PROVER RIVER EYE'S?

[crossineye]

HAS ANYONE GONE TO THE MOUTH THIS WEEK? ARE THEY STACKING YET? THANX CROSSINEYE.
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[EmuScud]

I need to get down there before March 1st. I'll see if I can't sneek out and take a look.

ES
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[bigben1]

Where is the mouth located?
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[aquaman]

utah lake state park head S. down the 15 to provo keep your eyes open for the sign can't miss it
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[ocean]

Hey that would be great if you can find out when those eyes start to stack up! Have not caught a walleye since yuba got drained![] Would the evenings be better to catch them at that time?I get off work at 6 pm so that would be great if they did.
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[Coldfooter]

I drove down to Provo river both yesterday morning and the late afternoon before and flipped my line in a few spots between the bridges but no eye's were talking back to me..
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[fishluvr]

Welcome to the board coldfooter. It's good to see more Utah County people on the board. Also, it's always good to see more ice fishing fanatics on the board. Welcome again and don't hesitate to share ideas. Ice fishing is a favorite of mine but I am looking to do a little more fishing close to home, Utah Lake, so hints and tips on that are great as well.
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[fishluvr]

Here's a question to you fishing know it alls. Everyone talks about going for the eyes in Provo river and wondering when they will be heading there. I thought the river was closed in March and if so where are people planning on going to catch the eyes when it does close? Any info on the closures and spots and tactics to catch some eyes would be very appreciated, as always.
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[crossineye]

HEY FISHLUVR WE FISH THE MOUTH UP RIVER TO THE SHACK ABOUT 1/2 MILE OR SO . THE RIVER WILL CLOSE ON THE FIRST OF MARCH. USE THREE IN TWISTER TAILS BRIGHT COLORS.
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[EmuScud]

I've never intentionally gone after the eye's before. TubeDude said that evening/night with a slight breeze would be a killer time with black lures/plugs. I am excited to test out his experience!

See you on the water!

ES
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[EmuScud]

The river closes upstream of the center street bridge to I-15 from March 1 to May 1. Downstream from the center street bridge to Utah Lake stays open.

ES
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[fishluvr]

Is that in the proclamation?? If that is true that would be awesome!!!
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[EmuScud]

Cat_Man looked it up yesterday:

[size 1]I just checked the 2004 proclamation. It states under Provisions for specific waters --> Provo River:

(a) East from Center Street Bridge (Entrance to Utah Lake State Park) to I-15:

- Closed March 1 through 6 a.m. May 1st. [/size]
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[fishluvr]

Awesome, now I am excited. I have been wanting to fish that and know I won't be able to until at least March. Thanks for the info guys. If anybody is heading down that way next month and needs a tag along let me know. I'll try not to get in the way or cause too much embarassment.
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[Tincanfsh]

I don't Know Utah Lake very well at allbut wouldn't the Walleyes be stacking up near any of the Inlets if there are any.

Tincanfsh
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[crossineye]

YES THEY WILL STACK AT THE MOUTH OF ALL THE INLETS WITH GOOD FLOW. BUT THE BIGGER FLOWS ATRACT MOORE FISH. CROSSINEYE
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[Curtisfish]

Spanish Fork river inlet and Provo inlet are where I used to fish. I tried the bubble up once while I worked at Geneva and lets' just say that I'm glad they shut it down. One jerk was actually showing his pistol to anyone that got within about 30 feet of him to have his own space.

The river mouths are a consistant favorite for pre-spawn and spawn anglers. The eye's are fat and will still take a properly presented annoyance. Of the eye's I've caught down there at this time of year, I think they were hitting to defend the nest and maybe once in a while I found one wanting one last bite on the way up the river.

I grew up in Spanish Fork, so I fished the rivers and the lake quite a bit growing up. Black, White, Chartreuse in that order is what produced the best for me. I tipped with a half a crawler. I tried minnows a few times and just found that if I was there in the evening, I caught Channels instead of eye's (which didn't hurt my feelings any, just thought you'd like to know). Picked up a nice Cutthroat while fishing for eye's at the mouth of the Provo a number of years ago when I had been told that they were making a comeback and I had told everyone that they were full of it and that I hadn't seen one there in years.

You don't have to fish as far out as you might think. I did better casting along the shore at 5-10 feet out than I did casting straight away from the bank. The first few I caught there were from the Spanish Fork inlet and were caught while dragging the offering down the sloping river bank towards the deepest channel. Provo seemed to produce a little better on the edge of the shelves. Cast around to look for drops, but be patient, sometimes they are just "passing through" and pick you up on the go.

If you can, go with utwalleye and/or crossineye. These guys know what they are doing a lot more so than I. They consistantly catch more and bigger fish than I do, so listen to them. Hope it helps.

Let me know when you are making trips and if I can make it down from Roosevelt, I'd love to get out there again. It's been a few years.
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