03-14-2019, 02:18 AM
Because I have posted so many Strawberry reports I was considering passing posting another one, but I noticed I was asked to post again, so here goes.
It snowed on us from my humble abode all the way to just past Jordanelle Reservoir. Then it let up until we were about 1/2 way up to Daniels Summit.
Found that the road to Strawberry Marina had several inches of fresh snow on it. Pulled a guy out who was stuck along the side of the road. The parking lot at The Marina had been recently plowed, which was a pleasant surprise.
Headed out 2 miles give or take a 1/2 mile or so and stopped on an old snowmobile trail. It was nice fishing without slush (because of fishing from the trail). Checked the depth and it was 76 feet deep. It was lightly snowing and the wind was blowing hard enough that it kept filling our ice holes, so we both set up our tents. Sure was nice getting out of the wind and not having to contend with the blowing snow. It snowed probably 3 or 4 inches before we left around 4 PM. The wind blew most of the day, but I think the hardest it ever blew was maybe 20-25 mph for a short time.
We tried for kokanee and trout (nice one can use two rods these days). No luck on the kokanee, but as has been the case this year up there, we caught lots of cutthroats and only one rainbow. I noticed that the glow dodger (that I was using on my kokanee rod) was great at attracting the cutthroat. I started using it as an attractant for cutthroat to my other rod and I also occasionally hooked one on the rod with the dodger, but I have a difficult time detecting bites with that heavy dodger between me and my jig.
The last two trips are the first time that I have fished out in the middle of nowhere. I always thought that one had to fish the shallower water ice fishing at Strawberry to find a large quantity of fish, but these last two trips have certainly proven that theory to be wrong. It does seem like I catch more cutthroat near the bottom of the slot than I typically catch in shallower water.
Pleasant day fishing again and nice to meet and fish with Brian.
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It snowed on us from my humble abode all the way to just past Jordanelle Reservoir. Then it let up until we were about 1/2 way up to Daniels Summit.
Found that the road to Strawberry Marina had several inches of fresh snow on it. Pulled a guy out who was stuck along the side of the road. The parking lot at The Marina had been recently plowed, which was a pleasant surprise.
Headed out 2 miles give or take a 1/2 mile or so and stopped on an old snowmobile trail. It was nice fishing without slush (because of fishing from the trail). Checked the depth and it was 76 feet deep. It was lightly snowing and the wind was blowing hard enough that it kept filling our ice holes, so we both set up our tents. Sure was nice getting out of the wind and not having to contend with the blowing snow. It snowed probably 3 or 4 inches before we left around 4 PM. The wind blew most of the day, but I think the hardest it ever blew was maybe 20-25 mph for a short time.
We tried for kokanee and trout (nice one can use two rods these days). No luck on the kokanee, but as has been the case this year up there, we caught lots of cutthroats and only one rainbow. I noticed that the glow dodger (that I was using on my kokanee rod) was great at attracting the cutthroat. I started using it as an attractant for cutthroat to my other rod and I also occasionally hooked one on the rod with the dodger, but I have a difficult time detecting bites with that heavy dodger between me and my jig.
The last two trips are the first time that I have fished out in the middle of nowhere. I always thought that one had to fish the shallower water ice fishing at Strawberry to find a large quantity of fish, but these last two trips have certainly proven that theory to be wrong. It does seem like I catch more cutthroat near the bottom of the slot than I typically catch in shallower water.
Pleasant day fishing again and nice to meet and fish with Brian.
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