With spring brings all the different seasons of fish on Utah Lake. It starts off with the Walleye, which is really good fishing right now. The Walleye are doing their love dance this time of year. You will find them cruising rocky shorelines. Early morning and evenings have been the best for me. I've caught a couple on crank baits, but most have come from slowly working curly tails on the bottom. If you go out, bring lots of gear, because you will lose it in the rocks. Also, Please release all the females.
Last night a took my float tube out to a spot that is know to have good numbers of walleye. I left around 7:30 p.m. The lake was calm and peaceful other than the occasional carp letting me know they were there with their jumping tail dance. Once I arrived, I set up for the night and started making casts. I didn't have much action until it got dark. After losing two crank baits due to snags, I switched to the cheaper curly tail jigs to save my fishing budget. My first hook-up came about an hour into fishing. I got the fish to the net rather quickly, and it was a nice hen walleye which I released.
I landed a few smaller males after that, but they progressively got bigger as the night went on. When I hooked into the last fish of the night, I knew it was big. I felt a couple good head shakes as I battled this fish in the dark. When I got him to the net, I knew I had just landed the biggest male walleye I had ever caught. He measured out to 24 inches! On that note, I called it a night. I ended up catching nine walleye, with five keeper males. This was the best night of walleye fishing I've experienced. We will be eating well for the next few days. Now to find a good walleye recipe...
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You are slaying the walleye! good job! We dont have those in Cali so I have never fished for them.
ReplyDeleteIf you get the chance, you should try it. They are great to eat.
DeleteSure a good night that is for sure, Rick. Not ever taken much time to consider walleye fishing. That might have to change. Any chance on a fly rod?
ReplyDeleteI've never caught one on a fly, but I know it's possible. They are one of my favorite fish to eat.
DeleteRick,
ReplyDeleteWere you catching these off of Lincoln beach? I've been trying to find other locations in Utah Lake where walleye stack up, but I've only found one really good location. It's difficult to find access on the west side of the lake. Also, have you fished the Jordan River for walleye?