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I fished Pine view for the first time, Just before sun down Caught one fish. fished till about ten PM. Fish were covering the bottom But no takers no matter what we used.
The edges were good lots of ice . No slush. Fished in 50 FOW Question. Does the barometer have an affect on how the schools of fish were not biting? or do I need to get some smelly jelly or DEAD minnow's?
Having that many fish below me and they don't bite Is FRUSTRATEING!!!!!. Tomorrow might go back to Rockport and catch some more of those 8 through 10 inch perch. they hit a blue and silver cast master tiped with mealys.
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You can buy that gulp alive spray for your lures and it worked well for me when fishing for crappie. Read the proclamation about bait on Pineview, I am pretty sure you can't have dead minnows on your possession there. I have heard baremetric pressure effects fish. Maybe someone can chime in on the specifics. Anyone else had luck last night at pineview? If so, where were you fishing. I am headed up there tonight. [fishon]
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Here is a link showing the barometric pressure.
[url "https://weather.usu.edu/htm/file40508/7-day-barometric-pressure"]https://weather.usu.edu/htm/file40508/7-day-barometric-pressure[/url]
Here are some links that talk about barometric pressure regarding fishing. Not sure what is accurate or not on these, but it is information.
[url "http://www.anglerwise.com/2010/02/09/how-does-barometric-pressure-affect-fishing/"]http://www.anglerwise.com/2010/02/09/how-does-barometric-pressure-affect-fishing/[/url]
I think this one is a good read.
[url "https://weather.com/sports-recreation/fishing/news/fishing-barometer-20120328"]https://weather.com/sports-recreation/fishing/news/fishing-barometer-20120328[/url]
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all good stuff . come on good weather stretches.
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I think DuBob is essentially correct. The bait restrictions at Pineview are intended to help protect the tiger muskie. Since there is no retention of muskie allowed at Pineview, the bait size restriction against the use of whole fish or any fish parts larger than 1 inch is to prevent a muskie from ingesting a larger bait and thus get injured by the hooks during release.
Most other waters in Utah do allow the use of DEAD whole non-game fish for bait. However, you should always consult the current Fishing Proclamation for water specific regulations before you fish.
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Totally agree! Contact the fish and game if you have questions or need clarification on baitfish. Here is the definition for commercially prepared and chemically treated baitfish.
"Commercially prepared and chemically treated baitfish means any fish species or fish parts which have been processed using a chemical or physical preservation technique other than freezing (including irradiation, salting, cooking, or oiling) and are marketed, sold or traded for financial gain as bait."
I don't know if Berkley minnows apply to this, because they are synthetic like any soft lures and not a fish species and not parts. If in question, ask the fish and game. I only use 1 inch anyways, so I am in the clear.
[url "http://www.berkley-fishing.com/berkley-bait-soft-bait-berkley-gulp/gulp-alive-minnow/1285410.html#q=gulp%2Balive%2Bminnows&start=1"]http://www.berkley-fishing.com/berkley-bait-soft-bait-berkley-gulp/gulp-alive-minnow/1285410.html#q=gulp%2Balive%2Bminnows&start=1[/url]
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[quote muirco]I don't know if Berkley minnows apply to this, because they are synthetic like any soft lures and not a fish species and not parts. If in question, ask the fish and game. I only use 1 inch anyways, so I am in the clear.[/quote][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]Sorry; Berkley was the wrong Mfg. I was thinking more about the actual dead minnow products MAGIC and a couple other companies produce. They come in sealed plastic bags and are sold at most fishing tackle stores throughout the country. They are real, dead minnows chemically processed specifically for use as a fish bait. Hope I cleared that up.[/#][/font]
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Pineview has been tough to figure out this year. Hardly any reports of people catching limits, while last year it was very common. I've fished it once this year and had trouble finding any big schools of crappie. We found one area with some fish and caught 8 or 10 apiece. The sonar did show quite a few fish, but nothing like it was last year. 5 or 6 fish on the screen may look like a bunch until you see what 30 fish looks like.
You may already know that crappie bite extremely light at PV. If you're dead-sticking or using jaw-jackers you won't catch many. Slip bobbers or spring bobbers are a must.
The crappie can also be finicky. It seems like whenever I switched lures I would catch a few and then it would slow down. Certain lures would be more consistent but trying a variety of stuff is advised. Most of my successful patterns up there have been small tungsten jigs tipped w/ waxworms or soft plastics (small gulp minnows, maggots, etc). I even put some in my fly-tying vise and tied on a nymph body and had good success. Larger stuff like kastmasters, swedish pimples, cutter bugs, etc have not worked well for me at Pineview.
Timing has also been different this year. I remember last year we'd start hammering them around 7:30pm but couldn't buy a fish before that. This year I've heard better reports coming from those fishing early in the morning or right around sunset. Night fishing has been more spotty. Might have to do some exploring to find out where all the fish are hanging out.
Thanks for the report and good luck on your next trip!
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I was off of browning point last night.
The Crappies were hugging the bottom tight.
I did manage a limit from 6:30pm to midnight.
I was in 46' of water they seemed to like a little
jiging and then would hit when it was still.
They also would act as they would get tired of one jig
so if I didn't get a bight for a few minutes I would
reel up and send something different down.
I had about five different options rigged up and would
rotate them.
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