Hyrum

[tahoeman]

Thinking of going fishing today,anybody know how the ice is at hyrum?
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[wiperhunter2]

We were up there yesterday and the ice is good, no slush, a inch or two of snow on top. Ice was 6 or 7 inches.
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[lavaman]

hey wiperhunter, how was the fishing? Is it slowing down any?
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[wiperhunter2]

We went up to Bear lake to dip cisco first, so we did not get there until 10:30am or so and the catching was slow to say the least. Only iced 6 small perch, 7" and smaller. We fished by the main ramp boat docks, in water that was 22' to 52' of water. The only catching came in the deeper water.
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[catmaster23]

When you were there was the water still murky?
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[lavaman]

Yeah, I'm hearing reports from most everyone that it's really slowing down now. Must have hit the wall hard in the last couple of weeks.
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[wiperhunter2]

Yea, the water is murky.
One guy that had a snow mobile was fishing the inlet area and said he did good for trout.
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[CoyoteSpinner]

[quote lavaman]Yeah, I'm hearing reports from most everyone that it's really slowing down now. Must have hit the wall hard in the last couple of weeks.[/quote]

yeah yeah - you're just trying to tell everyone to go away so YOU can catch all them big browns! I know it! [shocked]

Seriously - haven't been up since Sunday last, but was good solid then. Snow machines blazing around, there's open water by the inlet, but didn't see the edges soften up even late afternoon Sunday. But it was cold then. Got in/out at the swim beach area. Did hit on some perch and li'l trout. Enuf to keep me baitin' the hooks!

So Curt - I've been thinking of trying the dock area, but seem to keep ending up by the inlet. See folks along the SW shore - and have done ok there on water/shore seasons. Just not sure how the ice, water flow impact that. Always seems like bass hang around the docks.

How'd ya do with the Cisco? Did you take your boat, or go wading with nets? It sounds like fun! As long as the waves aren't TOO big!!!

I've had to move deep at Hyrum, to areas with more sparse bottom - mud, not weeds - to find the perch. But all dinkery dawgs. Definitely not the Willard or Starvation chunks!

Still hope to hit Pineview and Newton - at least once while we still have ice. Any ya'll wanna do da Pig one of these days? I'd try a weekday even (after Jan is over!).
Then there's a night-fishn trip to PV or N ??? Some day I don't HAVE to get up the morning after!!!!!

Might be in a 'tent' - but I ain't sleepin! I'm-a-jiggin!