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jplacquay
10-18-2008, 06:37 PM
Hello,
My name is James, but all my friends call me "Jimmy" or "JP". I am living in Grand Forks, North Dakota right now, but I have orders to Hill AFB in Ogden. To tell you the truth I am a little worried about the move. See, I am a BIG-HUDGE waterfowl hunter. I LOVE to hunt geese and ducks but I can't find anything about waterfowling in Utah. If any of you can point me in the right direction for some info about it, other than the Utah game and fish web site it would be great. I know there is a season for waterfowling but I really can't get a feel for how it is.
Also, Coming form North Dakota, my wife and I are BIG walleye eaters. In-fact I have been known to drive for three hours just to fish for a couple of hours for walleye. I see that the limit in Utah is 10 walleye per person, I don't know if that is because there are so many walleye in Utah or is it because no one really wants them. I know the Utah is a big trout state but I sure do love my walleyes.
Lastly, my wife, kids, and I love to ice fish. Is there such a thing as ice fishing in northern Utah? I have all the ice fishing gear, shack, Aqua-Vu, Vexilar, everything, but I don't know if I should even bring it with me on the move, or if I should just sell all that stuff now.
Hit me back guys. I am leaving all of my fishing ang hunting buddies up here in ND and need the new contacts/friends. Thank for any info that you can give.

Jimmy
petty4life
10-19-2008, 02:37 PM
There are a few walleye lakes in Utah, I fish for them on occasion. Ice fishing is great in northern Utah. from Hill you can be on several waters in less then an hour. keep your ice stuff you will definitely use it here. There is some great hunting in northern utah also
jplacquay
10-19-2008, 06:19 PM
HOw thick does the ice get around northern utah? I know that I am able to drive my Z71 full sized truck on the ice by Dec. Does the ice get 18 inches thick there so I can drive my truck on the ice? Or am I better off looking for an ATV or a snow-mobile?
petty4life
10-20-2008, 01:56 AM
HOw thick does the ice get around northern utah? I know that I am able to drive my Z71 full sized truck on the ice by Dec. Does the ice get 18 inches thick there so I can drive my truck on the ice? Or am I better off looking for an ATV or a snow-mobile?

your better off with an atv or smowmachine, strawberry will get 18+in but most of the other lakes doend get more the about a foot of ice. in 15yrs of ice fishing utah i think ive only seen 1 truck on the ice
jplacquay
10-20-2008, 05:51 PM
LOL I gues I won't plan on driving on the ice then... LOL I'll have to look for a used ATV somewhere.
petty4life
10-28-2008, 08:05 AM
So JP are you in Utah yet?
jplacquay
10-29-2008, 05:59 PM
No. I get into Ogden on the 12th of Nov. Or at least I should be anyway... On the 13th I will be with my realator looking for a house. My wife and I still don't know if we want to buy a home around the base or take base housing.
jplacquay
10-29-2008, 06:02 PM
Can you tell me how to upload pics? I have a few I want to "show off" but I can't find how to post them.
petty4life
11-17-2008, 01:53 AM
Can you tell me how to upload pics? I have a few I want to "show off" but I can't find how to post them.

i need to go back and see how i did it ill get back with ya this afternoon with instructions
jplacquay
11-21-2008, 07:40 PM
Cool, thanks... By the way I found a house in Roy. We are hoping to close this Tues so we can be moved in on the 26th and be able to have thanks giving in our new home.
petty4life
11-22-2008, 09:18 AM
cool, well have to hookup and fish sometime togeather
petty4life
11-23-2008, 04:04 PM
click on photo gallery at top of page the click on uploat photo on right side of screen and rest should be easy
jplacquay
11-23-2008, 11:25 PM
I don't see the upload button anywhere...
petty4life
11-25-2008, 04:27 PM
should be under the log out button