Hey everyone, it's that time of year again and we need to gage the interest and availability of help to put on our spring flotilla, if we have one.   I have a big problem, in that my Saturdays are committed come the first of May, so I'm not going to be available on the regularly scheduled times, so we'll need someone to step up and run the flotilla if we continue on the traditional format... So here's some questions... First would everyone like to have a flotilla this year?  Second, it is team north's year to host, assume everyone wants to do Willard, so yes or no on Willard?&nb ..read more

I debated if I should put this in the Wyoming threads but there doesn't seem to be much action in that forum and I know there are a few on this site that wander across state line to Fontanelle. So, we wander over the border, picked up my wife's parents and later her brother ( with his family) and headed to Fontanelle last Saturday. Ice was completely off and boats were launching. We actually started hunting petrified blue wood, and then fossils ( fish mostly) with the grandkids. Had a great time doing that.  My brother in law got there way before us and fished the early AM on ..read more

Was to sick to make it into work but amazingly I was feeling good enough to go fishing.  Hit the water at about 1 and set to work giving the rainbows some sore lips. Brought in a dozen and missed a few more. Had a pleasant surprise when the wife landed her first walleye. Water temperature was just over 56 degrees.   36487.jpeg (Size: 233.39 KB / Downloads: 13 ..read more

I live in Provo and have been hearing about the great fishing down at Otter Creek.  My dad was in town, so we wanted to try out the great Otter Creek and catch some of those famous fat rainbows.   We all got up early and headed out before the sun came up. We picked up my brother in Salem and started the 3 hour drive south. Since my dad and step-mom are from out-of-state, we stopped in Richfield at the local Walmart and got a 3 day license for them (can you believe they are $25 bucks now!?). Anyhow we made it down to Otter Creek around 10am, long before the best bit at 12 ..read more

Jon and I did another Friday "evening" trip to Utah Lake on the 19th. Water temp varied between 52 and 55 degrees and the air only a little warmer. Launched at Lincoln about 2 P.M. and got back to the ramp about 10:40 P.M.  We dragged small offerings around the harbor because there were decent numbers of marks down 2-4 feet, but they were not having anything we offered them. Headed over to the mouth of the slough and got a white casting the same offerings. Spot locked for 30 minutes or so and still had only one white plus a bullhead that discovered that a chunk of white bass un ..read more

Just like my last trip, I hadda go fishing Tuesday instead of a better forecasted Wednesday.  Launched at Willard south marina…after a go-round with a boat doofus.  I pulled in to the last parking spot next to the water at the north ramp.  With the high water, it makes it easy to unload and launch my tube right where I park.  But as I was starting to unload my vehicle a boat trailer backed down only a couple of feet from the back of my car.  A whole ramp open and he chooses to launch right on top of me. So I told him I was in the process of launching my float tube and ..read more

Want to get pissed off?  Check out the story about how great the algae fix was at Mantua... Not a mention that it killed all the fish...  I tried to comment but KSL wouldn't accept my comment telling them this was not a good thing to be promoting... Maybe you should try to express your thoughts with less emotion than I did so they see the truth... Sorry this one really didn't sit well with me... Later J ..read more

Overall slow trolling for the rainbows this A.M., but what a great time to be on the water...very windy for my canoe from about 9 to 10:30, but the wind died and it was calm and very pleasant 'til we ended at 1:30...I had 5 solid hook ups, netting 3, 15 to 17"ers...my buddy had a few hook ups, but landed 1...and we each had 4 or 5 other light hits...lots of loon out this day to keep us entertained...their call is pretty amazing, and I'm sure they're getting their share of smaller fish...I caught fish, or had good hits on: pink/silver flash hoochie, smaller rainbow crankbait, chartreus 'Tomahaw ..read more

https://tinyurl.com/bdz5jnj5 Utah blue ribbon survey. Interesting survey ..read more

So at my age I ought to know how to take care of worms, but unfortunately I don't... I have a bait fridge that smells of rotten worms so bad I can't stand to open the door.  I have tried filling a cooler with soil and half burying it in the shade, it dried out on me, then I tried to slightly dampen it, so of course it got too wet and the worms rotted.  I have had limited success with the worm boxes and media you can get at sporting goods stores... Basically I'm a failure at keeping worms good and I never seem to remember the night before to go catch a new batch... Does anyone know a ..read more