More of Buddy's Weekly Ute Lake Fishing Report

Here's yet another installment of Buddy's Fishing Report. Feel free to call us at the office with your questions.

Largemouth Bass: Are schooling right now, although some lone fish can be found. For loners cast crawdad crankbaits to areas of large broken rock and plan to cover a lot of water as quick as possible. For schooled fish, use large Spoons (chrome, white) or Blade baits (chrome, white) on points and bluffs near the main river channel.

Smallmouth Bass: Are schooled now. Use slab spoons or Blade baits (white, chartreuse, chrome) on mainlake points. Finding the fish can be difficult as they can be suspended at any level of the water column. Once found, a lot of smallmouth can be caught in a short time.

Crappie: Forget it! The fishing for this species has been poor all year. An occasional fish is caught deep fishing for other species.

White Bass: Look for these fish to be in large schools on top of and at the edge of large flats adjacent to the main river channel 25 to 40 feet deep. Use Slab spoons or Blade Baits (chrome, white, chartreuse). Jig vertical and let the lure touch the bottom.

Walleye: Look for these fish to be on top of and just off the edge of main lake flats and sloping drops near the main lake river channel. Watch your electronics closely, sometimes the walleye are scattered and hugging the bottom tight. Slab Spoons with white feathered treble hooks (white, gray), or Blade baits (chrome, white, chartreuse, orange). Be sure to bump the lure on the bottom!

Catfish: The south end of the reeds that border the old road bed has been producing well (10' to 15' deep). Also, the boat ramp at the main park entrance at night. Rogers- cheese bait and hot dogs are good bait.