10-17-2006, 12:38 AM
[cool][#0000ff]Yep, it seems like wherever a fisherman plunks down there's a tradeoff. It's downright impossible to find someplace that has it all.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That being said, I have fished all over the country and I have told a lot of people that for all around multi-species fishing it is hard to beat Utah. Utah is a "desert state", but between the few rivers and lakes it has there is some great fishing for probably more species than almost any other states except Florida, California and maybe Texas.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you like trout, Utah a whole lot of species, subspecies and hybrids...like the tigers. If you like "warm water" species, there is not much that Utah does NOT have. We don't have the standard species of muskie, but we do have tiger muskies...and a couple of good northern pike waters.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Willard Bay has been our only wiper habitat until last year. DWR planted wipers in Newcastle Reservoir, in the south central part of the state, to help control an exploding population of illegally planted golden shiners. The resident trout and smallmouth just couldn't keep up with the shiners so DWR called in some help. The good thing about the wipers is that you can control them by selective planting and monitored harvest. They are still small in Newcastle but should be getting good catchable size by next year.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Let us know if you get back this way and we can guide you to a few tigers...or other species of your choice. And, you won't have to wait until October to follow a hatchery truck neither. It's all good.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That being said, I have fished all over the country and I have told a lot of people that for all around multi-species fishing it is hard to beat Utah. Utah is a "desert state", but between the few rivers and lakes it has there is some great fishing for probably more species than almost any other states except Florida, California and maybe Texas.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you like trout, Utah a whole lot of species, subspecies and hybrids...like the tigers. If you like "warm water" species, there is not much that Utah does NOT have. We don't have the standard species of muskie, but we do have tiger muskies...and a couple of good northern pike waters.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Willard Bay has been our only wiper habitat until last year. DWR planted wipers in Newcastle Reservoir, in the south central part of the state, to help control an exploding population of illegally planted golden shiners. The resident trout and smallmouth just couldn't keep up with the shiners so DWR called in some help. The good thing about the wipers is that you can control them by selective planting and monitored harvest. They are still small in Newcastle but should be getting good catchable size by next year.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Let us know if you get back this way and we can guide you to a few tigers...or other species of your choice. And, you won't have to wait until October to follow a hatchery truck neither. It's all good.[/#0000ff]
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