Bear Lake Conditions and Report for Friday 3/9/2007

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[/url][font "Times New Roman"][size 3]As of Friday, March 09, 2007 the ice thickness on Bear Lake remains 12-15” thick. This past week the weather was warm and it has melted some of the snow that was on top the ice so there is about 1-2” of slush on top of the ice at this time. With colder night time temperatures, this can refreeze. Access to the lake remains excellent for snowmobiles and four wheelers. The whitefish fishing has been fair to good this past week. Bear Lake whitefish are completing their spawning and the larger Bonneville whitefish are feeding on the remaining eggs. Fishing off the new rockpiles north of the marina has slowed a little but fish are still being caught. The best spots are rockpile off Ideal Beach and the weedbeds south of Gus Rich Point. The weedbeds are in depths of 15-30’ and run parallel to shore. Use small lures such as Swedish Pimples, 1/64 to 1/8oz. jigs, and/or ice flys tipped with a salmon egg or wax worm fished close to bottom. Cutthroat trout are also being taken while fishing for the whitefish. Overall the cutthroat and lake trout remains fair-good. Lake trout are still being taken in the deeper depths (60-110’) and cutthroat are being taken in depths from 20-90’. Fishing is good just about anywhere on the lake at this time, but the most popular spots this week have been off Gus Rich Point, the public access area in Garden City (150 South Street), Second Point and the Idaho State Park. Use tube jigs or larger Swedish Pimples and Castmaster-type lures tipped with cisco for the cutthroat trout and lake trout. Remember to be safe and wear a set of ice picks around your neck on the outside of your clothing. The picks will help you to pull yourself out of the water if you should fall through. Remember a Utah license is valid on the Idaho side of Bear Lake, but you may NOT use a second pole when fishing on the Idaho side of the lake.[/size][/font][/url][size 3][font "Times New Roman"] Idaho license holders are ony able to use one fishing pole on either side of the lake. The GPS coordinates for the new rockpiles using WGS84 datum going south to north are:[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]41 degrees 58.097’[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]111 degrees 23.682’[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]41 degrees 58.187’[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]111 degrees 23.728’[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]41 degrees 58.292’[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]111 degrees 23.765’[/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]41 degrees 58.418’[/font][/size]
[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]111 degrees 23.798’[/font][/size]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]The latest fishing report is also available on line at: [/size][/font][url "http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/hotspots/detailed.php?id=1"][font "Times New Roman"][#800080][size 3]http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/hotspots/detailed.php?id=1[/size][/#800080][/font][/url]
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[Kent]

Thanks Scott. I will be fishing it bright and early (well at least early) tomorrow morning.[]
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[cadresults]

Thanks Scott, I will also be there tomorrow morning.
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