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[fishin][#ff0000] im heading up to bear lake this weekend to do some fishing. ive never fished there before. i have a boat but no down riggers or trolling motor. i hear jigging is a good way to catch fish. is that just with lead jig heads and say curly tail grubs? do worms, flies, minnows, powerbait, rapalas, or traditional trout baits work? i hear you can catch cisco and use them on your jig. how do u catch them? any info would be greatly appreciated. thx[/#ff0000]
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I checked anglers on Sunday and they were catching some decent cutthroat in a few spots jigging. Off the South Eden-Cisco Beach area and off the east side of the rockpile. Both in about 80-85' of water. Using 4" tube jigs tipped with sucker or cisco.
You really cannot catch cisco at this time of year. Worms work when tipping tube jigs, but I have never seen anyone do very well with powerbait for cutthroat or lake trout.
FYI, the UDWR stocked 5,000 sterile rainbow trout off the Utah State Park marina just before the 4th of July weekend. People are catching them using small spinners, worms, powerbait. The best place to fish is off the marina and along the shore to the south in shallow water. In early mornings and evenings the rainbows move in close to shore and feed on insects from all the vegetation that is flooded along the shoreline.
Good Luck
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The frozen minnows will work well also! If you get the chance look through the BL archives there is tons of info there. But BLfishguy has givin you some great info already. good luck up there and be sure to watch the wind. If there starts to get any white caps at all get off as quick as possible it can get ugly in a hurry.
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[sly] thank u as well for your info muskyhunter... and yes im always safer than sorrier.... lol. i fish strawberry alot and know all about wind storms. thx for the heads up! this site rocks!
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] thank u for your info! u say worms work ok to tip the jig.... how about minnows? like the ones u can buy from sportsmans..... not the ones in the jars... but the ones in the freezer.. shiners i think they are called! anyways thx again for your input, im excited about fishing that lake for the first time, and thx to u now i have a chance to atleast get some rainbows.... but im going to try for the cutts and lake trout anyways... ill post when i return!