Fishing Forum

(12-09-2021, 02:24 AM)BearLakeFishGuy Wrote: [ -> ]So yesterday I fished for a total of 2.5 hrs off the Utah State Park marina.  I anchored in 12' and casted towards the marina.  I ended the short day with 10 whitefish kept, 3 whitefish released, two cutthroat released and one 27" laker that I kept.  Fishing was good but you needed to pay attention since the 2' waves made it challenging to feel bites.  Even so, it was still good action.  Oh, I started at 11:00 am and fished until 1:30 and the bite was still hot when I quit.  I tried every color under the rainbow and caught fish on everything.  I mainly used 1/8 oz roadrunner jigs, 2" tube jigs on 1/8 oz heads and even a couple of 1/8 oz. maribou jigs.  Tipped the jigs with Gulp Earthworms.  The cutthroat and lake trout were fun on 4lb test leader material.  Like everything else this year the run is a bit later than usual but the fishing is really hot.  The guys jigging for trout in deeper water have been having 20 fish days!  This is the time to fish Bear Lake.  Nary one other boat or shore angler around yesterday.   Come and get 'em!  I spoke with some guys who fished today and they did really well too.  

(12-09-2021, 04:14 PM)DRout Wrote: [ -> ]

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I tried the east side at around 11am.  I got blown off the lake in my pontoon, really didn't try too long, just to dangerous with the high winds and waves.  Should have gone over the west side where one would have been protected more.  Have been doing very well for whitefish though using a speckled gitzit with a meal worm.

(12-09-2021, 02:24 AM)BearLakeFishGuy Wrote: [ -> ]So yesterday I fished for a total of 2.5 hrs off the Utah State Park marina.  I anchored in 12' and casted towards the marina.  I ended the short day with 10 whitefish kept, 3 whitefish released, two cutthroat released and one 27" laker that I kept.  Fishing was good but you needed to pay attention since the 2' waves made it challenging to feel bites.  Even so, it was still good action.  Oh, I started at 11:00 am and fished until 1:30 and the bite was still hot when I quit.  I tried every color under the rainbow and caught fish on everything.  I mainly used 1/8 oz roadrunner jigs, 2" tube jigs on 1/8 oz heads and even a couple of 1/8 oz. maribou jigs.  Tipped the jigs with Gulp Earthworms.  The cutthroat and lake trout were fun on 4lb test leader material.  Like everything else this year the run is a bit later than usual but the fishing is really hot.  The guys jigging for trout in deeper water have been having 20 fish days!  This is the time to fish Bear Lake.  Nary one other boat or shore angler around yesterday.   Come and get 'em!  I spoke with some guys who fished today and they did really well too.  

(12-12-2021, 01:06 AM)BearLakeFishGuy Wrote: [ -> ][quote pid="1126708" dateline="1639110188"]
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Thanks for the report Scott, do the whites always go for the Gulp earthworms?

I've found the Gulp worms typically outfish nightcrawlers and the stay on the hook better when the fish are short-hitting.  Been using the for about 10 years actually and I will never go back to regular crawlers.  Don't have to keep them insulated (too warm or too cold), your fingers aren't black, you don't spill bedding material all over the boat and they simply work.

(12-12-2021, 04:37 PM)BearLakeFishGuy Wrote: [ -> ]Yes, the Gulp minnows work too, BUT, the real Bonneville cisco still work better for bait than the Gulp minnows for cutthroat and lake trout.  Sucker/Carp meat is second then the Gulp.  (in my humble opinion).

(12-19-2021, 04:01 AM)Boundless Bryce Wrote: [ -> ]I've been lurking on this website for years. I had such a great day at Bear lake, I thought I'd come out  of the shadows and start to contribute.

My dad and I went  up to Bear lake after I moved my stuff into a new house in Logan for my last semester of college. We each hooked into four or five beautiful cutthroats. I got a giant white fish and my dad got a teeny white fish. We probably had a bite every 5 minutes for two or three hours.

It was an incredible day and we had the entire marina dyke to ourselves. I saw schools of white fish in the shallows by the rocks, and tons of carp probably sucking the eggs from the rocks.

To all of you who post regularly, thank you. I've learned tons from this site and I'm excited to be a part of this community.

Welcome aboard Bryce.  Looking forward to your adventures & reports.  

(12-19-2021, 04:01 AM)Boundless Bryce Wrote: [ -> ]I've been lurking on this website for years. I had such a great day at Bear lake, I thought I'd come out  of the shadows and start to contribute.

My dad and I went  up to Bear lake after I moved my stuff into a new house in Logan for my last semester of college. We each hooked into four or five beautiful cutthroats. I got a giant white fish and my dad got a teeny white fish. We probably had a bite every 5 minutes for two or three hours.

It was an incredible day and we had the entire marina dyke to ourselves. I saw schools of white fish in the shallows by the rocks, and tons of carp probably sucking the eggs from the rocks.

To all of you who post regularly, thank you. I've learned tons from this site and I'm excited to be a part of this community.

(12-19-2021, 09:58 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: [ -> ]Welcome to the site Bryce and thanks for the report, sounds like you and your Dad had a great trip to BL especilly for the Cutts. Did you get any pics?

(12-19-2021, 11:55 PM)K18 Wrote: [ -> ]

(12-19-2021, 09:58 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: [ -> ]Welcome to the site Bryce and thanks for the report, sounds like you and your Dad had a great trip to BL especilly for the Cutts. Did you get any pics?

I'm not Bryce, but caught my first Bonneville whitefish last week and wanted to see if I could post a picture.  The big whitefish went 17.25" the little one was foul hooked near the rear fin and returned, caught a few carp as well.  

(12-20-2021, 12:07 AM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: [ -> ]Congrats on your first BL whitefish, thanks for the report and pics. Were there a lot of other folks fishing near you?

(12-19-2021, 09:58 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: [ -> ]

(12-19-2021, 04:01 AM)Boundless Bryce Wrote: [ -> ]I've been lurking on this website for years. I had such a great day at Bear lake, I thought I'd come out  of the shadows and start to contribute.

My dad and I went  up to Bear lake after I moved my stuff into a new house in Logan for my last semester of college. We each hooked into four or five beautiful cutthroats. I got a giant white fish and my dad got a teeny white fish. We probably had a bite every 5 minutes for two or three hours.

It was an incredible day and we had the entire marina dyke to ourselves. I saw schools of white fish in the shallows by the rocks, and tons of carp probably sucking the eggs from the rocks.

To all of you who post regularly, thank you. I've learned tons from this site and I'm excited to be a part of this community.

Welcome to the site Bryce and thanks for the report, sounds like you and your Dad had a great trip to BL especilly for the Cutts. Did you get any pics?

(12-19-2021, 09:58 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: [ -> ]

(12-19-2021, 04:01 AM)Boundless Bryce Wrote: [ -> ]I've been lurking on this website for years. I had such a great day at Bear lake, I thought I'd come out  of the shadows and start to contribute.

My dad and I went  up to Bear lake after I moved my stuff into a new house in Logan for my last semester of college. We each hooked into four or five beautiful cutthroats. I got a giant white fish and my dad got a teeny white fish. We probably had a bite every 5 minutes for two or three hours.

It was an incredible day and we had the entire marina dyke to ourselves. I saw schools of white fish in the shallows by the rocks, and tons of carp probably sucking the eggs from the rocks.

To all of you who post regularly, thank you. I've learned tons from this site and I'm excited to be a part of this community.

Welcome to the site Bryce and thanks for the report, sounds like you and your Dad had a great trip to BL especilly for the Cutts. Did you get any pics?