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.