Unknown reservoir west of Beaver

[richyd4u]

Any guesses? LOL....yeah, it's no secret....we hit ice-off at Minersville last week, and it looked like opening day up in Alaska! shoulder-to-shoulder fishermen, and this was BEFORE KSL did their piece on it. It was a balmy 20 degree when we arrived. No ice left to be seen anywhere. We found the best spots were already taken, so we accepted a small piece of shoreline and went at it. We didn't even have a sniff for the first 2 hours, just froze our aces off. But then someone in a prime location started packing up their stuff, so we slid on into their spot and it was game on! Hottest flies were black balanced leeches and orange weenies. Usual ice-off indicator set up. Fish came by in groups, as they usually do this time of year looking for a good time. Actually didn't get a pic of the biggest fish of the trip...unfortunate mishandling by a veteran fish handler during the posing process...stupid. Weather got really crazy...high winds, scattered snow flurries. We continued to catch fish off and on through it all, but finally said enough was enough, and packed it in around 3pm. All in all, I managed 15 and my bro 10 (all from 20-25"). 5 males to every 1 female, just like most bars. Heading back there tomorrow with my high school buddies. Going to be a much more pleasant day with forecasted highs of 62 degrees, so if we don't catch fish, at least we will be comfortable. I'll report back.