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The coming storm may change conditions soon but Pikeman99 and I had a good trip this week at Fish Lake.
We arrived on Tuesday and were greeted by fantastic weather that made it hard to believe we were actually ice fishing. We caught all of the lake's game fish, except Tiger Muskie, during the next two and a half days.
On Tuesday we fished deeper (60-65 feet) and I got two pup macs on a tube jig tipped with chub meat. The larger one was 22.5 inches and about 4 pounds.


Pikeman99 got a bunch of mac pups, some splake and many rainbows. The trout were ready to play most of the time. The rainbows were suspended at about 18 to 22 feet in the deep water.

On Wednesday a friend of mine from Price joined us. We used Pikeman's ATVs to travel across the lake to the northeast section of the lake. We fished in water between 20 and 30 feet deep. The perch, splake and rainbows gave us pretty steady action on Wednesday.

The ice conditions mid week were very good. The slush from previous snowfalls had consolidated and refrozen. The walking and riding was very easy and the crusty surface was not slick. I would imagine the snow on Thursday and the next storm will change everything, so a current conditions report will be important for anyone planning a trip. The ice and frozen slush was about 18 inches thick in the places we fished.

We had steady action most of the time. My friend and I wanted some perch so we concentrated on the pesky yellow barred demons for a good part of Wednesday afternoon. The larger perch we caught were about 8 inches and they will yield some small but tasty fillets. I like to use the smaller fillets for coconut perch, a treat that no one passes up. I did keep the larger mac pup because it sustained some gill injury when I hooked it. We released most of the splake and all of the rainbows.

We fished on Thursday morning and caught a few more splake fishing in deeper water again. The strong winds picked up and it started snowing. We threw in the towel around 1100 when we could no longer see the shore due to the heavy snow. The roads were getting a little slimey as my friend DJ and I headed down to Loa for a burger.

It was a very enjoyable outing with good friends. I appreciate Glen hauling his wheelers all the way from Heber so we didn't have to walk so far. Thanks to the Man!

Did I mention the weather was great on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday.....not so much!

Pikeman99 on Wednesday morning. Sunscreen time for sure.


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Good stuff! Thanks for taking the time for the fine write-up and pictures! This next storm should bring a fair amount of snow. Looks like you guys time it perfectly as far as weather goes.
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Thanks for the report. I will be out there tomorrow early morning and hope round 2 will be good as round 1 or even better.

For sure I'm keeping more perch this time comparing to last time. I just love the taste of perch especially when I haven't had any in over 1 year since that trip.
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Care to share the "coconut perch" recipe?

Loved the last pic! Great report.
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Well, looks like you guys had a good trip. I sure would have liked to go, but one has to keep the wife happy from time to time. If the conditions don't get too bad, I wouldn't mind one more ice trip. If they do there is another Lake farther South that I love to fish with a boat.
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The preparation for the coconut perch is a little time consuming but the results are worth the effort. I will write up the recipe and post it this evening.

Mike
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I don't want to give up on the frozen deck just yet. I would like to go back to Fish Lake again if the conditions stay good. I'll let you know when it might happen again. We missed your presence at the cabin but I would imagine your wife appreciates your thoughtfulness.

Mike
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