Echo sumo perch 1/1/20

[Lipnrip]

Caught some amazing perch away from everyone. The one perch actually took both poles a jigging rap and a ripping rap tipped with perch what a fiasco. 30 feet of water fishing bottom. 7 inches of ice started with only lures.
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[Hazzy_Hazbourne]

Nicely done!!! I was just talking about finding jumbo perch. I've been a lot happier with Hyrum this year as most perch I've caught so far have been 7.5 - 10.5" instead of the 5-6" i caught last year. Your perch could have eaten some of those for lunch. You should have some tasty eats. Congrats!
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[2knots]

Nice haul, guess it’s time to make a run up that way. Thanks for the report
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[Jig-fisher]

Nice! I found some of those yesterday as well. Way to go on the brown. I don't think I have ever caught a brown through the ice.
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[Hook_set]

That’s some fat perch, congrats.
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[Cowboypirate]

It's good to see some size. Any sign of the walleye while you were out away from the crowds?
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[MrShane]

Very impressive!
Big snow pack=high spring/summer water levels=submerged weed beds=excellent spawn=lots of baby perch as food=big perch.
Hang on if one of those smallies grab your bait!
Pray for another good snow pack.
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[Lipnrip]

I was actually praying for walleye until those perch started banging the jigging rap and the ripping rap. The jigging rap caught most of the fish. A lot of the fish were spitting up baby perch.
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[Lipnrip]

I would love to catch some smallies and walleye
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[MERCURYMAN]

Some Very nice fish! Great job. What was the best bite time?
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[Lipnrip]

Heavy cloud cover is the best I can answer that question I was there from 9 till 11 AM after working all night.
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[Freakyfisherman]

I chase walleye through the ice, and so far Deer creek is the only placed I have iced walleye in Utah. A couple of weeks ago I did ice an eye in Wyoming on Sulfur Creek reservoir. I have tried starvation unsuccessfully to ice walleye. I have not tried ice fishing Willard bay or Utah lake for eyes. I will be going out in the morning to Echo. I too work graveyard shifts and go fishing afterwards. Hopefully, I will ice an eye or at least find a nice batch of their cousins like you did.
Gabe
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