Ice conditions at Bear Lake?

[Fishdude]

Thinking of one more trip on Saturday. Any reports?
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[BearLakeFishGuy]

The ice is about 15" and there has been very little melting going on and the edges are still rock solid. There is about 18" of snow on the lake shore. Very light fishing pressure, but the guys I talked to earlier in the week did well for whitefish on the rockpile at Ideal Beach. They also caught one laker (about 10lb) and several cutthroat. If I'm not snowmobiling on Saturday, I'll be fishing on the lake. The only "warm" days we have had up here have been the last two days and it only reached about 35 or so late in the day. Nighttime temps have been about +10 to +15, so anything that melts during the day freezes up by morning.
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[Fishdude]

Thanks a ton for the info. I can't believe I am going to go back after the whuppin that I have taken the last couple of times over there, but I think I will give it one more shot for this year.
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[wiperhunter2]

Your a glutton for punishment FD []but I hope you find some willing fish, especially some big old macks, good luck and let us know how you do. WH2
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[WingNut36]

I guess I'm a glutten too. I have been skunked the last three times going back to the same location waiting for the big ones to roll back through. I will be headed back over Saturday also. I might decide to fish one of my old locations just to ensure I actually get to see a fish come out of a hole. Unless the big blue one get a bunch of rain on the ice I think we should be good for a little longer. I am really surprise that we have not had a surge in the action on the lake yet though. I'll be happy if I catch a couple medium sized fish and a little sunshine if I can get it in the morning.
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[wiperhunter2]

Yea, I've been very surprised also. Even though a few fish have been caught every weekend, it has generally been slow this winter at the big blue. This is the reason we made the longer trip to the Gorge last weekend and even though we did not catch any big ones, at least we caught some nice fish and the action was steady for the most part. Again, good luck tomorrow, I'll be keeping an eye out for your report. WH2
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