Bass Not Quite Ready For Spawn at Utah Lake

Fishing Time: 3:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Weather: Sunny, no wind, 70’s
Moon Phase: 5% Moon
Location: Utah Lake (Provo Boat Harbor)
Water Temp: Bass spot = 63 degrees, Main lake = 52 degrees
Bait: Bass = jigs, drop-shot, spinnerbaits, tube jigs. Walleye = curly tailed grubs
Who Went: Phil, Rick, MeWith warming temperatures and sun in the sky, bass fishing became too tempting to pass up, and replaced our planned trip to the middle Provo River for walleye. Instead we ran down to Utah Lake to assault the largemouth bass. We arrived at Provo Boat Harbor at 3:00 p.m., unhitched the boat at the marina and drove down the airport dike road to see if we could find any open patches of water that held bass. We found one good pocket with visible bass swimming around and Rick easily plucked a couple dinks out before we moved on down the dike. We didn’t see any more holes that were irresistible so it was back to the boat ramp to launch. My cousin Phil met us there, jumped in the boat, and we were off to our new bass honey hole. When we arrived we were greeted by 3 fly fishermen that were pounding our spot for carp from the bank and completely ruined our spirits. It’s a small area and once it’s been fished it quits producing. Discouraged, but hopeful, we fished the areas around our spot where we have still had fair success for bass, but for whatever reason, it wasn’t meant to be. The weather seemed perfect along with the water temps, but the bass just didn’t seem to be there. Rick and I missed a few hits and Phil caught one chunky 2 pounder that at least made the trip bearable, but it was disappointing to say the least. Just before dark we ran over to the inlet of the Provo River and tried our luck for some post-spawn walleye. The fishing was slow, but I did luck into one small walleye that got me off the snide and Rick had a walleye hit, but didn’t get it in the boat.