bear lake

[gmwahl]

I too love to fish it in my boat if it doesn't ice up. Winter, in my opinion, is the easiest time to fish bear lake in a boat. My biggest cutts have all been January fish. Add the jigging for ciscos on the rockpile and its plain fun. I think the lake can sustain the pressure, but its good to know that there are anglers out there who care enough not to keep everything they catch. That being said, I do keep a few of each species to eat(grilled 3-5# cutt and laker fillets are sinfully good), but the total number I keep annually is very small in comparison to other waters. I do support others right to keep fish from here as they payed good money in license fees and money in my community. Two trout per angler really is a small number considering how many people get skunked here. Just my opinion though.
Also, catch and release does help if one is so inclined to toss them back as I have caught many fish with wounds and scars from being caught and they are plenty happy to fight another day apparently. Most trout I've caught in this big lake are hopefully still out there!
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