Fishing Forum

Monday, January 23, 2012

Bear Lake Fishing Report:

Bear Lake is 100% ice free at this time. Cisco are running good off the Utah State Park Marina, but have been slow off Cisco Beach. Anglers have been able to dipnet limits of cisco in just a few minutes off the marina. Mornings are typically good, but anglers are dipping limits thoughout the entire day for the last 3 days. If helps to have waders or hip boots and if it is windy the cisco will not come in along the shoreline. Boat launching is available at the Utah State Park marina, 1st Point, and the Rainbow Cove ramp. All boat ramps have courtesy docks in place at this time, but they can become iced over and slippery so extra caution is needed. Anglers continue to catch limits of cisco off the rockpile in about an hour in 45-50 feet of water. They are also picking up a few whitefish and cutthroat trout while jigging for cisco. Other good spots to try for trout are the areas off at 2nd Point and the pump house. Good depths to target have been about 75-85 feet, but you may want to try shallower as the cutthroat will follow cisco into the weedy area in 25-35’ of water. If you are trolling, try minnow type lures which are working the best. If you are jigging, try castmasters or other vertical jigging spoons for cisco and whitefish. Use lead head jigs tipped with cisco for the trout. The cisco run and conditions update will be made at least every other day and will continue until the run is over. You may call the Bear Lake office answering machine for the latest report and lake conditions after 5pm. 435-946-8501.
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Thanks for another update Scott. It was good seeing you up there on Sat. You are a brave guy jumping in that icy water in the middle of Winter, hope you didn't catch a cold. Also wanted to thank you and all the other local guys for getting out there and cooking all that great food for the cisco disco. In case you did not see it, here is a short video clip of the polar plunge.
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We had fun both at the cisco disco and polar plunge. Damn that water was cold! But it was for a good cause. Wish I had a sauna first though.
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Is there somewhere that frozen Cisco can be purchased?
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Nope.

Quote:Purchasing or selling
Utah Code § 23-20-3
You may not purchase or sell protected aquatic wildlife or its parts except as provided in the Wildlife Code, rule, proclamation or order of the Wildlife Board.

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