Moon Phase: 26% Moon
Location: Willard Bay
Bait: I Tried Everything!
Who Went: Me
I Decided that since I work just down the road from Willard Bay I would give it a shot. I still haven't caught a wiper so its time to get it off my list of, fish not caught in Utah. The bugs were horribly thick and made it miserable as I tried to get my gear ready and haul my float tube to the lake. Once on the water the bugs were not to bad, but the fishing was. I didn't even get a bite. This has been the worst spring fishing I have ever had. I tried crankbaits, drop-shotting minnows, cut-bait under a bobber and curly tailed grubs in all sorts of colors. I did have a Rock Chuck friend that decided to follow me up and down the rocky bank as I fished. It was hard to get a good pic of the furry guy cause I was bobbing up and down in the waves. Hopefully this curse of bad fishing will end for me this year!
On my failing quest to catch a Walleye I gave up on Utah Lake and tried another well known walleye fishing hole, Willard Bay. This was the first time I have ever fished Willard Bay, but have listened to all the success stories for the past few years. We fished it post storm which already had me thinking failure, as walleye tend to like a few days in a row of warm weather before they get active, but it was the only time I could get out on the water for a few hours so we went anyway. We trolled 4 poles, two bottom bouncing with a worm harness and live earthworm, and two long lining crankbaits hoping to catch an early wiper. The morning showed promise as JJ missed what we thought was a decent hit on the bottom bouncer. Then shortly after my bottom bouncing pole went bendo! I grabbed it and set the hook and the fight was on. In my mind I was thinking, this is a win win situation for me because either A) I finally caught my first walleye of the year or B) I just caught my first ever wiper! It started putting on quite a fight and taking line so now I was leaning towards it being a wiper! Wow, was I depressed when the fish finally surfaced and I realized I had snagged a big ole carp right in the tail. An 8 pound carp snagged in the tail can put on a tough battle. 
So, back we went to trolling for the next 3 hours! Not even a bump the rest of the day! I tried changing speed, changing lures, using smelly jelly. This Walleye fishing is really taking a toll on my fishing confidence. I might need a day of trout fishing to remind myself I can at least still catch those! If this weather will ever stabilize and stay warm for more than a day then I still think I can find that elusive walleye! 
