# Echo 1/20 **URL:** \ **Category:** Causey, E. Canyon, Lost Creek, Echo & Rockport Rep\ **Created:** [January 20, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673 "2025-01-20T20:42:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jig-fisher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Jig-fisher](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Jig-fisher)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/1 "2025-01-20T20:42:43Z")
1st ice trip for me this year today. I thought I could probably get on Echo and find some safe ice, and I did. I fished the southernish end. Balmy -4 upon arrival at 730 am. Walked out a bit, drilled a hole, 5-6 inches of clear ice, was in 28 ft of water and saw a mark pass through. So I set up camp in that location. I never moved. Perch were plentiful and willing off the bottom. Better quality than I thought I would find. I also set a jig at about 12 ft down tipped with chub, dead sticking for cruising trout. This worked as well, catching 4 nice bows between 16 and 17.5 inches. Biggest perch were 11", kept 16 between 9.5 and 11". I was picky and threw back everything after a while under 10". I estimate I released 50+. One of the perch burped up a 3" minnow, probably perch fry. So I switched over to a minnow type jigging lure with no bait and continued to catch them. Only 2 other anglers came after me. Surprisingly both women, arriving at different times and fishing by themselves. I helped the 1st drill her holes close by, and gave her some chub pieces for bait and she caught 4 nice trout. The other set up about 50 yards away, and was striking out. She was fishing for perch, so invited her over close to where I was at. She moved close and proceeded to nail the perch. She also caught a brown trout, which was pretty cool. Funny how the perch weren’t 50 yards away, but we’re where I 1st drilled. Fun day for sure. ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/bigfishtackle/original/3X/3/b/3b47a79cce7e3468ae87a0bd80efaabc5e591eb3.jpeg)]([20250120 105258 — Postimages](https://postimg.cc/3kGTBtKm)) ---
**Author:** ![wiperhunter2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3d9bf3/32.png) [@wiperhunter2](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/wiperhunter2)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/2 "2025-01-20T22:06:52Z")
> [@Jig-fisher](#): > > 1st ice trip for me this year today. I thought I could probably get on Echo and find some safe ice, and I did. I fished the southernish end. Balmy -4 upon arrival at 730 am. > > Walked out a bit, drilled a hole, 5-6 inches of clear ice, was in 28 ft of water and saw a mark pass through. So I set up camp in that location. I never moved. > > Perch were plentiful and willing off the bottom. Better quality than I thought I would find. I also set a jig at about 12 ft down tipped with chub, dead sticking for cruising trout. This worked as well, catching 4 nice bows between 16 and 17.5 inches. > > Biggest perch were 11", kept 16 between 9.5 and 11". I was picky and threw back everything after a while under 10". I estimate I released 50+. One of the perch burped up a 3" minnow, probably perch fry. So I switched over to a minnow type jigging lure with no bait and continued to catch them. > > Only 2 other anglers came after me. Surprisingly both women, arriving at different times and fishing by themselves. I helped the 1st drill her holes close by, and gave her some chub pieces for bait and she caught 4 nice trout. The other set up about 50 yards away, and was striking out. She was fishing for perch, so invited her over close to where I was at. She moved close and proceeded to nail the perch. She also caught a brown trout, which was pretty cool. Funny how the perch weren’t 50 yards away, but we’re where I 1st drilled. > > Fun day for sure. > > Great report Paul, sounds like you hit a good spot right off the bat. Did you walk out, onto the ice, from the ramp? ---
**Author:** ![BRL1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@BRL1](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/BRL1)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/3 "2025-01-20T22:34:42Z")
Thanks for the report. Was wondering how it was after seeing the groups on there yesterday. Still looked some open water in center. ---
**Author:** ![Jig-fisher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Jig-fisher](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Jig-fisher)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/4 "2025-01-20T22:53:25Z")
> [@wiperhunter2](#): > > > [@Jig-fisher](#): > > > > 1st ice trip for me this year today. I thought I could probably get on Echo and find some safe ice, and I did. I fished the southernish end. Balmy -4 upon arrival at 730 am. > > Walked out a bit, drilled a hole, 5-6 inches of clear ice, was in 28 ft of water and saw a mark pass through. So I set up camp in that location. I never moved. > > Perch were plentiful and willing off the bottom. Better quality than I thought I would find. I also set a jig at about 12 ft down tipped with chub, dead sticking for cruising trout. This worked as well, catching 4 nice bows between 16 and 17.5 inches. > > Biggest perch were 11", kept 16 between 9.5 and 11". I was picky and threw back everything after a while under 10". I estimate I released 50+. One of the perch burped up a 3" minnow, probably perch fry. So I switched over to a minnow type jigging lure with no bait and continued to catch them. > > Only 2 other anglers came after me. Surprisingly both women, arriving at