11-12-2004, 04:00 PM
Bear Lake Fishing Report
[size 3]Updated Friday, November 12, 2004[/size]
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[size 3]The surface water temperature is 45 F. The lake trout spawning run is over and the fishing has slowed down a little compared to the last 4 weeks. A few fish are still being taken along Cisco Beach by anglers who are trolling with flatfish. Now that the lake trout are done spawning they should begin to feed aggressively and fishing with jigs tipped with cisco should pick up on the "rockpile", Cisco Beach and 1st and 2nd Points. The cutthroat trout fishing should also pick up in the same areas. Try fishing in anywhere from 30-80 feet of water. Keep moving until you find some active fish. A good sonar unit can make a big difference in helping you to locate fish.[/size]
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[size 3]In addition to the trout fishing, the Bonneville whitefish should being their spawning run around Thanksgiving. The whitefish fishing during the spawning run should last until mid-December. Fishing should be good around rocky shoreline areas using small jigs and spinners cast either from shore or a boat in water 5-15 feet deep. Pound-for-pound Bonneville whitefish fight better than trout and they taste excellent when taken from the cold waters of Bear Lake. The Bonneville whitefish also lack the strong intramuscular bones that are present in the mountain whitefish that typically inhabit rivers, which make them easier to fillet and eat.[/size]
[size 3] [/size] The concrete boat ramp at Cisco Beach is undergoing an addition (extension) and the new concrete will not be dried and cured for another week, so this ramp is currently not open to launching. The only boat ramp that is still useable due to low water levels is the Bear Lake State Park marina. The depth of the marina is approximately 3-5' at this time and the state park has installed deicers in the marina to keep the ramp accessible for as long as possible. Anglers can also launch small boats from the sandy beach around many parts of the Bear Lake shoreline but should do so at their own risk, since there are many areas with deep, soft sand on the lakeshore.
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[size 3]Updated Friday, November 12, 2004[/size]
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[size 3]The surface water temperature is 45 F. The lake trout spawning run is over and the fishing has slowed down a little compared to the last 4 weeks. A few fish are still being taken along Cisco Beach by anglers who are trolling with flatfish. Now that the lake trout are done spawning they should begin to feed aggressively and fishing with jigs tipped with cisco should pick up on the "rockpile", Cisco Beach and 1st and 2nd Points. The cutthroat trout fishing should also pick up in the same areas. Try fishing in anywhere from 30-80 feet of water. Keep moving until you find some active fish. A good sonar unit can make a big difference in helping you to locate fish.[/size]
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[size 3]In addition to the trout fishing, the Bonneville whitefish should being their spawning run around Thanksgiving. The whitefish fishing during the spawning run should last until mid-December. Fishing should be good around rocky shoreline areas using small jigs and spinners cast either from shore or a boat in water 5-15 feet deep. Pound-for-pound Bonneville whitefish fight better than trout and they taste excellent when taken from the cold waters of Bear Lake. The Bonneville whitefish also lack the strong intramuscular bones that are present in the mountain whitefish that typically inhabit rivers, which make them easier to fillet and eat.[/size]
[size 3] [/size] The concrete boat ramp at Cisco Beach is undergoing an addition (extension) and the new concrete will not be dried and cured for another week, so this ramp is currently not open to launching. The only boat ramp that is still useable due to low water levels is the Bear Lake State Park marina. The depth of the marina is approximately 3-5' at this time and the state park has installed deicers in the marina to keep the ramp accessible for as long as possible. Anglers can also launch small boats from the sandy beach around many parts of the Bear Lake shoreline but should do so at their own risk, since there are many areas with deep, soft sand on the lakeshore.
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