So So at Lindon 4-30-21

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Figured the warming trend might get Utah Lake temps up to the 60 degree range.  Figured wrong.  Hit Lindon just before 7 am.  Air temp was a decent 45 but water temp was still only 57...warming to 59 by noon...and probably went over 60 sometime later. 


Water was still avg. 4 feet deep all the way out of the harbor.  Didn't see much fishy markings on sonar.  Water in the main lake is still pretty murky after all of the wind.  I'm sure that was why I did not get any takers on my plastics or cranks...poor visibility.

Ran a split view screen on my sonar while making big S turns from the harbor down to the bubbleup.  Had the regular sonar view plus side scan.  Went through one area that showed a few fishy marks but most of the trip had a bleak screen.  Worked in and out from about 4' deep out to about 7 feet deep.   Saw the most marks between 5 and 6 feet.  And that is where I caught most of my fish today.

Worked over the pipe at the bubbleup pretty good with plastics and cranks.  Nary a sniff...and only a few small fish suspended at mid depth anywhere along the pipe.  Wind and murky water, I guess.

Finally broke out the bait (LHBE chubs) and dragged one whole on a plain hook...and a half one on a whirly flig.  Bites were few and far between...and there were no cats over about 23" caught today.  No bumpers for the contest.  Caught 6 or 7 all in the same general cookie cutter size range.  Oh yeah, I got one stupid bullhead that slurped up a half minnow on a whirly flig.  But, hey...tugs is tugs.  They all put up a good tussle before crawling into the net.  And they chased the skunk away...again.


Saw a couple of boats try working the bubbleup after I left it.  They didn't stay long.  Also saw the same rowboat coming to Lindon...probably from Provo.  Somebody likes exercise I guess.  I used to do the same thing...rowing from Provo to Pelican Point and back...back in my younger (stupider) years.


Only a very few boats out.  None stayed anywhere very long.  And a few bank tanglers at Lindon.  None had caught anything when I asked.  Didn't seem to be much coming close to shore.

I'm reasonably sure that once the water temps start working past the 60-65 degree range...and the wind begins to behave a bit...there will be some decent fishing.  Until then...?????