A buddy and I hit up Pineview on sunday. Got on the ice about 11:00 and got our holes punched. Dropped down a shrimpo tipped with a wax worm about 8 inches under a gold kastmaster. Fished about 2 feet off the bottom and within 15 seconds I had my first fish, a little 6" perch. That's the way it started and it didn't stop for about 3 hours. Most of the fish we caught were really small, between 3"-7", however we did manage to pull in about 10 that were around 10"-11". I caught my limit, my buddy caught about 25. All perch, nothing else. As far as where exactly we were at, I'll never tell. It's a spot that has never done me wrong even when all the reports I read are dead and slow.
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Nice report! I've never fished Pineview probably because I can catch perch here in Cache Valley. What other species are in that lake?
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All kinds of stuff. perch, crappie, bass, catfish, and of course the infamous tiger musky. I think there may still be a couple trout swimming around in there somewhere, but pineview has really turned into a warm water species fishery in recent years. from what I hear, it used to be a really good trout lake, but declines in water quality changed that.
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Hey MB,
Always puzzled me why PV isn't a trout fishery as well? There are several cold water streams flowing in which all support trout, so why aren't there many in the lake or are there?
Justin
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Trout just don't like the water that's in Pineview.
The quality had not been good for trout for many years.
There are some in there but few and far between.
This isn't a bad thing though.
The other species in there make it worth fishing without needing to add trout.
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[quote catfish77]Hey MB,
Always puzzled me why PV isn't a trout fishery as well? There are several cold water streams flowing in which all support trout, so why aren't there many in the lake or are there?
Justin[/quote]
[cool][#0000ff]Yes, trout will live in Pineview. For many years it was "managed" as a trout lake, with lots of stocked rainbows. The problem is that the lake is subject to great fluctuations in water levels and in temperatures. Summer water temps are often higher than trout prefer and they get stressed. That lowers their resistance and they get anchor worms all over their skin. Looks bad even though they are still safe to eat. It used to be a joke about fishing for the "pizza-sides" at Pineview.[/#0000ff]
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