02-18-2007, 05:10 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Thanks. I have been fishing Utah Lake walleyes since about 1964. I have even caught a few. In the "good old days" there were few walleye fans, since most Utards were troutaholics. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In those times there was a limit of six, with no slots or size restrictions. I had days of tubing for walleyes in the late 70's and early eighties when I brought in 50 or more fish in an outing...culling a limit over 5 pounds (see pic).[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Since then there have been a lot more walleye fans fishing for them, and some groups that harvest for the market (illegal). Utah Lake has also experienced some ups and downs in water levels and spawning success. That is why we have the current restrictions. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As most BFTers will verify, I ain't hard to line up for a fishing trip. Just PM me with a date and time you plan to hit the water and if I can work it out we will hook up. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]By the way, my "brief" dissertation above was only the "Readers Digest" version. Attached is a Word doc of about 14 pages with some more "light reading". I had almost forgotten I wrote it, until after I had posted the above response. I have another (longer writeup on catfishing) if you need some more abuse.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In those times there was a limit of six, with no slots or size restrictions. I had days of tubing for walleyes in the late 70's and early eighties when I brought in 50 or more fish in an outing...culling a limit over 5 pounds (see pic).[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Since then there have been a lot more walleye fans fishing for them, and some groups that harvest for the market (illegal). Utah Lake has also experienced some ups and downs in water levels and spawning success. That is why we have the current restrictions. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As most BFTers will verify, I ain't hard to line up for a fishing trip. Just PM me with a date and time you plan to hit the water and if I can work it out we will hook up. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]By the way, my "brief" dissertation above was only the "Readers Digest" version. Attached is a Word doc of about 14 pages with some more "light reading". I had almost forgotten I wrote it, until after I had posted the above response. I have another (longer writeup on catfishing) if you need some more abuse.[/#0000ff]
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