Bass Fishing Info

[hannibal68853]

I am very new to fishing and bass fishing in general. I have been to Deer Creek a couple of times this year and have had pretty good success with senkos and topwaters.

I have not been able to find much about Utah bass fishing online. So my questions are

When does the season typically start and end in Utah?
(like at DC Jordanelle, Pineview)

What are some good techniques for shoreline fishing(i have no access to a boat, looking to get a pontoon kick boat for christmas)?

Any specific pointers for those three bodies of water?

Thanks!!
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[bassrods]

There is no season you can fish for them year round..
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[SoUBass]

Try a search for fishing with senkos. This is a easy and effective bass technique. This has worked at each lake I have tried.
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]When you ask about "season" I suspect you are wondering about when you can have the greatest expectation for success while bank fishing...not what is in the proclamation.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]All 3 of the lakes (Pineview, Jordanelle & Deer Creek) hold both smallmouths and largemouths. The smallies are in the majority on all 3 lakes but there are some respectable largies caught each year in all 3...mostly by people fishing for smallies.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There is a definite cycle during the fishing year. Bass are a "warm water" fish and are in the shallows and most active after spring water temps warm above about 60 degrees. They begin spawning about May into June most years in Utah, depending upon weather, runoff, water temps and water levels. It can vary quite a bit and can extend over a longer period in some years.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]After the spawn and during the summer you can usually find bass along most shorelines of the lakes. But rocky rubble is always a good place to start. That will be where the crawdads hang out and a good place to fish plastics or hardbaits that imitate that food item. But, since these lakes also have perch...and perch fry...a lot of the smallies will be in areas that hold that food item in abundance. For example, the shallow upper reaches of Jordanelle...near the mouth of the Provo River...is a great place to fish for smallies and largies in the early summer. That is right after runoff, the lake is full and all the fish are up in the shallow water. You can fish them from the shoreline or by wading the shallows.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There are not many good shoreline access areas at Jordanelle, but wherever you can reach the shore you can usually find some bass action during the warmer months. Walk the shore and cast parallel to water from 6 to 15 feet deep...using everything from small jigs to big crankbaits. Small white plastics sometimes work as well as anything since they imitate perch fry. Even better are gulp minnows on a dropshot rig. But Jordanelle has a lot of brush underwater so you need to pick your spots carefully and be prepared to donate tackle.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Ditto for Deer Creek and Pineview. Shoreline access is always a challenge. But wherever you can get to the water you can usually find some fish within reasonable walking and casting distance. Keep moving and trying new lures and presentations until you find a pattern on any given day. And be prepared to deal with a lot of dinks between bigger fish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The hot summer and early fall action takes a dive...along with the fish...sometime about mid September of most years. When surface water temps start to fall...together with the water levels...bass tend to move deeper and become more difficult to find and catch...even from boats. However, they sometimes move back in shallower during a period of prolonged warmer temperatures, like we had last week. But once the average water temps fall much below 60 you can put away your bass gear (if fishing from shore) and switch to trout or other species.[/#0000ff]
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[rincon_madness]

good info.
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