drove up to the big blue yesterday to see if the bon whites had moved in.... Lake trout spawn is not over!! hooked into this guy on 6 lb line on an ultra light rod and no net. 33" male
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Way to go, nice mac for sure, especially from shore. Thanks for the report and pic. I caught a 33" 10 lb lake trout a few years back but yours has better color.
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Awesome.
I don't think I am going up there this year.[frown]
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[size 3][font "Calibri"]well your gonna miss out on some delicious bon white fish... [/font][/size][size 3][font "Calibri"] [/font][/size]
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Nice job. congrats
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Nice job that's a great fish on a light rig. I'll bet that was fun. Thanks for the white fish report. Later J
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ITs always fun when you have to start running after a fish on foot cuz hes about to spool you. It was close he took me into my last 10 yards of line. I had to run down the rocks after him. I wanna do it again!
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Nice that always adds to the excitement, glad it didn't go straight away from ya.... Later J
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Great short story, great pic, great memories!
Now, about the whitefish, is anyone catching them yet? If so where? Last year the whitefish were a bust for me cause I didn't find them where I had in years past. I sure hope I can find them this year.
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[cool][#0000ff]Bearlakefishguy is taking some well deserved time off the job at Bear Lake this week. But he is going fishing. Got an update from him today that lake levels are back down about 6' from their obscene high levels last year. The whities are also showing up in the "usual" places. Not red hot yet but showing up. He figures that by the end of next week it should be good for all.[/#0000ff]
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I missed several didn't have small enough jigs but i could see schools of them moving along the rocks i am headed up there tomorrow to bring back a limit for the smoker i will report how i do when i return.
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Now that's what I'm talkin' bout Pat. Thanks for sharing.
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That sounds like fun. Good luck. Have you ever tried them with a fly rod and sinking line? I've been wondering if I could figure out a fly that would work. I'll bet they would really be fun on a 5WT. Later J
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We gotta get together Ralph for some whitefish whacking. I fished today (Friday) and I caught 6 but not a limit and I had to work for them. It will get better next week and by next weekend it should be red hot. Weather was less than ideal today (breezy) and tough to fish small jigs with a "finesse" bite like whitefish.
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Rough seas!!! difficult fishing.
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best eating fish known to man!
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Never fished for them before, what do you use?
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small jigs tipped with worm 1/16-1/8 ounce head 1 inch grub
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Is the "big blue" Bear Lake?
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