different times and fishing by themselves. I helped the 1st drill her holes close by, and gave her some chub pieces for bait and she caught 4 nice trout. The other set up about 50 yards away, and was striking out. She was fishing for perch, so invited her over close to where I was at. She moved close and proceeded to nail the perch. She also caught a brown trout, which was pretty cool. Funny how the perch weren’t 50 yards away, but we’re where I 1st drilled. > > Fun day for sure. > > Great report Paul, sounds like you hit a good spot right off the bat. Did you walk out, onto the ice, from the ramp? > > I walked out from the new campground. I guess there is a launch area there, but it is not paved. > > * * * > > > [@BRL1](#): > > > > Thanks for the report. Was wondering how it was after seeing the groups on there yesterday. Still looked some open water in center. > > It is capped now. But I would stay off those newly capped areas for a couple of days at least. ---
**Author:** ![2knots](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.bigfishtackle.com/2knots/32/53731_2.png) [@2knots](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/2knots)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/5 "2025-01-20T23:41:58Z")
Nice job Paul, grand day for sure ---
**Author:** ![Jig-fisher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Jig-fisher](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Jig-fisher)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/6 "2025-01-21T00:14:53Z")
> [@2knots](#): > > Nice job Paul, grand day for sure > > Thanks Alan. ---
**Author:** ![Cowboypirate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.bigfishtackle.com/cowboypirate/32/53741_2.png) [@Cowboypirate](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Cowboypirate)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/7 "2025-01-21T01:18:33Z")
Great report. I have heard from somewhere sources of good but spotty where perch bite on Echo. I also heard a skunk report form Lost Creek but they went up late. Glad you got some lunch meat on the deck ---
**Author:** ![wiperhunter2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3d9bf3/32.png) [@wiperhunter2](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/wiperhunter2)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 1:22am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/8 "2025-01-21T01:22:32Z")
We talked about walking out from that area a couple of years ago but we never tried it but my guess is there is much less traffic coming from that area. They talked about putting in a concrete ramp there but they never did it. ---
**Author:** ![2knots](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.bigfishtackle.com/2knots/32/53731_2.png) [@2knots](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/2knots)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/9 "2025-01-21T02:14:02Z")
One of the ladies you helped ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/bigfishtackle/original/3X/9/9/99f8d7bc6e2730e7ef7db23cb6c804c7162f7498.jpeg)]([IMG 7755 — Postimages](https://postimg.cc/QKmCZXj6)) ---
**Author:** ![Jig-fisher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Jig-fisher](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Jig-fisher)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/10 "2025-01-21T03:35:08Z")
> [@2knots](#): > > One of the ladies you helped > > ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/bigfishtackle/original/3X/9/9/99f8d7bc6e2730e7ef7db23cb6c804c7162f7498.jpeg)]([IMG 7755 — Postimages](https://postimg.cc/QKmCZXj6)) > > Yes, that was one of them. ---
**Author:** ![MWScott72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@MWScott72](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/MWScott72)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/11 "2025-01-21T13:22:14Z")
Sounds like a good time! Nice to hear that the perch are making a comeback at Echo. A few bows in the mix is never a bad thing either. ---
**Author:** ![SkunkedAgain](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.bigfishtackle.com/skunkedagain/32/53758_2.png) [@SkunkedAgain](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/SkunkedAgain)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/12 "2025-01-21T14:25:54Z")
Nice job Paul, that’s a very nice haul and sounds like you made her day, maybe season… way to be a good Samaritan… Nice to hear another pond is fishing well this year… Thanks Jeff ---
**Author:** ![BYUHunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@BYUHunter](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/BYUHunter)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/13 "2025-01-21T15:41:11Z")
> [@2knots](#): > > One of the ladies you helped > > ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/bigfishtackle/original/3X/9/9/99f8d7bc6e2730e7ef7db23cb6c804c7162f7498.jpeg)]([IMG 7755 — Postimages](https://postimg.cc/QKmCZXj6)) > > No good deed goes unpunished. You save her day of fishing, and she goes and blasts the spot all over the internet. ---
