Fishing Forum

After receiving some "inside information" fom WH2, I headed to RP this AM. Started on the east side in 22 ft, but never marked a fish on the bottom, but had lots of trout crushing 10-15 ft. Never attempted to catch one, as I was determined for perch or skunk.

About 10:30 I moved in 30 ft of water and had my first small perch on the ice shortly thereafter. Landed 15 in total, but all but 2 went back. They were just too small to mess with. The bite died off around noon.

For those planning to fish the Wasatch back tournament on 2/14 at RP, I would strongly look at a plan B. The ice was solid, but there were many pressure cracks and cracks of all sizes all over. The edges are going real fast. It was 42 when I left and this week is going to be really warm. High 40's and 50's with lows not even freezing.

If you planned on hitting RP this season, but haven't yet, you better hurry...
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Good day sounds like the fishings picking up out there. Personaly I'd rather catch the trout than the perch, nice to know they are there!
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Hey man! Good to see your post. I am the other BFTer you met up there. I left with a big fat skunk.

I think I will try to get to Pineview next Sat. Fish Lake to follow.

Take care.
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Nice meeting you as well. Better get back out there and get that skunk off your back.[]
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Glad to hear you caught some, too bad most were so small. I was fishing one of my poles shallow and the other right off the bottom. My first three fish were bows, Ira was fishing 10 yds away and catching perch after perch, so location is key, even when depth is the same. Thanks for posting your report.
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Appreciate the info you provided. It gave me a good place to start and more importantly, a safe place to get on/off the ice. The edges are going quick.
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Glad I could help. Yea I agree on the edges, it wasn't too bad in the morning getting on but when we went to leave it did not look good but we had no problem using that plank that someone was nice enough to leave.
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was at rock port at 530am saturday morning. i could not get on the ice on west side along the entire shore line. i did get on at one spot at the damn but i was jumping over open water to make it happen. plank advised. ice was 10+ inches where i walked out at but i wasnt gonna fish it not having a plank to get off the ice with.
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That was probably a good move because it is pretty deep in that area and by afternoon those edges no doubt would have been worse. Hard to believe that ice fishing season is almost over but I don't see it lasting too much longer, with the warm weather and rain we are getting[].
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I started eye-balling my boat pretty closely today. I doubt there will be many places to ice fish by this weekend.
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I hear you, just saw the 6 pm news and they said 60ies by this weekend. Unless your hitting some upper elevation lakes I agree it is over around here. I bet the Berry will be a slush monster this weekend.
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