Big Surprise Bear River 10/2

[Jig-fisher]

Yes I did take it home.  It wasn't going to be able to spawn so I might as well take it home.  The Reeder overflow ultimately empties not too far from the Willard outlet into the Willard Spur.  Possibly a high water year and it got over into the river?

Way to catch a first of a lifetime, a striper in the bear, makes things kind of exciting. Who says fishing is monotonous eh! Not to pull your usual 30"ers just don't get them to big lol

Thanks Mooseman!  This is also my biggest wiper to date.  I'm still searching for that big bumper cat.

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Great report and pics, thanks for sharing this with us. 

Forest- wipers, walleye and shad have been escaping from willard for a long time, following the freshwater along the shore of the Great Salt Lake and making their way up to the Bear river for many many years. It only happens in high water years, like we had last year and the Spring of this year but I believe the shad started showing up in the Bear river about 10 or 15 years ago. It is not surprising that a wiper finally made the long haul up there but it sure is nice to see that not all of the ones that escape Willard go to waste.

Thanks.