10-31-2013, 09:04 PM
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Bear Lake Fishing Report:
Surface water temperature is about 48 degrees. Irrigation pumping has concluded and the lake has reached it low point for the year. Water is now flowing into the lake from the Bear River. Boats can be launched and the Utah State Park Marina, 1st Point, and Rainbow Cove boat ramps and docks are in the water at all locations. Rainbow Cove access has been fully paved as well as the parking areas. Although there is a dock in the water at Cisco Beach, it is not recommended that you attempt to launch a boat there due to the rough, rocky shoreline. The lake trout run has peaked for the year, but fishing should remain good. Shore anglers have been catching lake trout on large flys off the Utah State Park marina as well as off the North Beach Jetty. Best times are in the evenings, throughout the night and early mornings. Boat anglers are also picking up some lake trout trolling in the shallow (10-30’ deep) rocky, shoreline areas using flatfish. Fishing action has been better along the east side of the lake. Gill nets set last week revealed a good abundance of chubs along the shoreline on the west side of the lake which has likely slowed the fishing in this area. Some anglers are picking up cutthroat trout by jigging on the bottom in 60-80’ of water off the "rockpile" using tube jigs tipped with cisco. Remember, in order to keep a cutthroat trout from Bear Lake it must have a healed fin clip (usually the adipose fin). Cutthroat trout with all fins intact have to be released. Consider releasing large lake trout in order to maintain the fishery. Lake trout can easily live to over 35 years old in Bear Lake.
Garden City Community Fishery Pond
The pond level is completely full. Fishing pressure has been light but the fishing has been good for rainbow trout and a few of the larger cutthroat trout brood which were stocked earlier in the year. Try small spinners or bead-headed nymphs behind a bubble or wooly buggers on sinking tip fly line. Powerbait and worms seem to work better in the fall too.
Laketown Reservoir
Pond level is full, fishing pressure has been light and fishing has been fair-good triploid rainbows. Anglers have had the best luck with worms and powerbait, but spinners will also work well at this time of year. For fly fishing, try greenish-brown wooly buggers or other nymphs on a sinking fly line.
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Bear Lake Fishing Report:
Surface water temperature is about 48 degrees. Irrigation pumping has concluded and the lake has reached it low point for the year. Water is now flowing into the lake from the Bear River. Boats can be launched and the Utah State Park Marina, 1st Point, and Rainbow Cove boat ramps and docks are in the water at all locations. Rainbow Cove access has been fully paved as well as the parking areas. Although there is a dock in the water at Cisco Beach, it is not recommended that you attempt to launch a boat there due to the rough, rocky shoreline. The lake trout run has peaked for the year, but fishing should remain good. Shore anglers have been catching lake trout on large flys off the Utah State Park marina as well as off the North Beach Jetty. Best times are in the evenings, throughout the night and early mornings. Boat anglers are also picking up some lake trout trolling in the shallow (10-30’ deep) rocky, shoreline areas using flatfish. Fishing action has been better along the east side of the lake. Gill nets set last week revealed a good abundance of chubs along the shoreline on the west side of the lake which has likely slowed the fishing in this area. Some anglers are picking up cutthroat trout by jigging on the bottom in 60-80’ of water off the "rockpile" using tube jigs tipped with cisco. Remember, in order to keep a cutthroat trout from Bear Lake it must have a healed fin clip (usually the adipose fin). Cutthroat trout with all fins intact have to be released. Consider releasing large lake trout in order to maintain the fishery. Lake trout can easily live to over 35 years old in Bear Lake.
Garden City Community Fishery Pond
The pond level is completely full. Fishing pressure has been light but the fishing has been good for rainbow trout and a few of the larger cutthroat trout brood which were stocked earlier in the year. Try small spinners or bead-headed nymphs behind a bubble or wooly buggers on sinking tip fly line. Powerbait and worms seem to work better in the fall too.
Laketown Reservoir
Pond level is full, fishing pressure has been light and fishing has been fair-good triploid rainbows. Anglers have had the best luck with worms and powerbait, but spinners will also work well at this time of year. For fly fishing, try greenish-brown wooly buggers or other nymphs on a sinking fly line.
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