Bear Lake lake trout report

[BearLakeFishGuy]

So, since NO ONE seems to post anything about Bear Lake, I thought I would give a quick update.  The lake trout run is on.  Yesterday I caught fish trolling parallel to shore right in front of the marina in 11-16'.  Then when the shore casters showed up, I moved to across to Cisco Beach.  and trolled in 14-22' parallel to shore.  In both places I used lead-line to minimize snag losses of lures.  (I didn't lose any but I got snagged 3 times!)  People seem to forget so quickly when they don't fish Bear Lake very often.  Flatfish were used banging along the bottom.  Give the shore casters a break and move on when, and if they show up.  Very little pressure this year, but those that are fishing are all catching fish......and have been for the last month or so.   Personally, I've been up 4 times and we caught fish each time.  Nothing spectacular, but anywhere from 2-8 fish each time.  Sometimes jigging sometimes trolling.  Rockpile and Cisco Beach were the spots I fished.  Water temp was 58.5F.  Still really warm for this time of year.  With high water the whitefish run should also be good in many traditional spots with rocky shorelines.  I bet they will be late too unless it really gets cold quickly.  Think the first week of December to start.