03-26-2019, 05:14 PM
If you look at the island on a topographic map site you can see just what is there. I use mytopo.com:
https://www.mytopo.com/maps/
Search for Bird Island, Utah. When you get to the map switch to satellite. Zoom in to see detail. We fished there a few times last year for catfish. We caught a few on the east side but had the best luck at the mouth of the "bay" that enters the island on the north. You will be in only 2-3 feet of water so you will be fishing shallow. Like Kent, I like to use a bobber to keep up out of the rocks. You can see on the satellite image that there are many rock monsters lurking just under the surface. If you are brave and experienced enough you can work your way quite a ways in. Be prepared to use paddles to work your way back off those rocks. Anchor up when you get in to a place where you are comfortable and cast toward the island, though you can find fish in any direction for that matter. Of course you can fish on the bottom, but be prepared to replace your rig when you get hung up once in a while. We had our best day in late June; four boys and three men on a barge took home 32 fish. That was for a big fish fry. Otherwise I usually release all my fish.
While looking at the satellite image be sure to note the long stinger that runs due southeast for a long distance. The guys I have gone with give it a wide berth to the east then come back around to the island.
Good luck and have fun.
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https://www.mytopo.com/maps/
Search for Bird Island, Utah. When you get to the map switch to satellite. Zoom in to see detail. We fished there a few times last year for catfish. We caught a few on the east side but had the best luck at the mouth of the "bay" that enters the island on the north. You will be in only 2-3 feet of water so you will be fishing shallow. Like Kent, I like to use a bobber to keep up out of the rocks. You can see on the satellite image that there are many rock monsters lurking just under the surface. If you are brave and experienced enough you can work your way quite a ways in. Be prepared to use paddles to work your way back off those rocks. Anchor up when you get in to a place where you are comfortable and cast toward the island, though you can find fish in any direction for that matter. Of course you can fish on the bottom, but be prepared to replace your rig when you get hung up once in a while. We had our best day in late June; four boys and three men on a barge took home 32 fish. That was for a big fish fry. Otherwise I usually release all my fish.
While looking at the satellite image be sure to note the long stinger that runs due southeast for a long distance. The guys I have gone with give it a wide berth to the east then come back around to the island.
Good luck and have fun.
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The older I get the more I would rather be considered a good man than a good fisherman.