02-22-2010, 10:50 PM
It could very well be, but a well known Hite fisherman posted to wayneswords.com fishing bulletin board a picture he took this last weekend of ice they tried to break through out to 100 yards in front of launch ramp. It might be gone now.
Listening to the National Park Service is a lot like listening to KSL weather....It's a dice roll at best.
From my perspective, I always consult wayneswords for absolute up to date conditions and fishing reports. I've stayed home when conditions were predicted didn't materalize and have often gone when I should have stayed home.
As far as when to go to Hite, I'm in the dark as much as the next guy. I do not believe the serious runoff will begin until April. Late March might be OK if one is tough or prepared enough to camp on the late with the potential of winds and a possibility of an early spring snow shower.
By early May the days and the water are warm, the various specie of fish are spawning or have entered the post spawn. In the past I've done exceptionally well for walleye and stripers along the mud line, but I've never had to chase clear to GoodHope to find the beginnings of clear water.
Pike are my favorite fish and we located some in Northwash, 2 mile as well as 4 mile last November and early December. With that in mind I'll probably head down in Mid-march in hopes of catching them in a spawning mood up in the ends of the bays where it is relatively shallow. It will probably be too early for bass or stripers in great numbers but maybe the crappie will be in the submerged trees.
If I was the first rate bass fisherman that Cliff is, I would fish for smallmouths, but I'm not ..........so I won't.
Good luck to all that are visiting the big lake this year, especially if you have never fished it before.
Listening to the National Park Service is a lot like listening to KSL weather....It's a dice roll at best.
From my perspective, I always consult wayneswords for absolute up to date conditions and fishing reports. I've stayed home when conditions were predicted didn't materalize and have often gone when I should have stayed home.
As far as when to go to Hite, I'm in the dark as much as the next guy. I do not believe the serious runoff will begin until April. Late March might be OK if one is tough or prepared enough to camp on the late with the potential of winds and a possibility of an early spring snow shower.
By early May the days and the water are warm, the various specie of fish are spawning or have entered the post spawn. In the past I've done exceptionally well for walleye and stripers along the mud line, but I've never had to chase clear to GoodHope to find the beginnings of clear water.
Pike are my favorite fish and we located some in Northwash, 2 mile as well as 4 mile last November and early December. With that in mind I'll probably head down in Mid-march in hopes of catching them in a spawning mood up in the ends of the bays where it is relatively shallow. It will probably be too early for bass or stripers in great numbers but maybe the crappie will be in the submerged trees.
If I was the first rate bass fisherman that Cliff is, I would fish for smallmouths, but I'm not ..........so I won't.
Good luck to all that are visiting the big lake this year, especially if you have never fished it before.