Anyone gone to Panguitch?

[Envenomation09]

Just wondering if anyone has any idea if the fish are coming shallower at Panguitch these days? It’s been so hot this year, it just seems to refuse to cool down and it’s been weird for the fishing this Fall. Everything is several weeks behind where it was in years past it seems.

[PBH]

At the risk of having someone tell me that “the science doesn’t support that”, I’m going to go out on a limb and say: things are, and will continue to cool down [at Panguitch Lake].

predicted low in the Town of Panguitch for Thursday is 27F. For Friday it is 29F. So, again, yes it is cooling down.

Are the fish coming shallow? I can’t answer that for you. Sounds like we need you to head up there, then report back to us.

[richyd4u]

@Envenomation09

Just wondering if anyone has any idea if the fish are coming shallower at Panguitch these days? It’s been so hot this year, it just seems to refuse to cool down and it’s been weird for the fishing this Fall. Everything is several weeks behind where it was in years past it seems.

Fish are ALWAYS shallow at Panguitch, common misconception up there that they go deep in the summer. We catch them all summer long in 3-6 ft of water in the bays, and those are trophy size bows and tigers (with some cutts in the mix) with some days reaching 100+ fish between the two of us. We were just up there 2 weekends ago and still go into the fatty bows and cutts in that same depth, but the tigers were a little more scarce with the water receding out of the shallow, flooded brush that they like to stalk in. Find yourself a bay with vegetation in it, and fish along the edges, you’ll be in business all day long!

[Envenomation09]

@richyd4u

Fish are ALWAYS shallow at Panguitch, common misconception up there that they go deep in the summer. We catch them all summer long in 3-6 ft of water in the bays, and those are trophy size bows and tigers (with some cutts in the mix) with some days reaching 100+ fish between the two of us. We were just up there 2 weekends ago and still go into the fatty bows and cutts in that same depth, but the tigers were a little more scarce with the water receding out of the shallow, flooded brush that they like to stalk in. Find yourself a bay with vegetation in it, and fish along the edges, you’ll be in business all day long!

I hear ya, I just don’t have a float tube to fish out of or I would be into em, right now I’m mainly waiting for them to come close to the other shorelines haha but thank you!

[Saltslam]

With the pressure it’s taking this year I’m curious to know how many fish are left. I’ve never seen so many people fishing as this year, and not just on the weekends.

[gofish435]

@Saltslam

With the pressure it’s taking this year I’m curious to know how many fish are left. I’ve never seen so many people fishing as this year, and not just on the weekends.

Your right about the pressure and I have never fished anywhere that I have seen so many fish harvested. I mean those folks on the rental toons were putting everything on the stringer.

Some of the fish hadn’t been out of the truck very long.

[richyd4u]

@Envenomation09

“richyd4u, post:4, topic:320398” wrote:

Fish are ALWAYS shallow at Panguitch, common misconception up there that they go deep in the summer. We catch them all summer long in 3-6 ft of water in the bays, and those are trophy size bows and tigers (with some cutts in the mix) with some days reaching 100+ fish between the two of us. We were just up there 2 weekends ago and still go into the fatty bows and cutts in that same depth, but the tigers were a little more scarce with the water receding out of the shallow, flooded brush that they like to stalk in. Find yourself a bay with vegetation in it, and fish along the edges, you’ll be in business all day long!

I hear ya, I just don’t have a float tube to fish out of or I would be into em, right now I’m mainly waiting for them to come close to the other shorelines haha but thank you!

That’s what I’m trying to tell ya, they are always shallow and you can always catch them wading from the shore.

[Envenomation09]

Welp with this recent cold weather the algae bloom has pretty much completely died off at Panguitch and the fishing is on fire! Happy to report catching dozens of rainbows and some cutts and tigers mixed in. Finally fish are shallow and fishable. It’s dang cold though!

[Mildog]

Nice report! Thanks for the post. Not typical weather for December for sure. But fun to get out on open water when the weather is this nice. I went out and had some fun catching a bunch or rainbow trout and few perch with little brother at Rockport this week.

[system]

@Mildog

Nice report! Thanks for the post. Not typical weather for December for sure. But fun to get out on open water when the weather is this nice. I went out and had some fun catching a bunch or rainbow trout and few perch with little brother at Rockport this week.

How deep were the perch, and how was the ramp for launching???

[Mildog]

Ramp was not an issue 2 lanes wedge dock. An 18 foot tracker launched as we were pulling out no problems for them or us . Half of ramp blocked off, the other half fine. Rear tires in water just a bit. We found some schools as shallow as 15 feet, when chasing trout. Brother mentioned on previous trip he found schools deeper and caught them. He got some filletable ones. Guy that was launching mentioned he was getting perch not far out from the ramp. He was fishing not far from ramp as we left.

[Piscophilic]

@perchinski

Mr. Shane’s boat came out of fall retirement once again, as we fished Starvation today from 9-3pm.  Like last week’s trip to Deer Creek, we did lots of looking before spot-locking over one which produced our fish: a dozen obese perch 10-11", and seven walleye 12-14".  Not exactly record-breakers, but fun working to finesse ‘em in open water 10 days before Christmas.  Had 3 times as many bites that we missed on.  Once again, could probably have done better with our 18" ice rods & spring-bobbers, as they were very light biters who would hit & run, and not come back for a follow-up visit. Water temp 41, air 44 at quittin’ time. Three other boats on the water who looked to be trout-trollers.

Sounds like a better time than DC. Glad you found some more and bigger ones. Thanks for you report!

[system]

Mr. Shane’s boat came out of fall retirement once again, as we fished Starvation today from 9-3pm.  Like last week’s trip to Deer Creek, we did lots of looking before spot-locking over one which produced our fish: a dozen obese perch 10-11", and seven walleye 12-14".  Not exactly record-breakers, but fun working to finesse ‘em in open water 10 days before Christmas.  Had 3 times as many bites that we missed on.  Once again, could probably have done better with our 18" ice rods & spring-bobbers, as they were very light biters who would hit & run, and not come back for a follow-up visit. Water temp 41, air 44 at quittin’ time. Three other boats on the water who looked to be trout-trollers.