has anyone fished sand hallow lately. Gonna go down in here shortly for a little fishing get away. what is working good down there? i have never fished it so anything and everything will help. is there any other good fishing holes down around st. george? if you don’t want your secrets out pm me. thanks for any advice i would deeply appreciate it.
a 3-4 inch swimbait on a football head jig that you can bottom hop, go out in some deeper water, 30 plus feet. you can also slow roll swimbaits across the bottom or slow roll spinner baits.
I am 16 and going there with my little brother for the first time! I don’t have a boat though, do you have any advice??
a drop shot, senko or a senko texas rigged has never failed me. they get in the rocks on the dam and you can’t see them but they are there and they will dart out and grab your bait…I caught a few three plus pounders doing that.
This was in part, in the Ogden Standard, Outdoor section about mid July:
Jon’s lure, a Senko worm, had settled to the bottom. But just before he began his retrieve, his line started scooting away. He gave a sharp lift, and was quickly tied onto a nice largemouth. The fish became airborne,
and gave a nice fight on its way to the float tube. Subsequent casts offered the same result, with a few jumping on the bait as it was still falling to the bottom. This was the start of a banner day, as one of the big excitements was being able to see fish suspended below in the clear water.
My son-in-law has fished the warm-water Sand Hollow on several occasions, and has done well with small crank-baits, plastic worms and spinners. He was my source of information for a brief trip to the lake one evening. Temps were still in the 90-degree range, but a slight breeze and no direct sun made it more than tolerable. We found a few skiers and wave runners, but most patrons were fishing on this weekday.
The lake, which originally started filling in 2002, contains largemouth bass, bluegill, and some catfish. The long warm-weather season makes for quick growth for fish, and should only get better with time. The campground there offers full hook-ups and showers, the ramps are paved and make for easy loading and unloading, and there’s an ATV course nearby as well. So this spot can be utilized for days with a variety of things to keep you busy.
The shoreline around the dam and nearby banks are rocky, and tend to hold fish well, especially bluegill. I fished off the rocks on my trip, finding a spot where the shallower rock bottom that extended out quite a distance had a fall-off perpendicular to the bank. Fish were holding deep off that rocky drop-off, and were susceptible to deep jigging with tubes and grubs. The water was crystal clear, and I could easily see 10 feet down. My son-in-law used a float tube on his visits, and did better than I could do from the bank.
He started with Senko worms along rocky areas and out toward the island that sits near one of the boat ramps. Otherwise, he jigged up his bass from deep water with tube jigs in a crawfish color. The strikes were solid and unmistakable, adding to the percentage of good hookups. Sinking or deep diving crank baits were also good and were fun to be using when a solid strike occurred. The pole would bow down suddenly, and we knew we had a bass on the line.
The bluegill would also hit small grubs, but catching was best when tipped with a piece of worm. I watched a family stay pretty busy with the bluegill using this technique. The bluegill limit is a liberal 50 fish, while the bass limit is six, with only one being over 12 inches. This is to build a trophy fishery for the largemouths in the near future. But we practiced catch and release on our days on the lake. My first cast prompted a follow by a decent-sized bass, and follow-up casts produced results as I slowed down my presentation.
The bass were fairly cooperative on this hot afternoon. I could only imagine what a trip would be like if I could get on the pond before sunrise one morning, and motor around looking for likely structure to hold bass. A fish finder would be a valuable asset here. Bass are very oriented to the contours of the bottom, where ambush points give them the advantage over prey.
I’m heading down that way the second week in Aug. so any new info would be appreciated. ***
they closeing sand hollow july, 30 to aug. 3 for blue stoneing
blue stoneing??? What the heck is that?
they going to remove alge from the lake
Are you kidding me. Dumb idea. Don’t mess with something that isn’t broken. Algae provides small fish with habitat and food.
That’s Utah for ya! Blue Stoneing will get rid of the smelly algae but it also gives the fish a headache that last about a week. They do it all the time in California and the fishing suffers for it. Now only if they could do something about the “swimmer itch” and the nonexisting quagga mussels.
Just got off the phone with the fish bio. (Richard) down there. I hope I reconstruct this accurately. [frown]Yes they are going to treat it with blue stoning. He indicated that this wasn’t the first time and they have treated other areas (can’t remember where). Told him I was going to fish it around the 8th. and asked him if it would have an affect on the game fish. He said no. Asked him if he was sure, and he said “not for sure but it shouldn’t, and if any, very little”. He said that my trip should not be affected and fishing should be good. He did indicate the bass are deep in 20-30 ft, of water.
I believe him. 
He was very straight forward.
Good luck on your trip.
It will be neat to hear how it went.
I have never been to Sand Hollow.