Saturday we decided to take the boys, Max and Harrison with us. We decided cat fishing on Utah Lake would be the perfect opportunity for the to catch some fish and maybe big ones. We launched at 7:30 am. The boys were excited to be going on the boat. Fishing was a second to the boat ride. We left the marina and the morning canyon breezes had quite the swells on the lake. First we were going to Pelican Point to see what was possible there in hopes of getting into the white bass. The swells were large enough that it didn't feel good so we turned south into the waves and headed for the rock. We arrived about 8 am and had a line in the water by 8:05 and the first catfish online by 8:15 am. Jim and I were there to bait the hooks and remove the fish as they were caught. This day belonged to the boys. Harrison landed the first catfish on a worm and shrimp setup. Harrison got the next on a mud cat and soon after Max hooked up a mud cat on hot dog.
Jim and I did our best to keep the bait on the hooks and lines in the water. The action was fast getting a hit every few minutes and the boys were in heaven catching some nice sized catfish. The catch of the day went to Max with a 5 lb channel catfish. He was elated and then Harry caught another 3 lb channel catfish. We threw them in the live well and fished on for sometime. The catching slowed down and the wind stopped blowing by 10:30 and we decided to go give Pelican Point a shot. The boys just wanted to ride in the boat as it skimmed along the water. They were happy to be riding and having a blast. We arrived at Pelican Point and put the baits out and I cast toward the rocks in hopes of landing a white bass or two. I thought on my ultra light setup the boys would have so much fun catching them. We fished for about a half hour and nothing was taking our offerings. The attention span had been exceeded and we were on the move. This time toward the marina. Jim and I cleaned and filleted the catfish at the dump station since they have removed the cleaning stations at the Provo Boat Harbor. Wish they would put them back in!
The skinning and filleting took a while and Max didn't care for it much but we all survived. We had so much fun and the day was perfect not too hot or windy. The boys got to catch some nice sized fish at a good rate of landing them so they were engaged most of the day. Hope you can get out with your kids and grand kids soon, introduce new anglers and have fun!!
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