04-09-2016, 11:59 PM
I had one of my best ice days of the year at Strawberry today. I fished close to the marina in 18 FOW. I started around 6:15 and left at noon. I caught about 20 cutthroat and a couple of rainbows. Most of the cutts were in the slot, but one was between 23" and 24" (didn't have a tape, measured a reference on my fishing pole). Most fish bit on a small green ratfinkee tipped with shrimp. I also caught a couple on a salt+pepper 1.5" tube.
The ice isn't doing so well this week. There is some open water around the edges, and coming back I broke through about 3 feet from shore. Out away from shore there is still 12-15 inches of ice, with another several inches of slush and crust. I'm pretty sure this was my last ice fishing trip of the season.
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The ice isn't doing so well this week. There is some open water around the edges, and coming back I broke through about 3 feet from shore. Out away from shore there is still 12-15 inches of ice, with another several inches of slush and crust. I'm pretty sure this was my last ice fishing trip of the season.
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