**Author:** ![Jig-fisher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Jig-fisher](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Jig-fisher)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/14 "2025-01-21T16:28:43Z")
> [@SkunkedAgain](#): > > Nice job Paul, that’s a very nice haul and sounds like you made her day, maybe season… way to be a good Samaritan… Nice to hear another pond is fishing well this year… Thanks Jeff > > Thanks Jeff. She was very kind and appreciative. I like to help people if I can, and chub always works well at Echo. I’m glad she had a good day. > > * * * > > > [@BYUHunter](#): > > > > > [@2knots](#): > > > > One of the ladies you helped > > ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/bigfishtackle/original/3X/9/9/99f8d7bc6e2730e7ef7db23cb6c804c7162f7498.jpeg)]([IMG 7755 — Postimages](https://postimg.cc/QKmCZXj6)) > > No good deed goes unpunished. You save her day of fishing, and she goes and blasts the spot all over the internet. > > It doesn’t bother me. Echo can withstand the pressure and maybe some others can get in on some good action. She was really kind and appreciative. > > If you post on the main page here, you do the same thing anyway. Lots of non-members check this site regularly. As of now this post has been viewed around 400 times. ---
**Author:** ![Jig-fisher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Jig-fisher](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Jig-fisher)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/15 "2025-01-21T17:28:48Z")
> [@Cowboypirate](#): > > Great report. I have heard from somewhere sources of good but spotty where perch bite on Echo. I also heard a skunk report form Lost Creek but they went up late. Glad you got some lunch meat on the deck > > Well I guess I lucked out and hit a good spot. Did you end up getting out? ---
**Author:** ![Dunn13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Dunn13](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Dunn13)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/16 "2025-01-21T18:19:52Z")
> [@wiperhunter2](#): > > We talked about walking out from that area a couple of years ago but we never tried it but my guess is there is much less traffic coming from that area. They talked about putting in a concrete ramp there but they never did it. > > Are they charging $20 to park at the Dry Hollow campground in the winter? ---
**Author:** ![wiperhunter2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3d9bf3/32.png) [@wiperhunter2](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/wiperhunter2)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/17 "2025-01-21T18:33:05Z")
> [@Dunn13](#): > > > [@wiperhunter2](#): > > > > We talked about walking out from that area a couple of years ago but we never tried it but my guess is there is much less traffic coming from that area. They talked about putting in a concrete ramp there but they never did it. > > Are they charging $20 to park at the Dry Hollow campground in the winter? > > Not if you have a state parks pass but I really have no idea what they charge to park there in the Winter. I kind of doubt it’s $20 though. ---
**Author:** ![SkunkedAgain](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.bigfishtackle.com/skunkedagain/32/53758_2.png) [@SkunkedAgain](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/SkunkedAgain)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/18 "2025-01-21T21:23:04Z")
Last year I seen the state parks were trying to charge the summer rate in the winter, but they must have gotten some push back, because I noticed this year even Willard had cut the rate in half for winter users… It’s probably park specific, but I think they went back to a reduced winter rates on a couple spots I’ve been too this winter… but like mentioned when you have the annual pass you don’t pay too much attention to the day rate. I probably should because I don’t think ive been going enough to justify the annual pass the last few years… but it is nice not having to fill out an envelope each trip… Later jeff ---
**Author:** ![Dunn13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Dunn13](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Dunn13)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/19 "2025-01-22T16:14:47Z")
> [@SkunkedAgain](#): > > Last year I seen the state parks were trying to charge the summer rate in the winter, but they must have gotten some push back, because I noticed this year even Willard had cut the rate in half for winter users… It’s probably park specific, but I think they went back to a reduced winter rates on a couple spots I’ve been too this winter… but like mentioned when you have the annual pass you don’t pay too much attention to the day rate. I probably should because I don’t think ive been going enough to justify the annual pass the last few years… but it is nice not having to fill out an envelope each trip… Later jeff > > That was my thought as well. I hate having to find the envelopes, pen, cash, and fill them out so an annual pass is much easier. I see they have an option to buy the day pass online now but you have to do it the same day your are using it. If I’m leaving at 6:00 am I don’t want to have to mess with that either. > > The Echo state park site says it’s $20 for a day pass but when you click to buy the day pass it says $10 since it’s “off-season”, and only good for the day of purchase. ---
**Author:** ![SkunkedAgain](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.bigfishtackle.com/skunkedagain/32/53758_2.png) [@SkunkedAgain](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/SkunkedAgain)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673/20 "2025-01-22T17:26:27Z")
Sounds good, thanks for reporting that info back it’s good to know… I think I tried that on line at Bear Lake last year and ended up paying full rate, so good to know they only charge half off season now. Thanks Jeff [Next page](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-1-20/326673.md?page=2)