Bear Lake strategies

[Papasan]

I ma an experienced fisherman but not fished Bear Lake is Utah. I will be headed up there for Saturday and Sunday in a boat that has downriggers. It is suuh a large lake I am curious to know any information to help me avoid more exploring than fishing? Stratigies, specific techniques, lures etc. thanks guys
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[Moosedog]

Along the East shore is a good place to start, also the rock pile about 1/2 mile north and west of Gus Rich Point. Down riggers and long lining long skinny cranks that look like a cisco. Also jigs tipped with sucker meat if you can stay on top of them or slow trolling a jig watch your sonar. Get out early before the party starts. I mostly like it in the non tourist season.Good luck
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[Papasan]

Thank you, that should be very helpful
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[T-Squared]

Fished Bear Lake on July 23. Picked up five cutts between one and two pounds. Started at the Rock pile and marked a lot of fish but only picked up one. Ran across the lake to fish between First point and the scout camp and picked up four fish in about an hour. Found most of the fish at about 45" in 55-60 FOW. Trolled at 3.0 - 3.2 MPH. Best lures were blue. Flatfish and a blue/silver Krocodile.

Good luck!
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[gmwahl]

You got good advise on where and what to use. Now, the other thing....

This weekend is "Raspberry Days" in Garden City and this valley will be bursting at the seams with people ......like to the tune of 30-40k people! Whatever you do make sure that you are on the water at first light because the boaters will hit the lake in force by about 10-10:30. You'll get some boaters earlier than that, but they won't be much of an annoyance. There will be more boaters on the west side of the lake.....especially where the rockpile is.

The entire east side from first point to rainbow cove can be good trolling and the best spots seem to be from first point north to just past second point and from Cisco beach north to rainbow cove. 50-90' is the name of the game this time of year and within 5 feet of the bottom. I would launch at first point because the Cisco boat ramp has a submerged cement boat ramp that you can't see that starts about 15-20 feet from the waters edge and it sucks to try and get the boat trailer up and over the lip of it. It also eats kegs if you motor isn't fully tilted up.

Have fun up here and good luck!

Mike
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