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Fished Strawberry today with my son. We vertically jigged around The Knolls and The Ladders. The fishing was almost non-stop until the dreaded "W" came up about 11:10 (it was 10 minutes late today). All cutts and a few were right at the upper end of the slot and none were under about 19 inches. Caught them on pearl, and off-white tubes tipped with a chunk of chub or 1/2 of a crawler. Right on the bottom in about 33 to 34 feet of water seemed to be the best. We were on my son's boat so I used my ice-fishing transducer and my fish-finder off of my boat. Surprisingly, that worked well.
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Nice report Kent. Are the leaves changing up there yet???
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I didn't notice any that were changing.
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Not too fast. I love ice season as much as the next guy, but I would like to enjoy the fall feeding before everything skins over.
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We were in the same general location on Sunday had the same good results right up until the BIG "W" came in around 10:30 AM. WOW did it get rough quick! Took a real pounding ride back to the marina. Strawberry bay looked like it was churned up an egg beater. That body of water can humble even the most experienced boater! I just can't imagine being out there in a little 14' boat when it gets like that. [shocked]
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i used to fish it in a 14 ft shallow v. exp kept me here alot moore tames than i like to remember. i started fishing sunday at noon in my 16 smoker. launched at sc aspen grove ramp. and headed strait to the narrows fished till 7. w did make jigging tough off and on. great bite started at 5.
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Sounds like Bear Lake.
The Bear can really be a Bear almost instantly when that *W* comes up from the west.
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Thanks for the report Kent. Any word on your boat/motor?
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Yep, the word is Bring Out Another Thousand, or at least almost that much![unsure] Lots of items have been repaired and lots of new parts to go with the many other new parts. Maybe the shore anglers and tubers know what they are doing.
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Very good report Kent. I wish I could skip off in the middle of the week like that!
I'll be kayaking with the scouts this Saturday so I won't even be able fish this weekend.
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I used to N.ot have E.nough T.ime O.ff to go fishing. Then I retired. Now I have less time than I had before. Sheesh.
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Too bad about all the money you are spending on your motor, I sure hope he will fix it this time.
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