Flaming Gorge Weekend Report- 3/9/08

[Ryno]

[size 1]Well, the weather was actually pretty nice for this weekends burbot fishing and the ice conditions were good.

Friday night- Burbot fishing was good. We fished in Upper Marsh Creek, spreading out in 15-52 ft of water. Fishing seemed best in deeper water (>40ft) from 7-8:30pm. Typical lures and techniques were working. I fished best with a Jigging Shad Rap in glow firetiger, but tubes, grubs, and spoons also worked (see pic). Five anglers caught around 50 fish, with some 25-28 inchers (see pic) hitting the ice. On a mood point, a few of the larger fish had 8-9 inch kokanee in their stomachs (see pic). Ice was about 18 inches with solid edges.

Saturday night- Burbot fishing was still good (at least for some). Five of us fished the same area mentioned above and caught around 40 burbot. For the fourth trip in a row, it appears the guy furthest from the main channel catches the fewest fish. Unfortunately on this night it was me! We caught some bigger fish, one of which had a 8-inch kokanee hanging out of its mouth. The bite was much lighter, tip-ups weren't as effective, and shallower holes from 20-30 ft were the more productive. Ice was snow covered again and much easier to walk on.

Overall- Rainbow fishing is really good right now too. Over the weekend we caught some really nice rainbows (up to 20 inches) fishing in 15-20ft of water, using Foxee jigs, paddle bugs, etc. in chartreuse, glow, and firetiger colors and tipped with meal worm.

Hope it helps! Ryno[/size]
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[ajensen83]

Hey Ryno, how was the ice, I havent had a chance to make it up there and I am hoping to go in the next two weeks, am I going to make it or is the ice going to blow off... AJ
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[Ryno]

Good ice still. Lots of it with 16-18 inches. Friday night was slick, being all the snow melted off last week. We got snow on Saturday, so it made it a little easier getting around last night. Edges were good, but it looked like some pressure ridges out in the main body were getting wider. It's in Mother Nature's hands and you'll have to wait and see what she throws at ya! Last year the ice was off by the third week in March.
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[crawler]

Hey Ryno,
Where is Marsh Creek? Is that across from Anvil? You fishing the east or west side?
Thanks
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[RILEYFISH]

Thanks for killin those Kokeanee eatin dirty peices of Junk. Your our hero ryno
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[wiperhunter2]

Another great report Ryan, good to hear the catching is still so good. We went across some of those pressure ridges on Friday morning at Anvil, by 5pm they had opened up, two or three feet in some spots. Made for a dicy ride back to the truck, we were lucky we were able to go around all three of them.[unsure]
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[Ryno]

East side, across from Holmes Crossing. I think there's a lot of burbot in that area of the reservoir, that don't get as much pressure relative to Buckboard, Lost Dog, or Firehole.
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