03-28-2022, 10:06 PM
(03-28-2022, 09:22 PM)Mr. J Wrote:(03-28-2022, 06:18 PM)Piscophilic Wrote: I fished out of Provo on Saturday with Mooseman75. We had 2 tentative hits from possible cats the entire morning. We used cut WB, both fresh and thawed. Second skunk in a row for me. I also tired to catch whites for an early hour on Friday w/o a hit. Water temp was 53 - 56 degrees
Between the morning fishing trip on Saturday and afternoon boat ride/grandkids. I counted about 100 dead WB scattered randomly from the airport to the mouth of Powel Slough. I also saw 4 that were dying and swimming in tight circles on the lake surface. One of the cirlcle swimmers had large teeth marks on it, but I doubt all 100 were bite victims. I suspect the circler was bitten because it was swimming like a cripple.
I think the cats are gorged on dead WB right now.
I called and emailed the DWR for some understanding of whether this happens each spring, although I've never seen it before. I'll give and update when I get one.
Well! if you two didn't catch anything, I'm not going to feel so bad because I can't go.
rj
I did get 3 cats back on the 15th of March in water about 44 degrees, but it was desolate on Saturday. Better times are coming, I think.
I hope you can get out when it warms up and other things are more normal.