Why Target Them
Look at the limit and you learn a lot about pike in Utah: 20 a day, with only one over 36 inches. It is a generous bag with a hard cap on the big ones, and Yuba is the center of it, right down to being open to underwater spearfishing year-round. Pike hunt weed edges and hit hard enough that a light trout leader ends the fight for you, so a wire or heavy fluorocarbon bite guard is not optional. Utah's record, 26 pounds 1 ounce, came from Yuba in 2013.
How To Catch Them
Where: Yuba, Redmond Lake
Go-to rig: Steel leader + spoon or big swimbait along weedlines
Best bait and lures: 5 of Diamonds spoon, jerkbaits, dead smelt under bobber
Best time: Morning & evening, ice-off is hot
Razor teeth - bring pliers and a long leader.
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Also works: jerkbaits · dead smelt under bobber
The big-fish kit: heavy rod, steel leader, tools that keep your fingers.
Where To Catch Them (2 waters)
Quick Answers
- How do you catch Northern Pike in Utah?
- Go-to rig: Steel leader + spoon or big swimbait along weedlines Best bait: 5 of Diamonds spoon, jerkbaits, dead smelt under bobber
- Where can I catch Northern Pike in Utah?
- Yuba Reservoir, Benson Marina (Cutler).
- When do Northern Pike bite best?
- Morning & evening, ice-off is hot
- Why fish for Northern Pike in Utah?
- Because Utah has very few pike waters and Yuba is the good one. The daily limit is 20 with only one over 36 inches, so you can take fish home and still leave the trophies swimming. They are toothy, aggressive, and hit at ice-off when little else does.