. i had to go back to camp to eat, and that is when the storms rolled in! my family left and went to a hotel, my and my fishin bud stayed. we went back to the area at around midnight, and cuaght about 10 more bullheads.
Saturday: we fished the marina in the morning for about 3 hrs. first cast i hooked a 4lb channel. nice big male, spawning colors starting to show. i caught 15 muds or so. the weather calmed down so i hopped in the boat( 17ft alumacraft) and i headed down to the bubble up. fished it until 3:00 or so. i only caught 1 channel, but wasnt no 3lber it was 25 inches and was pushing 7lbs! i was stoked. i also caught a mess of bullheads there. we drove back to camp and ate some dinner. we went to the marina around 9 or so. i was using whole 5 inch carp, for bait, no weight i threw it were the light pole leaves a shadow, i left it for 2 hrs. with nothing. until my rod fell down and started to head for the water i barily got it before it fell in the water. i set the hook hard, and 10 minutes later i had a 13lb 28 inch channel cat! one of the biggest i have ever caught at utah lake. i got pics but they are getting developed i will post the pics sometime this week.
sunday: went out to bird island and fished the north side of the island. i found my ledge that i wanted to fish, i fished for about 4 hrs. i ended up catching 25 channels all between 2- 6lbs, i was using shrimp under a bobber and was fishing the drop side of the ledge. it was good fishing.
Monday: i fished at bird island again. i fished for about 4hrs. fishing was just as good, i was using carp meat under a bobber and was getting constantly hit. i caught 14 white bass on the cut bait, as well as 15 channel cats 6 bullheads and a 2lb walleye. i also hooked what i am positive was my biggest channel of my life i fouaght the brute for 25 minutes until it wrapped me up in the prop.
the best catfishing weekend of my life
JOe
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