12-29-2003, 05:21 AM
hey O4T-- i hit the berry today with hft and my dad. we went to utah lake first, but there was only about an inch of ice in the area where we were. so we piled back in the car and headed to strawberry! it was sunny, but i swear the temp was ten below. we went to soldier creek and the first drop down, hft caught a thick 18" cut. we didn't stay for too long because of the temps, but had a good time while we were there. that was my first experience catching big fish through the ice!! white whatta crickets tipped with a waxie proved best... i tried a chartreuse one for a bit, but white was better. we forgot hft's vexilar, but we were fishing in about 25 feet of water. oh! and last but not least-- there were 6 inches of ice and then a pocket and then another 3 to 4 inches. very thick. there were guys also fishing in the ladders and chicken creek east... i'm not sure how they did, but they were there!!!
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