Bear Lake 12/7

[BoatBallast]

We went to Bear Lake this weekend looking for some whitefish.  We hit several areas from the state park marina down to Gus Rich point but couldn't find any to play.  I ended up catching two tiny whitefish on the rockpile on a flatfall jig, which was a little odd.  But, they know what they like so who am I to judge?

The star of the trip turned out to be the cutthroats.  We caught about 10 for the day and every single one of them would be a slot buster at Strawberry.  Just some ridiculously nice cutthroats.  Most were caught on a flatfall jig or on a tube jig.  White and silver was the ticket. 

The cutthroats weren't fast, but really high quality.  Weather was good but cold.  Several other boats out.  I saw one catch a cutthroat.  No one on shore was getting whitefish at the marina. 

Also, I caught a tagged cutthroat.  I went to submit the tag on the DWR app and it said my tag number was no good.  It has an address on it to send the tag back to but no date or other information.  The tag was yellow.  I have no idea what to do with it other than send it back, but I have no idea what information they want with it.  Just getting the tag back only tells them that the fish was dinner.  Maybe that's all they need.  I don't know.  Thoughts on that?

Anyway, it was a really fun weekend.  We finished our second cutthroat slam for the year.  Thanks to TubeDude and BearLakeFishGuy for the invaluable information and the encouragement to try this out.

[TubeDude]

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Also, I caught a tagged cutthroat.  I went to submit the tag on the DWR app and it said my tag number was no good.  It has an address on it to send the tag back to but no date or other information.  The tag was yellow.  I have no idea what to do with it other than send it back, but I have no idea what information they want with it.  Just getting the tag back only tells them that the fish was dinner.  Maybe that's all they need.  I don't know.  Thoughts on that?

Anyway, it was a really fun weekend.  We finished our second cutthroat slam for the year.  Thanks to TubeDude and BearLakeFishGuy for the invaluable information and the encouragement to try this out.
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Congrats on a fun trip...for cutts at least.  Even if the tagging was not through DWR, a major part of most tagging programs is o find out where the fish was caught, length and girth etc.  This is the only way they have to tracking fish movements, growth rates, etc.

[BoatBallast]

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Also, I caught a tagged cutthroat.  I went to submit the tag on the DWR app and it said my tag number was no good.  It has an address on it to send the tag back to but no date or other information.  The tag was yellow.  I have no idea what to do with it other than send it back, but I have no idea what information they want with it.  Just getting the tag back only tells them that the fish was dinner.  Maybe that's all they need.  I don't know.  Thoughts on that?

Anyway, it was a really fun weekend.  We finished our second cutthroat slam for the year.  Thanks to TubeDude and BearLakeFishGuy for the invaluable information and the encouragement to try this out.

Congrats on a fun trip...for cutts at least.  Even if the tagging was not through DWR, a major part of most tagging programs is o find out where the fish was caught, length and girth etc.  This is the only way they have to tracking fish movements, growth rates, etc.
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It was a DWR tag.  I put in a call to see if they can give me more information about it.

[BearLakeFishGuy]

The tag is important. So please send it in to the address on the tag. The info you should send with the tag is:
1) did you keep the fish or release the fish?
2) If released, did you leave the tag in the fish or pull the tag out and then release the fish?
3) Date it was caught
4) Where on the lake you caught it
5) Include your name/address and/or email so the biologist can send you info on the fish. They will tell you when it was tagged, where it was tagged, and approximate age the fish when you caught it.

[BoatBallast]

The tag is important.  So please send it in to the address on the tag. The info you should send with the tag is:
1) did you keep the fish or release the fish?
2) If released, did you leave the tag in the fish or pull the tag out and then release the fish?
3) Date it was caught
4) Where on the lake you caught it
5) Include your name/address and/or email so the biologist can send you info on the fish.  They will tell you when it was tagged, where it was tagged, and approximate age the fish when you caught it.

Ok, I'll put it together and get it sent. 

Thanks!