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RE: 2022/2023 Ice Challenge - joatmon - hookngrinin - 01-17-2023

Hey, good pair from Newton...

Largemouth bass - 12
Black crappie - 11.5

RE: 2022/2023 Ice Challenge - joatmon - joatmon - 01-22-2023

Flaming Gorge
1/21/23

Lake trout - 21”




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RE: 2022/2023 Ice Challenge - joatmon - hookngrinin - 01-22-2023

Pup on the board! And 13 species now! 

Lake trout - 21

RE: 2022/2023 Ice Challenge - joatmon - joatmon - 01-29-2023

Starvation Reservoir
1/28/23

Rainbow Trout - 21”

Walleye - 13.5”


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RE: 2022/2023 Ice Challenge - joatmon - hookngrinin - 01-31-2023

Those look familiar. That's a fat Starvation Steeley...

Rainbow trout - 21

Walleye - 13.5

RE: 2022/2023 Ice Challenge - joatmon - joatmon - 02-03-2023

Highland Glen Park Pond

2/2/23


Brook trout - 12 inches

Channel catfish - 20.5 inches


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RE: 2022/2023 Ice Challenge - joatmon - hookngrinin - 02-03-2023

another one over 20"!

Brook trout - 12
Channel catfish - 20.5

RE: 2022/2023 Ice Challenge - joatmon - joatmon - 02-12-2023

Rule 7 Lake
2/10/23

Northern Pike - 29 inches



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RE: 2022/2023 Ice Challenge - joatmon - hookngrinin - 02-14-2023

Well done, Brett. 16 species now and longest "Predator"...

Northern pike - 29

RE: 2022/2023 Ice Challenge - joatmon - joatmon - 02-18-2023

Willard Bay
2/18/23

Yellow Perch - 12 inches


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RE: 2022/2023 Ice Challenge - joatmon - hookngrinin - 02-21-2023

Yellow perch - 12

RE: 2022/2023 Ice Challenge - joatmon - joatmon - 03-05-2023

Fish Lake 
3/4/23

Splake - 16 inches


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RE: 2022/2023 Ice Challenge - joatmon - SkunkedAgain - 03-05-2023

Pretty Fish Brett, congrats on #17, that's way impressive... Jeff

RE: 2022/2023 Ice Challenge - joatmon - hookngrinin - 03-06-2023

Very nice! and another specie....

Splake - 16

RE: 2022/2023 Ice Challenge - joatmon - joatmon - 03-12-2023

Bear Lake
3/11/2023


Sucker - 22 inches

Bonneville Whitefish - 18 inches

Bear Lake Whitefish - 9.5 inches (I researched this quite a bit and posting as a separate species, but okay if not)

Bear Lake "Rock Fish" - 3.5 inches, "caught" three of these critters on the rock pile, LOL


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RE: 2022/2023 Ice Challenge - joatmon - EyLayo - 03-13-2023

Curious what differences between the two whitefish your research turned up? I had the thought earlier this year but, I haven't taken the time to look into it very deeply.

RE: 2022/2023 Ice Challenge - joatmon - joatmon - 03-13-2023

(03-13-2023, 04:38 AM)EyLayo Wrote: Curious what differences between the two whitefish your research turned up? I had the thought earlier this year but, I haven't taken the time to look into it very deeply.

I looked at a few different resources, none very definitive and no actual photos I could find. Most, including the Utah fishing guidebook, says the Bear Lake strain doesn’t get longer than 10 inches.  From there, it seems there was contradicting information about if they have spots (at all or only up to 10 inches), or if they can even be distinguished. Some say the BL strain has a little more of a Roman nose, and they never have spots along the sides. However, I also read that it is difficult to differentiate them absolutely unless you catch a BL whitefish during its spawn (with eggs?).  IDK, but that fish looked different than the others - more of a split tail and the fins were lighter color. I just don’t have enough experience with them yet.

RE: 2022/2023 Ice Challenge - joatmon - SkunkedAgain - 03-13-2023

Scott told me that they have to take the scales and put them under a microscope to do a for sure distinguishing of the two, so I think it must be pretty hard to tell them apart. He told me that the best way to tell a Bonneville is they are the big ones... The small fish could be either species.. I did catch a lot of small ones the size of cisco this year, that had the roman nose though.... You may be onto something there... Congrats on the 20 species, that's a great feat to accomplish... Jeff

RE: 2022/2023 Ice Challenge - joatmon - hookngrinin - 03-14-2023

Great Bear Lake collection! Those Bear Lake rockfish probably fight a lot like Starvation walleye... Very impressive collection for the season!

Utah sucker - 22
Bonneville whitefish - 18
Bear Lake whitefish - 9.5