Yet Another Utah Lake Quickie

Fishing Time: 6:30 to 7:30 pm

Weather:  breezy, clear, T-60s

Moon Phase:  61% Moon

Location:  Utah Lake (Saratoga Springs Harbor)

Bait:  Jig/trailer (brown/black/chartreuse)

Who Went:  Me

After the wind blew me off the lake last week I decided to give it another chance at the Saratoga Springs Harbor, hoping to find a few more bass.  I saw a young kid cleaning up on small crappie by fishing a jig under a bobber near some submerged brush on the south side of the marina.  It looked like a good place to take the kids for some fast action.  I only landed one bass.  It didn’t have the bloodied tail like I’ve been used to seeing, so I think the spawn may be dying down.  I missed one other hit, but that was it for the night.

Another Utah Lake Quickie

Fishing Time:  6:30 to 7:30 pm
Weather:  Stormy, very windy, T-50s
Moon Phase:  92% Moon
Location:  Utah Lake (Saratoga Springs Harbor)
Bait:  Jig/trailer (brown/black/charteuse)
Who Went: Me

I fished Utah Lake on the way home from Tooele tonight at the public Saratoga Bay Marina.  I drive by it on my way home every evening and have never fished it.  The weather was windy all day with scattered thunderstorms so I wasn’t expecting much.  I decided to use the same jig that brought me success at Lincoln Beach Harbor last week. 

I walked down to the bank of the harbor and instantly saw a tail surface that looked like a largemouth guarding a bed.  I casted out and within seconds I caught this chunky guy.

I continued casting for about 10 minutes and like a light switch the breeze changed to gale force winds.  It must have been 40 mph winds and I could barely even keep myself upright, so I called it a night.   

Utah Lake Quickie

Fishing Time:  7:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Weather:  Cloudy, breezy, storm moving in, T-50s

Moon Phase:  48% Moon

Location:  Utah Lake (LB Harbor)

Bait:  Jig/trailer (brown/black/chartreuse)

Who Went:  Me

I’m working in Tooele right now and got the chance to sneak out an hour early when the drillers rig broke down.  I took the scenic route home going south from Fairfield down to Elberta and around the south end of Utah Lake.  

By the time I got to Lincoln Beach Harbor I only had a half hour to fish before I had to head home, but I took advantage of it.  I worked around the docks with no success and kept moving east down the north dike.  I was pitching a jig 5-6 feet off shore working the submerged rocks hoping for the bass to be in shallow spawning.  It didn’t take long to figure out that they are definitely in full spawn mode. 

I caught 3 in total with the biggest in the 4-pound range.  I also lost what was probably the biggest bass of the night right at shore, and missed one more good hit.  It was like pulling teeth trying to pry myself off the lake, but I had to get home.  Not a bad trip for a total of 30 minutes fishing time.