not a lot of post about Strawberry here

[liketrolling]

maybe no one post because they are afraid more boats will show up
I fished strawberry 5 days this week getting to old for that
never seen so many boats
Fri and Sat took some people from Calif. ( they drove up in there motor home.)
maybe should not have done that they found out Strawberry may be better than Flaming Gorge. they took enough
Salmon home to pay for there trip. biggest Kokanee to day was 21" and 3.4 lbs
I don’t like fishing on Sat. getting on the water was not to bad. but getting off was no fun.

all I can tell you about catching them is my downriggers were down 22 to 35 feet but this can change.
If you are not catching them change what you are doing,

about all the boats there today there was no place to park I think some had to walk 3 mi. from where they parked there truck

[PAC12_AfterDark]

Get there early or not at all. Thanks for showing those ‘californian prune pickers’ our fabulous resource (kidding). Seems like the DWR is hedging bets it will soon be over whelmed by the looks of their exploratory stocking reports.

I havent fished the Berry this year - sounds like a head ache and I’ve already got a freezer full of 2020 kokes. Glad to see people are out enjoying the resource!

Thanks for the report.

[Jmorfish]

Hey Robert - I haven’t posted about Strawberry, 'cuz yesterday was just my first time this season…(Fri.)…not a whole lot to brag about, at least compared to everyone else saying they’re bringing home limits…I can tell you this…the fleet was definitely out enforce all Friday A.M., at least 'til the winds kicked in at 1130…Sure, most boaters were ‘keeping their social distancing’, but a couple times I had to give a honk to boaters not looking forward, and just paying attention to fishing out back…two of us got 4 kokes, 2 really nice and 2 med, and about a dozen cutts were released…white caught my bigger ones, and like said before, everything was between 22 to 34 feet down…the great openness out in the middle seemed like fishing in the desert, but we did try trolling thru it…Guluk out there…

[Cowboypirate]

Got to love a guy that hits the berry 5x/wk. You must have all the cuts named by now and the kokes taking a number to see who get in the boat next.

In all seriousness I learn so much reading your reports - txs for sharing your knowledge

[BG11]

@liketrolling

maybe no one post because they are afraid more boats will show up
I fished strawberry 5 days this week getting to old for that
never seen so many boats
Fri and Sat took some people from Calif. ( they drove up in there motor home.)
maybe should not have done that they found out Strawberry may be better than Flaming Gorge. they took enough
Salmon home to pay for there trip. biggest Kokanee to day was 21" and 3.4 lbs
I don’t like fishing on Sat. getting on the water was not to bad. but getting off was no fun.

all I can tell you about catching them is my downriggers were down 22 to 35 feet but this can change.
If you are not catching them change what you are doing,

about all the boats there today there was no place to park I think some had to walk 3 mi. from where they parked there truck

Glad to see Strawberry doing it’s job! It’s the go to place everyone no reason to go anywhere else in the state.

[wiperhunter2]

@wayno945

Hello all… I just bought a boat this summer. I have been enjoying fishing @ Willard but the last 4 times I’ve been out only the catfish seem to bite. Is this normal for August? Is there an ideal water temp that the walleye and wiper fishing will get better?

Yes, it is totally normal, walleye and wiper catching is always best in the Spring and early Summer but it might get better when the water cools in the Fall. Temps in the 60’s are always best at Willard, low 70’s will work but once you hit the mid to upper 70’s the catching slows way down for everything but the cats.
By the way, welcome to the site.

[wayno945]

Thanks… that is good to know. Hopefully this heat wave ends soon

[wiperhunter2]

@wayno945

Thanks… that is good to know. Hopefully this heat wave ends soon

Agreed. I’ve never tried for the SM bass during the Summer but there is a chance you could catch them this time of the year by fishing close to shore and throwing plastics but the problem is, the lake is so full of baby shad right now, that there is an over abundance of food.

[wayno945]

Hello all… I just bought a boat this summer. I have been enjoying fishing @ Willard but the last 4 times I’ve been out only the catfish seem to bite. Is this normal for August? Is there an ideal water temp that the walleye and wiper fishing will get better?