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Took the yak out today over by the saratoga hot springs. Launched at about 930 perfect weather no wind not hot not cold! Automatically got into the whities almost every cast then when they would stop biting id just move tell i found another school of em. Really fast fishingdidnt even need bait most were caught on a red and white tube! Even caught a few carp that were really fun dragging me around. I took pics of the first few small ones and some of the carp:-)
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I am gettin excited! I am a butt hair away from pontooning now! Thanks for the detailed report
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I fished your same spot 3x last week and had the same kind of success -- but I never got into the carp. That really frosts my butt hole because I really WANT to catch a few. Chartreuse was the color of choice for me, and they greedily took wooly buggers and egg paterns dragged along the bottom. I did catch one 10" carp on a wooly bugger, which was cool, but I wanted one of those monsters that I hear about! Anyhow, in three days I'd guesstimate that I brought in over 300 whities. If I went more than two casts without a fish, it was considered slow.
On another note, a guy fishing from the dock right by me caught a 22" pike. No foolin.
Also, kudos to the old guy who was out walking who was nice enough to give me some "guest parking" passes -- sometimes, people DON'T suck.
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Nice job catcherman you should of cut them carp up for the kitties. Did you try any bait under the bob?
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On another note, a guy fishing from the dock right by me caught a 22" pike. No foolin.
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Just goes to show that you never know what is on the end of your line in that lake till it is up out of the water. Catching a pike there would be amazing to say the least. Gotta love Utah Lake. Green/yellow spinners work really well for those white bass. Might just have to try to get one on the fly rod this year.
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Your talking about the harbor correct? Ya the spot i paddle too is by there but not in the harbor and theres tons of carp if u want to i could message ya directions....and thats crazy about the pike and really nice of thatguy.
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Any pics of the pike? Maybe this is the time to say also that if someone has landed a small mouth out of UL post a pic! From reports it sounds like both smallies and pike are in there, but no one seems to have pics. Hmmm?
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Dave,
When you say a guy caught a 22" PIKE are you saying he caught a 22 Northern Pike or a walleye. Walleye are not pike even though they were called that for years. Just curious. If it was a walleye then the post is causing some confusion so I thought I would ask.
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[cool][#0000ff]Several reports in the past two weeks of small NORTHERN PIKE being caught around the warm water inflows...from 20" to 30". But most reported catches are by "regulars" who seldom bother to take pictures or report such things.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It would seem that the higher, cleaner and fishier waters of the past few years have been friendly to the pike population in Utah Lake. They HAVE been in the lake for many years but have never shown up in numbers. Apparently they have had a good spawn within the last couple of years and now the young are showing up more often.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Pike are creatures of cold, clear waters where they have lots of structure and lots of small fish to snack on. But they are primarily sight feeders and ambush hunters. Without clear water and structure they do not do as well. However, as a lot of us know, they manage just fine in shallow murky waters like Redmond. But in Redmond they do not have as much competition from other predators.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The area around the warm inflows near Saratoga stay warmer and clearer than most other parts of the lake. And there are plenty of reeds going out into water more than a couple of feet deep. Add in the docks and other structure and you have an ideal pike habitat.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Just remember...mandatory keep and kill on all northern pike caught in Utah Lake. They eat Junies so they are on the must kill list.[/#0000ff]
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Thanks TD, I knew Northerns were planted years ago and I have heard rumors of one caught here and there, but, I have also heard of 50 lb blue catfish, piranha and assorted other fishies that arent likely in UL. I was unaware of some being caught recently. I know some people still refer to walleye as Pike or walleyed pike. Anyway was just hoping for clarification. If it was a Northern there was no confusion except by me[:p]
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[quote TyeDyeTwins]I am gettin excited! I am a butt hair away from pontooning now! Thanks for the detailed report[/quote]
Aaaaaaaand there's a visual I didn't need this morning! [shocked] Ok, well any morning!
Good going Catcherman! Wish I had some whities to play with closer. Someday I have GOT to get my kid onto THAT kind of action!
I'm quite sure I've seen posts of UL Bass - now they've got both largies, and smallies in there, no?
A pike, a pickerel - they all's gots teeths.
So if ya catch a pike and let it go and a DNR officer sees you, or you get reported - what do they do?
Just curious how that works. They should make carp a mandatory kill (except for them carp lovers out there!!!)
Have never tried Pike or Musky, but I hear - besides the big bones - they have some nice fillets. Just curious - did you try it?
Still just strikes me how Suckers are considered such trash fish in so many places, yet so beloved on UL, cuz they are native. I guess when a lake has had such a history of toxicology studies they gotta start with something as a gauge of success in cleanup efforts.
And speaking of cleaning up - again - nice on the Whites! Ah - the wet water beckons! I think Friday's a river day!!!
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I ate pike up in Ontario years ago. The flesh was white and flakey. It was really tasty.
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[cool][#0000ff]I've eaten northerns many times...including a couple of Yuba residents.[/#0000ff]
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