Howdy

[JJ-fisher]

New to the site and new to the sport of online forums! Any and all help is welcome

Love to fish for catfish on Utah lake in the spring

Gotta have me some ice fishing really soon!

Goal is to hit 5 new lakes this winter

Any suggestion?
[signature]

[albinotrout]

Welcome to BFT! I will move this the Utah board so others will know you're here.
[signature]

[Kent]

[quote JJ-fisher]

Goal is to hit 5 new lakes this winter

Any suggestion?

[/quote]

Welcome to BFT and thanks for posting. Where have you already ice fished before?
[signature]

[bowdude]

Strawberry, Fishlake, Starvation, Otter Creek, Mantua, Causey, Pineview, Deer Creek, Current Creek & Scofield. Those are a few. There are lots more. Decide what you are targeting and then choose the water.
[signature]

[JJ-fisher]

Used to be a regular at scofield Not so much anymore

I love utah lake and willard when they freeze because they are close.

Strawberry is a favorite in the early ice on stage

Tried Mantua 2 years ago with no luck think i will try that one again as soon as I hear we have safe ICE
[signature]

[HD7000]

I'd like to try and pull a fat wiper or eye outta the ice at Willard sometime, that sounds like a blast! What technique does one ice fish Willard? There hasn't been good enough ice out there since I moved back to give it a try...
[signature]

[JJ-fisher]

Mostly fish Willard in the winter for crappie but wiper can be caught on jigs tipped with worms or some form of bait
[signature]

[wiperhunter2]

Welcome to the site. Have you ever caught any perch while ice fishing at Willard?
[signature]

[JJ-fisher]

No not that I can recall. Have you?
[signature]

[wiperhunter2]

Yes I have but never in large numbers. 2 years ago, when we had good ice at Willard we were catching them up to 13", small ones were 11".
[signature]

[hookngrinin]

If you're interested, you should give the Utah Ice Fishing Challenge a try this ice season. It is a fun motivator to fish different lakes targeting different species.

Rules and sign-up are on the Utah Contests board.
[signature]

[Boatloadakids]

And.... of course you will be part of the South team for the Catfish Contest next year??? We need you.

I see from your profile that your "Best Catch" is a 20 pound cat. I'd sure like to hear more about that??[]

BLK
[signature]