Elusive Walleye of Utah Lake

Fishing Time: 6:00 to 8:00 PM

Weather:  Windy, cold, T-50s

Moon Phase: Full Moon

Location: Utah Lake (Bird Island)

Best Baits:  None

Who Went:  Bobber John, Devin Duncan, Dunc

I received a phone call from my fishing buddy Rick Everson about his trip the night before to Utah Lake and how they hammered the walleye.  Not only did they hammer them, but they caught some big ones to up to 8 pounds!  The walleye has always been elusive to me, so I felt this may be my chance to get in on some walleye catching action.

I showed the pictures to my boy Devin and he was in, and Bobber John was in as well.  We arrived to the Lincoln Beach boat ramp only to be greeted by wind.  Ugh, this wasn’t in the forecast!  The white caps were out and the rolling waves that Utah Lake is known for were in full force.  We debated launching, but felt it may calm down if we could just get out to Bird Island and anchor up.  Devin had fun on the ride out there sitting on the bow and going up and down with the big rolling waves.

We arrived to our spot and finally got the anchor to stick in the windy conditions and began casting.  Rick said if we weren’t catching a few rocks in between fish then we were in the wrong spot.  Well we caught a lot of rocks, so we must have been in the right spot.  

Unfortunately, the wind didn’t die down and only picked up bringing cold air with it.  My guess is the wind and cold air killed the fishing.  Cold winds from the north always seem to kill the fishing at Utah Lake from my experience. 

 

So, we didn’t catch any walleye, but I have never been more proud of Devin.  It was absolutely freezing and we couldn’t get him to leave!  He was dead set on catching a walleye.  He kept casting after Bobber John and I gave up and called it quits.  He was literally shivering with teeth chattering as he would ask… 5 more minutes’ dad?  I told him we could stay as long as he wanted to tough it out.  Well, we motored into the boat ramp in the dark!  What a tough kid that loves to fish. 

Once we got the boat trailered and into the truck, I had to wrap Devin in a blanket and blast the heat.  He was like a little shivering icicle.  Five minutes into the drive he was asleep.  Wore the little dude out.  No fish were caught, but the full moon was out, and I have never had a prouder drive home.  I have a pretty awesome fishing buddy!