08-17-2011, 08:57 PM
Utah Lake is down stream from Deer Creek which is loaded with SMB. SMB do very well in a stream environment and will travel down stream from Deer Creek to Utah Lake. While Utah Lake is not a preferred habitat for SMB, they will survive and spawn there.
Regarding 5lb LMB in Deer Creek. They have been there for years and when the lake comes up and floods the brush and weeds in the North end, they go nuts. You will see a peak in the LMB population in 2-3 years.
Get a Flippin Stik, learn how to flip the flooded brush and vegatation in the North end and you will catch them. Biggest 5 fish limit I ever weighed at Deer Creek was caught by Ralph Barzz in a club event back in the mid 80's when the lake was UP !! He had a 5 fish limit that went 32 lbs, all flippin the brush. The wind was blowing hard out of the south and he anchored off the bush, then let out his anchor rope till he was within range of the bush and stood on the back of the boat to work his bait. Flipped a jig and pig, black on black. His biggest that day was about 7lbs. Pretty good for Northern Utah. My preference is a black w/chartruse gator tail worm. Both work great.
Regarding 5lb LMB in Deer Creek. They have been there for years and when the lake comes up and floods the brush and weeds in the North end, they go nuts. You will see a peak in the LMB population in 2-3 years.
Get a Flippin Stik, learn how to flip the flooded brush and vegatation in the North end and you will catch them. Biggest 5 fish limit I ever weighed at Deer Creek was caught by Ralph Barzz in a club event back in the mid 80's when the lake was UP !! He had a 5 fish limit that went 32 lbs, all flippin the brush. The wind was blowing hard out of the south and he anchored off the bush, then let out his anchor rope till he was within range of the bush and stood on the back of the boat to work his bait. Flipped a jig and pig, black on black. His biggest that day was about 7lbs. Pretty good for Northern Utah. My preference is a black w/chartruse gator tail worm. Both work great.