11-03-2005, 04:27 PM
The Bear Lake sculpin begin spawn in April. They lay eggs that are attached to the underside of rocks. Can be in water from 1-50 feet in depth, but prefer the shallower rock at Cisco Beach and off the marinas. However, they do use the rockpile area and should use the new piles of rock that were put in a few weeks ago. Visibility for divers is a big problem in depths over 30 feet. You might have 12-18" of visiblity at that depth due to all the suspended calcium carbonate in the water, but diving is the only way to know for sure if they are using a particular area of rocks. Incidentally, CaCo3 is the same mineral that reflects blue light which makes Bear Lake look so blue.
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