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Hard Water in Southern Utah - Big Sky - 11-30-2020
Just an heads up for those headed to Southern Utah. From about Cedar City north, most of the lakes have ice on them. With the exception of only a couple, most are capped over. Pretty much if it's above 6500 feet it's capped. Even though they have ice it's not thick enough to walk on many of them, so use caution! Stay safe and tine lines everyone.
RE: Hard Water in Southern Utah - catchinon - 11-30-2020
Thanks for the report. When you know more specifics please let us know. Does that apply to Fish Lake too?
RE: Hard Water in Southern Utah - Cowboypirate - 12-01-2020
(11-30-2020, 10:04 PM)catchinon Wrote: Thanks for the report. When you know more specifics please let us know. Does that apply to Fish Lake too?
While I have not seen it mysely, I am willing to bet Fishlake is a long way off. Its seems to be one of the last to hard deck
RE: Hard Water in Southern Utah - Big Sky - 12-01-2020
I haven't made it over to Fish Lake recently, but when I saw a picture from about a week before Thanksgiving there was ice around the edges from about 5 to 10 feet out.
RE: Hard Water in Southern Utah - PBH - 12-01-2020
(12-01-2020, 02:34 PM)Big Sky Wrote: I haven't made it over to Fish Lake recently, but when I saw a picture from about a week before Thanksgiving there was ice around the edges from about 5 to 10 feet out.
OH! It must be close!!
RE: Hard Water in Southern Utah - Joe_Hill - 12-01-2020
(12-01-2020, 03:18 PM)PBH Wrote:I'd give it at least another week at Fish Lake. And don't even think of ice fishing at Lake Powell before the New Year(12-01-2020, 02:34 PM)Big Sky Wrote: I haven't made it over to Fish Lake recently, but when I saw a picture from about a week before Thanksgiving there was ice around the edges from about 5 to 10 feet out.
OH! It must be close!!
RE: Hard Water in Southern Utah - PBH - 12-01-2020
another week? But it's been so cold lately!!
Maybe Hite is close to freezing!
RE: Hard Water in Southern Utah - taggmon54 - 12-02-2020
I was up that way this passed weekend. Navajo had ice building at damn. Panguitch starting to form ice but only about 15% of lake at south end. Otter no ice. Mill Meadows and Forsyth reservoir capping but still a few weeks a way from safe ice. Wind holding things up. Fishlake wont be fishable til January like usual.
RE: Hard Water in Southern Utah - PBH - 12-02-2020
(12-02-2020, 04:12 PM)taggmon54 Wrote: Fishlake wont be fishable til January like usual.
January?!
RE: Hard Water in Southern Utah - taggmon54 - 12-02-2020
(12-02-2020, 06:46 PM)PBH Wrote:Usually after first of the year. South end freezes first.(12-02-2020, 04:12 PM)taggmon54 Wrote: Fishlake wont be fishable til January like usual.
January?!
Last year was on it Jan 11th at south end. Temps this year not as cold so far. Otter usually ice first in mid Dec then fish lake . Temps need to get a lot colder here soon for that deep lake to freeze
RE: Hard Water in Southern Utah - EyLayo - 12-03-2020
Please let me know when Lake Powell has good ice. Can’t wait to jig up some stripers through the ice. Thanks in advance
RE: Hard Water in Southern Utah - PBH - 12-03-2020
(12-02-2020, 07:09 PM)taggmon54 Wrote:
Last year was on it Jan 11th at south end. Temps this year not as cold so far. Otter usually ice first in mid Dec then fish lake . Temps need to get a lot colder here soon for that deep lake to freeze
But that high elevation should certainly be colder. It's got to be close. Anyone gone up to check?
RE: Hard Water in Southern Utah - taggmon54 - 12-03-2020
I was up there this past weekend. Not cold enough yet for it to cap. Last year did not cap til after the 1st. Need single digits at night and 20s at least during the day. Otter creek will freeze before Fishlake and it has not started yet. Its higher elevation yes but it's very deep and the wind keeps it from capping til the water temps go way down. 2018 it was not fishable til the second week of January and that was the south end only.
RE: Hard Water in Southern Utah - PBH - 12-03-2020
crossing my fingers and holding my breath for Fish Lake to freeze before Christmas....
RE: Hard Water in Southern Utah - brookie - 12-04-2020
You'll get cramps in your fingers and turn blue. Course you already know that. Not your first rodeo.
RE: Hard Water in Southern Utah - Fritzfishin - 12-04-2020
I can't wait!!! Let's go dump ice cubes in it to help it get goin!!
RE: Hard Water in Southern Utah - BG1 - 12-04-2020
Otter Creek has an inch