01-18-2008, 12:52 AM
[size 1]BEAR LAKE: Surface water temperature at Bear Lake is 32° F. The only boat ramp that is available for launching boats at this time is at Cisco Beach. The lake is over 80% ice-free due to consistent windy conditions this past week. Just be careful of ice chunks when boating. The Bear Lake State Park Park is running the deicers 24/7 at the marina, but it remains frozen and boat launching is not possible at this time. For real-time weather (wind speed, water temp, air temp, lake elevation) see bearlakewatch.com. If you want to see what the actual weather conditions and ice conditions in the marina are in real-time, see utahlakeview.com and then click on Bear Lake.
There are no cisco running as of today. The waves were over three feet and crashing in at Cisco Beach this morning. We will continue daily monitoring for cisco and will update the Bear Lake office answering machine (435) 946-8501 daily. PLEASE ONLY CALL AFTER 4:00 P.M. Once the cisco run begins, it should last about 10 days. Fishing for cutthroat was good in 60 to 80 feet of water with three- to four-inch tube jigs tipped with cisco. Best luck has come from areas off the east side at Second Point. Fishing pressure was extremely light and no reports have come from the west side of the lake, including the rockpile area.[/size]
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Fishing regulation changes for 2008 include recognizing both Utah and Idaho licenses and the respective state's second pole permits on either side of the lake. What this means is that either a Utah or Idaho license holder can fish on either side of the lake. In addition if an angler also has purchased a second pole permit (two pole permit) then you can fish with two poles on either side of the state line too. [/size]
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[size 1]For those interested the GPS coordinates for the new rockpiles using WGS84 datum going from south to north are:[/size]
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[size 1]41 degrees 58.097 minutes; 111 degrees 23.682 minutes; [/size]
[size 1]41 degrees 58.187 minutes; 111 degrees 23.728 minutes; [/size]
[size 1]41 degrees 58.292 minutes; [/size][size 1]111 degrees 23.765 minutes; [/size]
[size 1]41 degrees 58.418 minutes; [/size][size 1]111 degrees 23.798 minutes;[/size]
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CAUSEY RESERVOIR: Conservation Officer Chad Wilson says that on weekends he sees very few people fishing at Causey. "That's an indication to me that fishing's not very good there," he said. Regional Aquatics Manager Craig Schaugaard says that despite good results from gilnetting surveys, fishing continues to be slow.[/size]
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ECHO RESERVOIR: Fishing for rainbow trout and perch was good.[/size]
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HYRUM RESERVOIR: Fishing has been reported as being good for perch.[/size]
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LOST CREEK RESERVOIR: Officer Jonothan Moser says access to the dam is good and people are on the ice with snow machines. Fishing was reported to be fair.[/size]
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NEWTON RESERVOIR: Fast action for small perch has been reported.[/size]
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PINEVIEW RESERVOIR: Fishing was spotty. Some success for small perch out from Browning Point was reported.[/size]
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ROCKPORT RESERVOIR: Perch fishing continues to be good for fish up to ten inches. [/size]
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There are no cisco running as of today. The waves were over three feet and crashing in at Cisco Beach this morning. We will continue daily monitoring for cisco and will update the Bear Lake office answering machine (435) 946-8501 daily. PLEASE ONLY CALL AFTER 4:00 P.M. Once the cisco run begins, it should last about 10 days. Fishing for cutthroat was good in 60 to 80 feet of water with three- to four-inch tube jigs tipped with cisco. Best luck has come from areas off the east side at Second Point. Fishing pressure was extremely light and no reports have come from the west side of the lake, including the rockpile area.[/size]
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Fishing regulation changes for 2008 include recognizing both Utah and Idaho licenses and the respective state's second pole permits on either side of the lake. What this means is that either a Utah or Idaho license holder can fish on either side of the lake. In addition if an angler also has purchased a second pole permit (two pole permit) then you can fish with two poles on either side of the state line too. [/size]
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[size 1]For those interested the GPS coordinates for the new rockpiles using WGS84 datum going from south to north are:[/size]
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[size 1]41 degrees 58.097 minutes; 111 degrees 23.682 minutes; [/size]
[size 1]41 degrees 58.187 minutes; 111 degrees 23.728 minutes; [/size]
[size 1]41 degrees 58.292 minutes; [/size][size 1]111 degrees 23.765 minutes; [/size]
[size 1]41 degrees 58.418 minutes; [/size][size 1]111 degrees 23.798 minutes;[/size]
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CAUSEY RESERVOIR: Conservation Officer Chad Wilson says that on weekends he sees very few people fishing at Causey. "That's an indication to me that fishing's not very good there," he said. Regional Aquatics Manager Craig Schaugaard says that despite good results from gilnetting surveys, fishing continues to be slow.[/size]
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ECHO RESERVOIR: Fishing for rainbow trout and perch was good.[/size]
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HYRUM RESERVOIR: Fishing has been reported as being good for perch.[/size]
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LOST CREEK RESERVOIR: Officer Jonothan Moser says access to the dam is good and people are on the ice with snow machines. Fishing was reported to be fair.[/size]
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NEWTON RESERVOIR: Fast action for small perch has been reported.[/size]
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PINEVIEW RESERVOIR: Fishing was spotty. Some success for small perch out from Browning Point was reported.[/size]
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ROCKPORT RESERVOIR: Perch fishing continues to be good for fish up to ten inches. [/size]
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