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Made the trip to Devils today, I was a little nervous wandering out on the clear ice. Drilled a hole to find about 4-6 inches of Ice and a depth of eight feet. I was a little shallower then I would have liked so I headed out to about 15 feet and set up shop. The fishing was red hot for the next three hours. The painful cold was my only deterrent to non-stop action. I didn't bring my heater and don't have shelter yet [:/]. One pole was all I could manage, the final count was around twenty fish, keeping six for the smoker. The top two in my pic went about 18 inches and fought hard. Not a bad start to my ice season. Good luck to everyone and be safe!
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congrats on the catch. looks like a good day. Good on ya.
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Thanks, besides the cold it was a great trip.
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Nice post. I was wondering about ice conditions at devils cr. Glad to hear that its still fishing good. I fished there this summer and had alot of success with my Dad.
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I normally hit Deep Creek, this was my first trip at Devils. I fished towards the dam SW side, I am not sure about the ice on other parts, but it is probably okay by now. I am curious to see what wins the derby this year.
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Thanks for the reports! I am consdering a Chesterfield Devil Creek run this Saturday very early!
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Devil's Creek has been a favorite of ours since moving here. This summer I caught a nice cutthroat from there. I have caught many very nice rainbows too. I have heard rumor of kokanee but have never seen any evidence.
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If you go to the Fish and Game web site under fishing you will find stockng reports, and it is well documented. I have caught a couple and one neared 17' inches
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from the ppl i talked to this fall they said the koke spawn wasnt as good this fall as it had been last fall. but they did plant alot of fingerling in there this year. i would sure figure out how to catch them. anyone know the area and depth they usualy hang out in. i figure by the damn but no idea on the depth
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[fishin] Ovid Creek I might have some info. useful to your Devil Creek kokanee info request. All the kokanee I have seen caught at Devil Creek Reservoir in the past has been on the east side of the reservoir, at the dam end about 30 feet off from the point at the mouth of the bay in the extreme sotheast corner of the reservoir. The point actually extends and continues under the water pointing approximately southwest. Where it drops off underwater to about 15 to twenty feet to the bottom off the edge or side of the underwater point or ridge is a good place to fish for kokes. At Devil Creek Res., they seem to cruise in open water out in the middle of the res. traveling in a basic north and south direction. Fish from about 10 feet to just off bottom with a small lure tipped with a wax worm or corn or mealworm. Good luck.
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Much appreciated DeeCee! I will bring this post with me this weekend!
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