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I was reading a report on FBL of the lady that caught that very beautiful male lake trout, the gentlemen that wrote the report mentioned crazy currents that day.Though being a Bear Lake boat rookie I have experienced this on three occasions in the last six years.It is very noticeable when the wind is blowing one way and your jigging line is being pulled the other,I have adjusted my jig wait up to one ounce or more and still have it pulled north. My small sample size with the current is that it pulls north past first point.I would suppose and suppose only that these currents could be caused by tempreture changes and surface wind changes on the lake. My observations took place in late November and late March and April.I was wondering if any of the true veterans of this special lake has any insight on water currents on Big Blue.
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That's very interesting, I wonder if it is during the lake turn over and the water is flowing from shallow to deep over there. I was out on the ocean fishing for halibut at tide change when the weirdest thing I've ever seen happened. We were in water over a hundred feet deep and all of a sudden it was like we were in a river with waves and swirls all around us. It had been calm and near glassy before. The captain said this was an area where the tides mixed and I guess the fish like that spot because he had everyone that hadn't caught their fish yet all drop their lines at the same time and we all immediately hooked up and finished our limits. I sure didn't expect that in the middle of the ocean and may not have believed it if I didn't see it. Now I have a new appreciation for current flows and I'll watch for it on big blue. Couldn't tell yesterday the wind was so strong off Cisco it was all I could do to keep my toon close enough to shore so I didn't get blown to the other side of the pond. Thanks for pointing that out. J
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There are currents on Bear Lake for sure. Even when it is frozen over you can still drop down a 1 ounce jig and have it go at a 45 degree angle under the ice. The source of these currents come from several reasons. One is the wind. This causes a seiche which moves a lot of water fast. It can also be caused by atmospheric pressure. Just google it for more info on the "how" and "why". In the 1970s a professor from USU did some studies on the currents in the lake and identified at least 3 or 4 large "cells" where the currents occur. One is along the east side around 1st point, one is off Gus Rich Point and finally there are "upwellings" off the mouths of North and South Eden canyons (usually the last spots on the lake to freeze each year). Spring and Fall water turn-over events can also cause some currents and upwellings. All I know is that they are unpredictable due to weather influences. Sometimes it can make the fishing better and sometimes it just shuts down the fishing. Wish I had more encouraging words. Somtimes on Google Earth, you can actually see the big "whirpools" of current on the lake. I've seen them before on there. Impressive for sure. Some current-circles are several miles in diameter at times.
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