Heading to FG next weekend the 19th and would love some help on how and where to catch bourbot this time of year. i have heard to use glow tubes with meat on them sitting on the bottow in 20-30 feet of water at nite is good. Any recent reports on fishing for macks or kokes this time of year would be awesome as well.
Thanks in advance for any help…
Cheers…
I suspect they’ll still be occupying similar habitat and depths found during the ice period. Water temps are still in the low to mid-40s so you may still find burbot close to the bank. Glow tubes and jigs tipped with bait can be cast towards shore and worked back to the boat near the bottom, much like you would for bass. If you want to vertically jig you could also add jigging spoons like Northland Buckshots or jigging minnows like Rapala Jigging Raps to your arsenal. Jig close to the bottom, just like you would through the ice. Not sure where you’re going, but I would try targeting the midlake reaches, between Anvil and Buckboard, being most of those areas didn’t see ice this past winter and the burbot haven’t been harassed nearly as much. Main lake points and the mouths of coves and bays with abundant rocky structure should be good.
Fishley may have been out ripping some burbot lips recently and chime in with more specifics too.
Good luck! Ryno
Hey Ryno, thanks a bunch. I will look to hear from Fishley since I do not know how to Chime someone.
Thanks again. I will take picts and report when I get Back.
What part of the lake are you going to be fishing?,like said before I would start out casting towards the bank and jig back slowly until you find what depth there at,and if you find a spot where you catch a few then get your bow mount and hold over that spot. once there not biting anymore stay at that depth down the shore line vertical jigging for them,or repeat by casting.
Hey Bigfish and Ryno,
Do people catch these bourbot in the day as well or is this usally a thing that happens in the dark?
I’ve caught them in the day.I even caught one trolling for bows,but they get active at night the best time is an hour before dark until the sun comes up, from dark until 2am has been the best for me, good luck up their !!! I can’t get back up their in a month..but oh well I’ve been getting some huge eyes lately.[reply][/reply]
hey Big Fish,
Were have you been catching the eyes? willard or utah lake? I leave for the goerge tomorrow and come home sunday and then next weekend I am thinking of draging my camp trailer and boat up to willard. let me know.
Thanks
Hey Big Fish,
Do you do better from a boat or from shore at night?
Pm sent!!!