07-26-2019, 06:05 PM
Okay, been a trout dude for forever, every now and then I accidentally catch a bass but this year I've actually tried to hit some warm water places and focus on bass. I started easy going to Utah Lake and catching white bass, and that seemed pretty straightforward. I hit Deer Creek and catch some small mouth along the banks next overgrowth and such. But then I tried Hyrum Reservoir and Jordanelle.
At Hyrum I fished along the shore and in the growth the same way I did at Deer Creek and I didn't get a single hit. I fished from about 9am intermittently until about 4pm using 3"-4" curly tails in a lot of different colors, grubs, crawfish immitation, and even tried a small spook but got nothing.
At Jordanelle I fished from a paddleboard from 4pm-8pm off and on using the same things varying between 1/16 oz head and a 1/8 oz head. I fished off the bank some and then next to the rocks by a dock and then in overgrowth weed/bushy area. didn't get a single hit there either?
I thought I read that bass like the warmer water and that they like structure. But in both of my cases I didn't find that successful. Do they go deeper if it's too hot? Or is it just normal for to get skunked (please oh please say it's not normal). How do I improve fishing for small/large mouth. I tried rigging a jig wacky style and then normal. I tried using two jigs at the same time. Do any of you experts have some tips or ideas? Mostly I'm just
because I felt like the places I was fishing at Hyrum and Jordanelle 'fit' the typical bass habitat with plenty of structure. maybe there was 'too much' structure so I couldn't get to them? Thoughts?
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At Hyrum I fished along the shore and in the growth the same way I did at Deer Creek and I didn't get a single hit. I fished from about 9am intermittently until about 4pm using 3"-4" curly tails in a lot of different colors, grubs, crawfish immitation, and even tried a small spook but got nothing.
At Jordanelle I fished from a paddleboard from 4pm-8pm off and on using the same things varying between 1/16 oz head and a 1/8 oz head. I fished off the bank some and then next to the rocks by a dock and then in overgrowth weed/bushy area. didn't get a single hit there either?
I thought I read that bass like the warmer water and that they like structure. But in both of my cases I didn't find that successful. Do they go deeper if it's too hot? Or is it just normal for to get skunked (please oh please say it's not normal). How do I improve fishing for small/large mouth. I tried rigging a jig wacky style and then normal. I tried using two jigs at the same time. Do any of you experts have some tips or ideas? Mostly I'm just
because I felt like the places I was fishing at Hyrum and Jordanelle 'fit' the typical bass habitat with plenty of structure. maybe there was 'too much' structure so I couldn't get to them? Thoughts?[signature]