Two of us fished Forsyth for about 4 hours on Saturday...weather and fishing were great. We iced about 35 fish--most fish were splake but we ended up with about 5 tiger trout. Fish were holding in about 10 feet of water...fishermen who were fishing deeper weren't catching many fish. We saw several groups fish without much action and they were all too deep. Fish ranged from about 14-19 inches...all very healthy.
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Nice report W&B, thanks for posting it. That is a great catch rate for being there only four hours. Do the trout always hang in the water that shallow or is it just the time of the season? WH2
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The action was steady the entire time we were there--we arrived at about 10 AM and left at about 2. From what I have seen at Forsyth the fish typically are shallow in the winter, but will go deeper in the warmer months depending on bug hatches, water temps, and time of day among other things.
When ice fishing for trout, I usually start shallow and then move deeper depending on my success. I have had great success for most trout in depths 10ft and less and near shore. Of course, much depends on the fishery.
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Thanks for the info Ryan, I've noticed the same thing at the Gorge but like you said it depends on the lake.
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Great report. I've always wanted to do weekend ice fishing trip to Fish Lake, Forsyth, Johnson, and Mill Meadow. It would be a great trip to hit 4 lakes in 4 days. I've done it in the summer and that was a blast. Keep up the good work.
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I love all those lake except I haven't fished Johnson yet and they don't plow to Johnson in the winter (at least last year they didn't). I will be fishing Fish Lake, Mill Meadow and Forsyth during MLK weekend and will hopefu;;y be staying at the FIsh Lake Lodge. We love that area, especially in the summer with the Boulder Mountain lakes nearby, and usually take 3-4 trips to LOA per year. One day when I graduate, I hope to but a little vacation home in that area. So many great outdoor options so close together and still comparatively undeveloped. Caught my biggest tiger out of forsyth and had some amazing fishing at mill meadow and fish lake.
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