Walleye started showing up in staging areas at Utah Lake and Willard Bay by mid-March. Spawning activity should be strong at both waters during the first couple weeks of April, then taper off. There should be fish around the spawning areas through the entire month of April.

April will also be a good month to fish for walleye at Lake Powell.

Walleye in Deer Creek will start to come into spawning areas in mid-April, and action should be good there during the final weeks of the month and into May.

Action will start at Starvation and Yuba reservoirs during early May. Traditionally Starvation has been one of our better walleye waters and it should be good this year, although fish there have tended to be on the small side in recent years. Fishing was good at Yuba last year, and should be even better this year.

Cutler Reservoir, near Logan, and the reservoirs on the lower Sevier River, near Delta, also have some walleye.

People like to fish the spawn because it is the easiest time to locate walleye. The fish concentrate near shallow, gravely areas, and they come into water only 2-4 feet deep during the night to spawn.

Single-tailed grubs, gitzits, spinner-baits and Rapala-like lures are good choices for walleye. Pearl, chartreuse, gray and speckled colors are effective. A nightcrawler or worm on a harness can also be very good.

Fish the spawning areas during late evening or early morning. Cast right up to shore and hop or swim your lure back into deep water. Make it bump the rocks along the bottom.

Work deeper areas near the spawning grounds during the morning or late afternoon. Jig down into the rocks or other structure.

Typically walleye fishing is slow during the middle of the day. At Starvation, Yuba and Deer Creek you can also go after trout. Put a nightcrawler or tube on a jig hook and work close to the bottom. You may take trout or walleye.