Slush monster hits Hyrum!!!!

[FishinFool53]

Fished Hyrum this morning with my wife. Parking lot by the beach is plowed. Snow on the grass there was about 12" deep. Out on the ice there is 3" of slush with about 3" of snow on top. Really hard walking. Fished by the beach from 7:30 till noon and ended up with 7 rainbows and the wife caught 2. Pretty slow fishing where we were.
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[lavaman]

I was one of the few out there today. I was the only one fishing south by the inlet. Group of tents to the west of me, and a couple to the far north.

Oh yeah, I hammered 'em. Nothing picture worthy- all just planter bows but it was fun.

Slush, slush, and more slush. I bet 4" of standing water on top of the ice. Makes for a good live-well. []
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[thefriends03]

I would be SOL. My boots have decided not to be so waterproof anymore. Snow is just fine, but any more than 3 inches or so of water and I have wet feet. Maybe by the time I get back out at the end of the week, the crap will be gone.
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[CoyoteSpinner]

My back was already aching - lots of snow to clear! And fear of the monster kept me away. Got reports of some good morning action from Lavaman and Toadly.
Also got word the road to the beach lot's been cleared.

Maybe some afternoon this week I can break away!

But I'll tell ya - I'm really thinking I need to introduce my son to white bass action! (assuming we could find any of the action).

Hey - Ben, did you end up at PV Sat Night? How'd that work out? I'd still like to try the night-bite.

[FishinFool53]

I did see that lone fisherman by the inlet and thought...how in the heck did he get there. I don't have that much stamina anymore. Glad you did good. []
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[toadly]

Yep, I was out there too. Had a great day! Joe and I had a hard time with our sleds getting trough the deep snow and slush. Went about 300 yard east of the beach area. We were in 20 feet of water and caught planter size bows from sunup till 2:00 PM. Lost count after 20. When I cleared the snow and slush away from the ice, water filled in the area, so inside my tent I had 3 inches of water! Funny when a trout got loose and swam around the inside. Was a kind of live well.
Unfortunately my boots were not completely water tight. So my feet got damp. Got to find some boots for the slush.
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[Wildcat94]

toadly - hey buddy I have some boots I would recommend and that I love to use, they are the tall insulated muck boots. I dont even use snow boots anymore the muck boots are so warm,100%water proof and not very heavy!
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[lavaman]

I just parked in that lot north of Big Toe and hiked down the semi-steep hill. With all the snow it wasn't too bad going down.

But going back up was a killer.
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[toadly]

Thanks! I will check out those Muck Boots. I have read about them. Maybe I will find a good deal in the off season.[cool]
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[toadly]

How did you get that far? I was only 300 yard east of the beach. My legs could go no further. Did you run a Quad or snow mobil out there?
I think the skis I have on the bottom of the sled weren't helping yesterday. They will sink and drag when in deep snow. Should have pulled them off. The snow was a bit deeper to I think.[:p]
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[lavaman]

Toadly, I parked on the East side of the reservoir. Then I just hiked down that steep hill and out onto the slush, so it wasn't too terrible.
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[Got_Bait]

Monstermasher and I hiked down that steep draw as well. The slush was freezing to the bottoms of our sleds, creating a brutal snowplow effect, so we didn't make it more than 100 yards or so once we got onto the water. Depth was about 18 ft. We fished from about 9-9:30 or so until about 4:00. We each caught 5-7 planter rainbows on paddlebugs tipped with a piece of crawler. When that got too slow too bear, we resorted to fishing for dink perch with an ice fly tipped with a small piece of crawler. That took some real skill as the bite was very quick and virtually undetectable. We caught 12-15 of those. Overall a bit of a disapointment.
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[CoyoteSpinner]

Ok - as much as I wanted to get some tugs going - ya'll convinced me. I think my flat frabill sled/tent would have done a deep six and filled with water while dragging. Guess that's where the high-sides of a jet-sled come into play (they'll even float your decoys).
Though I think my boy would get a kick out of playing with the fish in those impromptu "live wells".

Hope some sunny days, and cold nights turn all that slush back into water, and then some nice hard ice - or that thin crust that breaks under your feet. That'll be fun!
At least until the next storm batters us no?