Echo today, Jan. 3

[dubob]

Really nice to get out this A.M. with DuBob at Echo...Marina/boat ramp area access still open, I believe 'til 22 Jan...Our friend Earl joined us at about 12:30, but basic perch activity was done about 11:30...I did manage 2 nicer ones, and 4 in the 8 to 8.5" range, but by far Bob and I were busiest with the 6 to 7.5"ers...and they did keep us pretty busy at times...Bob played with a couple trout for awhile, I kept both mine down for the perch, which we found at about 40 fow...ice about 5" solid, very cold to start (-4) but it felt much better when the sun came out for awhile and warmed my tent..wind started around 11:00, (could that put the kabosh on the bite?) Overall very good A.M. out on the hard water..tks again Bob..

Any time Joe.  I got one trout to the hole before he flipped me the 'tail' and was gone.  Had to be at least 30" long.  

Perch lip rippin' was better in the morning and as Joe indicated it slowed down mid day.  My FLX28 battery ran out of voltage about 11 AM; first time that every happened.  Man, it's hard fishing blind.  And the battery is only 5 years old.  Ya just can't find good stuff these days.  

With temps here in the valley for the next week being on the warm side, I hope the temps on the Wasatch back side stay below 32.  I really would like to hit Rockport & Hyrum next week.

My count on the perch was right at 30 for the day.  Joe was close to that if not over.  Just about anything with a perch eye attached worked just fine.

How did you and Ira do Curt?