Shallow Water at Utah Lake

Fishing Time: 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Weather:  Sunny, no breeze, T- 80s

Location:  Utah Lake (AF Harbor)

Moon Phase:  2% Moon

Best Baits:  Curly tail grub any color

Who Went:  Bobber John, Anthony Schuler, Devin Duncan, Dunc

We made a quick evening run to Utah Lake to check if the largemouth bass were spawning yet.  We met Bobber John and Anthony at American Fork Boat Harbor as they were planning on running Bobbers boat over to our favorite catfish spot.  I told Bobber if we weren’t getting into any largemouth then we would join them on his boat.

Devin and I fished the harbors shorelines throwing spinnerbaits and jigs, but we got no bites and it didn’t feel like the spawn was happening.  After talking to another fisherman on a bass boat that had fished the entire harbor without a bite, I figured we better jump on Bobbers boat and go find some fish.

Our catfish honey hole was extremely shallow due to low water this year and we were barely able to get Bobbers boat in to our spot.  We fished for about an hour with no bites and soon realized the catfish bite wasn’t happening either, so we moved on to our favorite white bass hole to see if we could get the boys into some fish.  We had the same issue with shallow water at our white bass spot but were able to get in there and finally found some fish.  Devin had the hot hand and put quite a few in the boat.  Anthony got on the board as well, and John and I caught a few to show the kids we can still do it. 

The kids soon got there fill of white bass, so we called it quits.  Unfortunately, Bobbers boat didn’t want to leave and stuck itself in the shallow mud.  I had to get out and help get her back into deeper waters.  It was a fun night and after using a variety of methods we finally found some willing fish.