bait fish

[FishOn!]

I think I have heard the L.P. has sculpin as a forage fish. Do any other bait fish exist on the L.P.? I could be wrong about this all so I am asking. I know that brown and rainbow fry get eaten up regularly, even smaller fish. A sculpin is a species of fish right? Do they hang out on the bottom, or where? Anyone consistently use patterns like muddler minnows, etc. to take trout on the L.P.?

[Utah DaveII]

But an excellent pattern for the provo is a mconehead matuka sculpin.

[Jason]

Yes, sculpin are in most of our local streams and rivers, but they don't show themselves very often. It's not a main food staple for trout, just one of those "bonus" meals that come along every once in a while. They like to hide down in the rocks and keep out predator reach. They range in size from 1 inch to 7 inches long. Basic sculpin, zonker, muddler, streamer type patterns will work fine. Here's a pic of a large sculpin I managed to catch last year on the Middle.

http://www.utahonthefly.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=401

[ARW]

I can't think of any rivers I have fished in Ut, Id or Mt etc that don't have sculpins.