04-25-2003, 10:37 PM
Better for what?
Mantua has some big gills, so does hyrum. You will get more quantity at mantua though.
Bass, Oooooh thats a tough one. Mantua was bar none the better bass fishery in my mind up until the regular trout stockings in mantua. Now its about evens. I used to get a lot of smaller bass in hyrum and more consistent size out of mantua. These days it seems like they have evened out you get lots of smaller largemouth on bolth lakes and the big ones are still in bolth lakes. The trouble is beating all the small fish off the line so the big ones have a chance at it.
Mantua is still my personal favorite, its only a couple minutes from home and is easy to fish.
Trout, they are again about even for numbers and size. Although they planted the kamloops rainbow in mantua last fall and once those get some size to them, that will be something. When it comes to trout, I think you have to look at the lake and the type of fishing you like.
Mantua has lots of weeds. In the spring, trolling spinners is an option, but as the weeds grow up and reach the surface, you need to switch lure selection. Those big trebles tend to find and hold on to weeds real easy. You spend more time dragging weeds on your lure and the fish wont touch it. So, you need to cast or use something that can be rigged weedless. Hyrum doesnt have near this much problem unless you get back in the inlet area. You can drag spinners, spoons, cranks, or whatever around hyrum all year effectivley.
Mantua has better access for the walking angler, there is a dike that goes all the way around the lake and makes shore access very easy walking if you just get off your duff. Hyrum you can get just about anywhere, but the terrain is more difficult and direct access to the shore is less frequent.
Heres an idea. Fish bolth. They are bolth good lakes. As with all anglers you will develop your own likes and they will suit your style of fishing or just meet some other desire that will suit you. Just remember, mantua is artificial only. Hyrum is not. If you are going to be living in the cache I recomend newton as well. Its a much better lake than most guys know.
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Mantua has some big gills, so does hyrum. You will get more quantity at mantua though.
Bass, Oooooh thats a tough one. Mantua was bar none the better bass fishery in my mind up until the regular trout stockings in mantua. Now its about evens. I used to get a lot of smaller bass in hyrum and more consistent size out of mantua. These days it seems like they have evened out you get lots of smaller largemouth on bolth lakes and the big ones are still in bolth lakes. The trouble is beating all the small fish off the line so the big ones have a chance at it.
Mantua is still my personal favorite, its only a couple minutes from home and is easy to fish.
Trout, they are again about even for numbers and size. Although they planted the kamloops rainbow in mantua last fall and once those get some size to them, that will be something. When it comes to trout, I think you have to look at the lake and the type of fishing you like.
Mantua has lots of weeds. In the spring, trolling spinners is an option, but as the weeds grow up and reach the surface, you need to switch lure selection. Those big trebles tend to find and hold on to weeds real easy. You spend more time dragging weeds on your lure and the fish wont touch it. So, you need to cast or use something that can be rigged weedless. Hyrum doesnt have near this much problem unless you get back in the inlet area. You can drag spinners, spoons, cranks, or whatever around hyrum all year effectivley.
Mantua has better access for the walking angler, there is a dike that goes all the way around the lake and makes shore access very easy walking if you just get off your duff. Hyrum you can get just about anywhere, but the terrain is more difficult and direct access to the shore is less frequent.
Heres an idea. Fish bolth. They are bolth good lakes. As with all anglers you will develop your own likes and they will suit your style of fishing or just meet some other desire that will suit you. Just remember, mantua is artificial only. Hyrum is not. If you are going to be living in the cache I recomend newton as well. Its a much better lake than most guys know.
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