Fishing Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Weather: Cloudy, cold, rain, T-40s
Moon Phase: 98% Moon
Location: Oquirrh Lake (Daybreak)
Best Bait: 4-inch fat boy Kietech swim bait
(watermelon), rigged weedless with a 1/16 oz bullet weight
Who Went: Dunc
This week’s weather has been beautiful, and I’ve had to suppress
my urges to go back to Utah Lake to hunt for walleye. Of course, this weekend it all fell apart bringing
snow, rain, and cold temps. I snuck out
on Saturday and tried fishing Oquirrh Lake at Daybreak for a change of
pace. There were fisherman, joggers, and
dog walkers at every turn, but I weaved my way in and out to find some space to
cast. Not the most ideal fishing, but it
wasn’t Utah Lake!
The lake is very shallow and lined with reeds making it a
little tough to fish. After some trial
and error with multiple baits I settled on a 4-inch Kietech swimbait rigged
weedless with a 1/6 oz bullet weight.
This setup kept me right off the bottom and had the ability to get through
the shoreline reeds.
After making the switch to the swimbait I had my first bite
but didn’t hook up. I continued the
grind working my way down the shoreline when I finally had a taker and landed my
first bass of the day. I now had a
little confidence in the bait I was throwing and hooked up one more time before
the day ended with a carbon copy one pound bass. I know there are some big bass in this pond,
so my hope is to get back this spring and try for more.
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