08-20-2025, 04:34 PM
Hey Kent,
Thanks for the update! Last Saturday the numbers in the Provo Harbor were lower than normal, but still there were lots of them. However, as we left the harbor there was a patch of red/brown water (not green like normal for Aug) the last hundred yards before the jaws and extending out a hundred yards into the lake. It smelled awful, like decaying something, and I saw 2 WB floating in it. Perhaps it has spread?
I shot a note to Chris Crockett and he said they would check on it when they were out there this week, but I haven't heard back yet.
There was also a youtube video on the Utah Lake Fishing FB page showing quite a few dead fish down by the spillway. Not massive numbers like a lake wide problem, but noticeable numbers.
Both instances seemed isolated, but things might have changed.
Where were you at and did you see any dead WB?
Thanks for the update! Last Saturday the numbers in the Provo Harbor were lower than normal, but still there were lots of them. However, as we left the harbor there was a patch of red/brown water (not green like normal for Aug) the last hundred yards before the jaws and extending out a hundred yards into the lake. It smelled awful, like decaying something, and I saw 2 WB floating in it. Perhaps it has spread?
I shot a note to Chris Crockett and he said they would check on it when they were out there this week, but I haven't heard back yet.
There was also a youtube video on the Utah Lake Fishing FB page showing quite a few dead fish down by the spillway. Not massive numbers like a lake wide problem, but noticeable numbers.
Both instances seemed isolated, but things might have changed.
Where were you at and did you see any dead WB?