08-25-2006, 10:11 AM
[cool][#0000ff]I've been night tubing as long as I have been tubing...at least a couple of weeks now. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Utah Lake is great for walleyes and catfish, if you can keep the bugs away. Ditto for Willard Bay, plus add some wipers at night. Starvation kicks out some good walleyes at night and so does Deer Creek.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Largemouths often hit well at night, but smallmouths don't seem to be as nocturnal. Perch, even though they are related to the nightloving walleyes, do not seem to feed much after dark. I guess it is because they are prey as well as predators.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Crappies and white bass are both good nighttime targets. Trout too. Some of the biggest trout in a lake feed near the surface after dark. Good time for shallow running lures or bubble and fly.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Utah does not have a regulation about tubes needing lights, but it is a good idea anyway. Boaters often blast around the lake after dark and lights make you more visible. Take an airhorn too, just in case. And, plan your fishing for protected areas and avoid main lake channels where boaters run wide open.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One thing I always advise is to never fish a lake for the first time at night. Learn the lake during daylight hours and know the area you will be fishing. Distances and perceptions are distorted in the dark, even in bright moonlight.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]For changing lures and handling fish, you can carry a couple of flashlights and/or small headlamps. There are some nifty little LED lights available now that you can just clip on the bill of your hat and fold down and turn on when needed. Too much light on your tube brings in the bugs. It also wipes out the view by blinding you to everything outside the lighted area. The view of the stars, the moon and the surrounding mountains and landscape is a big part of the appeal of night fishing.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Utah Lake is great for walleyes and catfish, if you can keep the bugs away. Ditto for Willard Bay, plus add some wipers at night. Starvation kicks out some good walleyes at night and so does Deer Creek.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Largemouths often hit well at night, but smallmouths don't seem to be as nocturnal. Perch, even though they are related to the nightloving walleyes, do not seem to feed much after dark. I guess it is because they are prey as well as predators.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Crappies and white bass are both good nighttime targets. Trout too. Some of the biggest trout in a lake feed near the surface after dark. Good time for shallow running lures or bubble and fly.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Utah does not have a regulation about tubes needing lights, but it is a good idea anyway. Boaters often blast around the lake after dark and lights make you more visible. Take an airhorn too, just in case. And, plan your fishing for protected areas and avoid main lake channels where boaters run wide open.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One thing I always advise is to never fish a lake for the first time at night. Learn the lake during daylight hours and know the area you will be fishing. Distances and perceptions are distorted in the dark, even in bright moonlight.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]For changing lures and handling fish, you can carry a couple of flashlights and/or small headlamps. There are some nifty little LED lights available now that you can just clip on the bill of your hat and fold down and turn on when needed. Too much light on your tube brings in the bugs. It also wipes out the view by blinding you to everything outside the lighted area. The view of the stars, the moon and the surrounding mountains and landscape is a big part of the appeal of night fishing.[/#0000ff]
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