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Flaming Gorge Burbot Report- 2/19/2012 - Ryno - 02-19-2012
I wanted to drop a quick report, being its a long weekend, and some anglers may be considering an ice fishing trip to the Gorge. We found safe ice, up to 5-inches clear, in the backs of bays along the eastside of the reservoir in the vicinity of Holmes Crossing. We could see ice all the way down to the Pipleline, but I'm unsure of the thickness. The main channel is also sketchy, with some open water pockets still present.
My buddy and I took our boys burbot fishing and they iced 36 burbot and one lake trout before calling it around 830PM. They had a blast, not only catching burbot, but doing kid stuff like rock-hounding, wrestling, and fueling up on snacks. One of them even asked if we were going again next weekend?
Fish were caught on a variety of glow tackle with sucker meat, including: Yamamoto grubs, Northland Buckshots, and wobble heads (Tubedude specials). Depths were 10-45 ft, and fish hit both dead-sticked rods/tip-ups and while jigging. Fish ranged up to 2 lbs, so nothing big, but they kept the kids busy and will make for a few good meals.
That's the short version and hope it helps, Ryno
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Re: [Ryno] Flaming Gorge Burbot Report- 2/19/2012 - BassDuder - 02-19-2012
Thanks for the report RYNO. I think I'll be heading up in a week or two now I know my spots are iced up. Too bad they weren't for the bash...[frown]
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Re: [Ryno] Flaming Gorge Burbot Report- 2/19/2012 - BassDuder - 02-19-2012
Oh btw just curious how deep were you all fishing.... I usually set tip ups from 10' to 40' and fish rods around 25' to 40'. I ask cause I have yet to have the catch rate some guys claim to have up there. Our average night is about 15 to 20.
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Re: [Ryno] Flaming Gorge Burbot Report- 2/19/2012 - wiperhunter2 - 02-19-2012
Thanks for the report Ryan. Sounds like the kids had fun. Any new snow up your way? Was the ice slick?
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Re: [wiperhunter2] Flaming Gorge Burbot Report- 2/19/2012 - Ryno - 02-19-2012
It's snowin' today, probably 3-inches of new stuff so far. There was some old snow on the ice yesterday which made it nice for chasing down rods! It's the first time this year I haven't worn cleats.
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Re: [BassDuder] Flaming Gorge Burbot Report- 2/19/2012 - Ryno - 02-19-2012
I usually set about the same depths. Last night was about 10-45' and we had fish from all depths. Good luck!
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