04-03-2023, 07:04 AM
Glad TD got involved in this!! His knowledge of Utah Lake is better than mine. The drainage "ditch" for the Provo Water Tx Plant goes under I15, south of the South University exit. There are two canals, one for the Tx Plant and another to drain water from the golf course. Both empty into Mud Lake, with the ditch for the Tx Plant providing a channel out into Mud Lake. There is a small launch ramp for this canal, which is the first one that you hit on the "frontage rd". Get off on the 1st Springville exit, turn rt, the rt again. That dirt rd will go about a 1/2mile on the west side of I15. There is a small parking area and you can launch a small boat, raft, kayak, etc there. You have about a mile of canal till you hit Mud Lake, then you are on you own as far as navagation ! Mud lake should be good this year with all our water. You can also go under I15 through the culvert, IF the water is low enough. There is usually a pretty good current in both culverts, attracting lots of WB. I avoid fishing there any more due to the vandalism of vehicles that are parked there. I may take a trip or two into Mud Lake this spring, coming into it from the main Lake. Have caught some great LMB there, up to 5lbs flippin worms ( use a black gator tail w/chartruse tail w/pegged 1/4 oz. wt, 25lb mono, flipping stik ).
When UVU won the Western Collegiate finals about 10 yrs ago, the kids from AZ that won it fished this area both days. They ran in at full bore, on plane till they got to their area to fish, caught their 5 fish, then spent the rest of the day on their electric and w/a push pole to get back out. You could not put the big motor down, to shallow. They would have to start out by 10 AM as it would take them 3 hours or more to get to where they could get back on plane. It was a great strategy as they ran away with the event by over 5lbs in two days. Their total weight was around 15 lbs for two days.
So the fish are there, but hard to reach! It will be interesting to see how the new Provo River Delta will affect fishing. Right now, if the water is high enough, you should be able to access the Delta area and Powell's Slough. You still can't get the the Hobble Creek Restoration from the lake due to shallow water. Only access there is from the land side of the project !!
PS: I got introduced to Wipers in the lakes around OK City and Norman OK while attending Grad School at OU. Was very surprised when I caught my first Wiper !! This was before they began stocking them here !!
When UVU won the Western Collegiate finals about 10 yrs ago, the kids from AZ that won it fished this area both days. They ran in at full bore, on plane till they got to their area to fish, caught their 5 fish, then spent the rest of the day on their electric and w/a push pole to get back out. You could not put the big motor down, to shallow. They would have to start out by 10 AM as it would take them 3 hours or more to get to where they could get back on plane. It was a great strategy as they ran away with the event by over 5lbs in two days. Their total weight was around 15 lbs for two days.
So the fish are there, but hard to reach! It will be interesting to see how the new Provo River Delta will affect fishing. Right now, if the water is high enough, you should be able to access the Delta area and Powell's Slough. You still can't get the the Hobble Creek Restoration from the lake due to shallow water. Only access there is from the land side of the project !!
PS: I got introduced to Wipers in the lakes around OK City and Norman OK while attending Grad School at OU. Was very surprised when I caught my first Wiper !! This was before they began stocking them here !!