02-11-2013, 06:09 PM
Utah Lake by far has the biggest diversity of "bait" fish. In addition to carp, a few chubs, bluegills, crappie, yellow perch, white bass, June Suckers, Mt. Suckers, Red side Shiners& black bullheads, it has Japanese Pond Smelt, Fat Head minnows, Spot tail shiners, and golden shiners. Pond Smelt, Spottail shiners, and golden shiners are all but non existent, but are there in very small numbers. Fat Heads are found in several inflow areas, but are not present in large enough numbers to make a dramatic difference.
The most common bait fish in Utah are Utah Chubs and Red Side Shiners, which we spend a great deal of time and money to eliminate. Enterprise Res in Southern Utah had a huge Golden Shiner problem, but it is all but gone now. Bear Lake has the Bear Lake Cisco, the only place that where they exist. There may be some others, but that pretty much covers it.
TD can fill in the gaps that I left !!!
The most common bait fish in Utah are Utah Chubs and Red Side Shiners, which we spend a great deal of time and money to eliminate. Enterprise Res in Southern Utah had a huge Golden Shiner problem, but it is all but gone now. Bear Lake has the Bear Lake Cisco, the only place that where they exist. There may be some others, but that pretty much covers it.
TD can fill in the gaps that I left !!!