Jordanelle Walleyes

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[cool][#0000ff]Ah yes, the deadly "Walleye Dry Fly". I was first exposed to fishing for walleyes along the lower Provo River in the early 60's. One of the "locals" showed me how to add a small bell sinker to a big treble hook and then to wrap some yellow foam around it so you could see it in the water...and guide it toward a walleye on the gravel beds. The trick then was to get the walleye to hit that "fly" with it's side, and impale itself on the hook. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I once witnessed a group of four snaggers fill the back of a pickup with BIG spawning female walleyes. The only positive in the whole affair was that it was one of the rare occasions when a CO showed up and BUSTED THEM...BIG TIME.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Sadly, I have heard that there is still a hardcore group of meat hunters that rakes walleyes off their upstream beds at night, and that they have spotters with cell phones to warn them if "company" arrives.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Based upon my past experience at both Utah Lake and Deer Creek, I think I may try some springtime trips to the Provo just above Jordanelle this next year. But, I will not be using the "dredging" equipment.[/#0000ff]
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