Hey guys, hoping to do some fishing before the ice comes in full force! Have to take the cobalt so we won’t be taking the boat. Looking for somewhere somewhat close (within 2 hours of Provo) Where we can catch some nice sized trout from shore (or even walleye). Didn’t have too much luck at Deer Creek last time so I think that might be out of the question plus I hear it’s slow. How’s the weather/road conditions up at the berry? Any luck at soldier creek, starvation, or any where else? I’m dying to catch some decent sized fish = ) Thanks in advance guys! [fishin]
Occasionally some 17 inchers come out of Little Dell. You can also find some good sized bonneville cutts at Lower Bells Res in sandy, utah. These are C&R places though.
Birch Creek can be good too but usually the action is not super fast but the big ones lurk in there for sure. If you want a monster go there!
I would also recommend the Middle Provo River as well as the Weber river between Rockport and Echo if you are into river action. Rockport itself sucks right now from shore.
These are all the places that I have been to in the past 3 weeks. Hope it helps.
Did you try the dam at Deer Creek. We went there in early November and did pretty well from shore. Other locations at Deer Creek sucked super bad.
I am thinking the same thing. I will be hitting some place between now and Wed, then I will head north. Maybe we can compare notes…
Go to starvation and throw streamers. But if you catch an eye on a fly rod I am going to have to get angry…
The roads as of today were just fine.
Dam at Deer Creek? This sounds good. Can you be more specific? Where do you park? Where do you fish from? What were you fishing for, and what were you using? Sorry if these are newb questions.[bobconfused] I’ve only fished up there once, and it was from a boat. Thanks.
Dam at Deer Creek? This sounds good. Can you be more specific? Where do you park? Where do you fish from? What were you fishing for, and what were you using? Sorry if these are newb questions. I’ve only fished up there once, and it was from a boat. Thanks.
Park on the heber creeper train side. Walk along the trail for awhile till you pass the furthest out buoys. There will be a steep small trail that goes down to the lake. Remember that the shore between the buoys and the dam is a No Trespassing area. Try Gold and Rainbow Kastmasters, Gold Blue Fox spinners and even Rainbow Trout Rapalas. We were fishing for Rainbow Trout and Walleye. Got tons of bows, one Walleye to bite just before shore and even got a nice suprise…a Largemouth Bass. You would need bait to trick those pesky perch. Hope this helps.
HEAPS of help! Thanks! With any luck, I’ll be up there Wednesday morning gettin’ into 'em. I’ll let you know how it goes… unless I stink it up.
Well thanks guys! I’m probably going to hit up Provo river later today, and I’m really considering Starvation tomorrow! I’ve only been there once and it was QUITE a while ago! Any tips? Never been to birch creek, sounds interesting [;)] Lets hope the weather stays in my favor [fishon]
The berry is awfully hard to beat for size this time of year.
Ain’t that the truth!
very true! I caught a nice 21 inch 4 pound rainbow from shore at the berry this last friday on a cutthroat minnow rig (talk about a surprise!). absolutely massive! looked like a football. 90-95% of my fish there are over 18 inches so if it’s size you’re looking for its a good place to start. roads over by the visitors center to haws point are sketchy though. soldier creek is a little more accomodating for non 4wd vehicles… good luck!
Birch creek sounds good to me.. What would you use there ?? Love to get me some tiger
Kastmasters worked the best. Gold to be more specific.
If you are a fly guy woolybuggers in yellow or orange, or black work well too. The guys I saw doing that were using the fly and bubble technique.
Actually, Deer Creek can be very rewarding this time of year. The rainbows are on the gravel areas along the shore for the fall spawn. The last four times I have gone I have limited out in 30 minutes or less. Now that the females have followed the males onto the gravel beds, the average catch size is bigger (16-18 inches)
Time of day is key. They move in toward shore just when the sun goes down, and move out with the light of day. Try the following rig:
Treble hook size 14-16, with a large (bigger than the diameter of the hook) rubber egg on one of the hooks. Then wrap a lump of floating bait around the line and shove it down onto the remaining two hooks. The large egg is so that when the trout ‘mouths’ the bait it will feel the soft resistance of the egg and not the hook. Toss out not more than 20-30 feet from shore where there is likely to be gravel deposited from the wave action along the shore. Tighten the line enough to be able to detect gentle motion, and treat any sudden slack in the line just like a bite - they like to pick up the bait and swim toward the shallows for some reason.
I found your spot by the dam. Pretty popular spot it seems, eh? I didn’t make it up until this afternoon, but it worked out great. I caught eight bows, all around 12-14 inches. I seemed to be having better luck than most of the folks around me. Hottest ticket for me was the gold Kastmaster. Caught three of 'em on it.
Thanks again for the help TyeDye. Made for a great afternoon. I had to strip down to a t-shirt, and I was still hot. What a day!
I found your spot by the dam. Pretty popular spot it seems, eh? I didn’t make it up until this afternoon, but it worked out great. I caught eight bows, all around 12-14 inches. I seemed to be having better luck than most of the folks around me. Hottest ticket for me was the gold Kastmaster. Caught three of 'em on it.
Thanks again for the help TyeDye. Made for a great afternoon. I had to strip down to a t-shirt, and I was still hot. What a day!
So it was a little crowded on the mid week session huh? It must have to do with turkey weekend.
Glad it worked out for ya. I hate it when my advice gets someone the skunk. People like you are the reason I post on here! Thanks.
Starvation is one of my favorite places to fish. I have caught rainbows, perch, bass, and walleye there this year. One of my perch was within an inch of the state record.
I recommend fishing by the bridge. Floating a worm off the bottom, just out of the weeds, has worked well for both perch and walleye, and bottom bouncing a roadrunner marabou jig was also effective for walleye.
Some people will say that fishing under the bridge works best, but for me fishing the area between the the bridge itself and the point just to the left of the bridge (as you’re facing the bridge) has been far more productive.
Rainbows hit worms under a bobber and PowerBait, both. I think the biggest 'bow we pulled out of there this year was 23", and we fish from shore.
We will probably hit either Starvation or Currant Creek tomorrow.
Tight lines to you.
I found your spot by the dam. Pretty popular spot it seems, eh? I didn’t make it up until this afternoon, but it worked out great. I caught eight bows, all around 12-14 inches. I seemed to be having better luck than most of the folks around me. Hottest ticket for me was the gold Kastmaster. Caught three of 'em on it.
Thanks again for the help TyeDye. Made for a great afternoon. I had to strip down to a t-shirt, and I was still hot. What a day!
So it was a little crowded on the mid week session huh? It must have to do with turkey weekend.
Glad it worked out for ya. I hate it when my advice gets someone the skunk. People like you are the reason I post on here! Thanks.Correct me if I am wrong but in the 8 or 9 years that i have been a part of this Great site. To provide info to another that may help him or her to have a more educated idea and a better chance of not just fishing but catching was the idea behind this website in the first place.
+1 True that! You said it better than me though!