Whenever I've gone to Pineview with my boat I've crossed the dam and gone to the boat ramp, but I've never ice fished it. Is the narrows near the dam? I'm probably heading up there tomorrow (Wednesday) unless I hear the ice is getting thin or rotten. Anyone been there in the last couple of days? Are wax worms on rat finkies or ice flies a good way to go for the crappie or is there something better? I'll be trying out my new Quick Fish II and Mr. Heater. [
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[cool]I'm not an expert on Pineview, but I'm pretty sure that "the narrows" refers to the area in the dam arm (because it's so narrow). There are some reports from New Years Day or Eve right down below on this page or the page before it. Good luck out there. I'm looking forward to fishing it soon myself...
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Ice in the narrows by the dam is a soild 6" and clear. I hooked a Tiger Musky yesterday and you could see it under your feet. It broke off before I could get it to the hole.
You will have to walk down a steep path to get to the ice. No snow, so you will have to carry everything that you take. You might want to leave the shelter at the truck unless you need it.
I only iced crappie and they were on the bottom in 45' of water. Standard ice flies and jigs worked tiped with wax or meal worms.
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Thanks guys, that's just what I needed to know. I'd hate to drive all the way there from Utah County and not be able to get out on the ice. My shelter is only 23 pounds so maybe it won't be too much hassle to get it on the ice. I'm taking the day off work so I'm planning on spending most of the day out there and the shelter would make it more pleasant - - besides, like I said it's brand new and I'm anxious to try out my new toy! But we'll see. Does anyone really land the big tigers through the ice?
Also, I bought my ice auger many moons ago at Sunset Sports in Orem. It's a manual 10-inch auger, so it's a killer to drill a hole through really thick ice, but up to 6 or 8 inches it's no big deal. I'm thinking I might get another smaller diameter manual auger, especially for places like Strawberry and Scofield where the ice gets thicker. Is a 6-inch diameter large enough for most fishing? I would guess that it would be relatively easy to cut a 6-inch hole, especially compared to a 10-inch hole. (If you get cold while fishing, just go drill another 10 inch hole and you'll be sweating, guaranteed!)
If any of you are up there Wednesday and see me with my red Dodge Ram license plate #YEEHAH and my Eskimo Quickfish II and me in my camo coyote calling costume, come by and say hey.
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