Saturday, March 21, 2015

Early Spring on Utah Lake

I had this crazy idea that I should learn the fishing secrets of Utah Lake since it is only 5 minutes away and easily accessible. In the morning we drove 20 minutes down to Lincoln Beach to try for spring Walleye.

Walleye Fishing Utah Lake

I had recently purchased a couple of planer boards and wanted to give them a try. We trolled for several hours with more than a dozen snags but no recognizable bites. Other fisherman reported having fish on but not able to land any. But thats what they all say!

Planer Board Walleye Fishing Utah Lake
Planer Board Walleye Fishing Utah Lake

 It was a beautiful spring morning and the view of the mountains from the lake was spectacular. The planer boards worked exactly as I had hoped, except for the lack of a 10 lb trophy Walleye, we had nothing to complain about.

Utah Lake Fishing Sunset
Utah Lake Fishing Sunset

I ran worm harnesses 6' behind inline sinkers 10' behind the planer board. On the next trip out I plan to swap out the trailing treble hook on the worm harness for a single hook and maybe use a float on the harness to avoid the snags.