04-09-2006, 11:19 AM
[cool][#0000ff]There are some largemouth in there just about all the time. The key is to find them and get them to bite. They will hit "low and slow" stuff now, like chartreuse tubes flipped tight to cover. Black and chartreuse jig and trailer also work.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]With the water temps just rising above 50 again, it will be a while before the bass start cruising the shorelines in prespawn mode. But, my past records show that by the end of April, in most years, largies start showing up not only for those actually fishing for them, but for guys fishing spinners and plastics along the shoreline for whities and wallies too.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I suspect that inside the harbor (at Lindon) the fishing will be different this year. The water is DEEP, in spite of all they are letting out into the Jordan. The usual shallow structure is either gone or flooded. There are still a few spots that have visible stickups and look good for flipping, but the fish are going to get hammered and may move.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Also, the increase in structure (flooded reeds and tamarisk) outside the harbor has created a lot more habitat for the bass and they do not have to rely on the manmade cover as much. I think the fish are going to be spread out and much tougher to find in all those new bass condominiums. The upside of that is that they should pull off a good spawn, with good cover for the fry, so that future bassin' will be better.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]With the water temps just rising above 50 again, it will be a while before the bass start cruising the shorelines in prespawn mode. But, my past records show that by the end of April, in most years, largies start showing up not only for those actually fishing for them, but for guys fishing spinners and plastics along the shoreline for whities and wallies too.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I suspect that inside the harbor (at Lindon) the fishing will be different this year. The water is DEEP, in spite of all they are letting out into the Jordan. The usual shallow structure is either gone or flooded. There are still a few spots that have visible stickups and look good for flipping, but the fish are going to get hammered and may move.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Also, the increase in structure (flooded reeds and tamarisk) outside the harbor has created a lot more habitat for the bass and they do not have to rely on the manmade cover as much. I think the fish are going to be spread out and much tougher to find in all those new bass condominiums. The upside of that is that they should pull off a good spawn, with good cover for the fry, so that future bassin' will be better.[/#0000ff]
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