02-17-2006, 06:36 PM
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3][black]Fishing Report and Conditions at Bear Lake[/black][/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3][black]Friday, February 17, 2006[/black][/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3][black]Bear Lake is frozen over with the exception of the area off South Eden, Cisco Beach and North Eden which are still all open water. Ice anglers are reporting ice thicknesses on the lake from 1-4" thick and ice conditions along the west are definitely thicker. The areas off 1st and 2nd points has only been frozen for about 24 hours. Anglers are catching whitefish, cutthroat trout and the occasional lake trout along the weed beds south of Gus Rich Point to the Highway 30 rest area just north of Rendezvous Beach. If the cold, calm weather remains, the ice should continue to improve but you should always use extreme caution due to the large number of springs and methane gas vents in the bottom of the lake, especially if no other anglers have been on the ice in a particular area.[/black][/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3][black]Anglers who have been icefishing are using small jigs or vertical jigging spoons for whitefish and tube jigs tipped with cisco for the trout. Good lures to try Swedish pimples, castmasters, and crippled herring with a 8-12" dropper down to an ice fly tipped with a salmon egg or waxworm. Weed beds are found parallel to shore in depths of 14-25 feet around the perimeter of the lake. [/black][/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3][black]No one has yet to fish the new rockpiles just north of the marina but this area should be very promising for ice fishing. On the east side you can find weed beds off of Val's Pump north to 1st Point and then in between 1st and 2nd Points. Small lures and light line (even spring bobber indicators) can be the difference between detecting light whitefish bites and not even knowing the fish are there.[/black][/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black]Come prepared for bitter cold and winter conditions at Bear Lake. Bring a rope to throw to someone in case they fall through and wear a life jacket when venturing onto areas without other anglers around. Also wear a pair of ice picks around your neck, on the outside of your clothing to help pull yourself out if you happen to fall through the ice. Make sure to check your proclamation for all the current rules and regulations. The daily and possession limit for whitefish it is 10 fish and for cutthroat and lake trout it is 2 fish, either singly or in aggregate. Remember to immediately release cutthroat trout that are not fin clipped.[/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"]I saw BLM and Polo out this morning so maybe they will give everyone an update after they get home![/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3][black]Friday, February 17, 2006[/black][/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3][black]Bear Lake is frozen over with the exception of the area off South Eden, Cisco Beach and North Eden which are still all open water. Ice anglers are reporting ice thicknesses on the lake from 1-4" thick and ice conditions along the west are definitely thicker. The areas off 1st and 2nd points has only been frozen for about 24 hours. Anglers are catching whitefish, cutthroat trout and the occasional lake trout along the weed beds south of Gus Rich Point to the Highway 30 rest area just north of Rendezvous Beach. If the cold, calm weather remains, the ice should continue to improve but you should always use extreme caution due to the large number of springs and methane gas vents in the bottom of the lake, especially if no other anglers have been on the ice in a particular area.[/black][/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3][black]Anglers who have been icefishing are using small jigs or vertical jigging spoons for whitefish and tube jigs tipped with cisco for the trout. Good lures to try Swedish pimples, castmasters, and crippled herring with a 8-12" dropper down to an ice fly tipped with a salmon egg or waxworm. Weed beds are found parallel to shore in depths of 14-25 feet around the perimeter of the lake. [/black][/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3][black]No one has yet to fish the new rockpiles just north of the marina but this area should be very promising for ice fishing. On the east side you can find weed beds off of Val's Pump north to 1st Point and then in between 1st and 2nd Points. Small lures and light line (even spring bobber indicators) can be the difference between detecting light whitefish bites and not even knowing the fish are there.[/black][/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black]Come prepared for bitter cold and winter conditions at Bear Lake. Bring a rope to throw to someone in case they fall through and wear a life jacket when venturing onto areas without other anglers around. Also wear a pair of ice picks around your neck, on the outside of your clothing to help pull yourself out if you happen to fall through the ice. Make sure to check your proclamation for all the current rules and regulations. The daily and possession limit for whitefish it is 10 fish and for cutthroat and lake trout it is 2 fish, either singly or in aggregate. Remember to immediately release cutthroat trout that are not fin clipped.[/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"]I saw BLM and Polo out this morning so maybe they will give everyone an update after they get home![/font]
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