# Echo ice thickness!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Utah Fishing General\ **Created:** [December 13, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568 "2013-12-13T04:45:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sandalland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Sandalland](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Sandalland)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568/1 "2013-12-13T04:45:25Z")
Wondering how thick the ice is want to take the family on Saturday. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Flyfishinglover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7c8e57/32.png) [@Flyfishinglover](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Flyfishinglover)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568/2 "2013-12-13T04:58:28Z")
Rockport had been confirmed it’s 4-5" of ice and I’m pretty sure echo should be safe as well especially when the water level is like 5-8% full right now. Walk down by the rock bank and fish in 20 -25 ft of water. That was the lucky ticket from last year. I highly recommend these lures for ice fishing there. My buddy last year had a great time out there and fishing was amazing with them. [http://dynamiclures.com/hd-ice/](http://dynamiclures.com/hd-ice/) Here is what dnr say. > **[Fish Utah -- Division of Wildlife Resources](https://dwrapps.utah.gov/fishing/fStart?id=1153848183)** > > The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' Utah Fishing Planner is an interactive map designed to help hunters research fishing areas. The Utah Fish Planner also provides the legal fishing rules approved by the Utah Wildlife Board. ---
**Author:** ![skis\_flies\_ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@skis\_flies\_ice](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/skis_flies_ice)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2013, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568/3 "2013-12-13T07:40:38Z")
Was out the last two days. 4-5 inches of clear ice, with skiff of snow on top. Fished around the boat ramp. Walked about 400 yards south, then 400 yards beyond the ramp to the North. Ice did not vary in thickness. Slow for everyone I spoke with. Me as well, 2 bows wed, 1 bow today. Good Luck. ---
**Author:** ![redbeard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f8ce5/32.png) [@redbeard](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/redbeard)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568/4 "2013-12-14T03:56:07Z")
Fished Echo today down by the dam. Ice is 5-7 inches and clear and hard. Fishing was less than stellar. 3 8 inch bows. Not many on the finder and they were not active at all. Couple of other groups were skunked. ---
**Author:** ![Sandalland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Sandalland](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Sandalland)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568/5 "2013-12-14T05:24:03Z")
Thanks guys still pondering it might still give it a try, would like to try and find some good perch. ---
**Author:** ![Flyfishinglover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7c8e57/32.png) [@Flyfishinglover](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Flyfishinglover)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2013, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568/6 "2013-12-14T05:29:27Z")
Good lucky finding them in the winter at the lake. I only have caught perch when it was 30% full out of there last year in the fall. ---
**Author:** ![Troutman\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9d8465/32.png) [@Troutman\_2](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Troutman_2)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2013, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568/7 "2013-12-15T03:59:18Z")
I made the long walk to the water this afternoon. I marked quite a few smaller fish in 23 feet of water. Most were showing up 8’ below the hard deck. They were moving slowly and wouldn’t hit anything I offered. Fished the bottom for perch and caught a jumbo 11" beauty on a white curly tail with pink head, tipped with 1/2 a nightcrawler. He stole the nightcrawler off my jig so I threw another on and lowered it down the hole. A nice 17" rainbow took it before I could get to the bottom (about 15’ deep). Those were the only two fish I caught. Tried waxies and meal worms but got no bites. Fish finder kept showing perch on the bottom but they were done eating for the day. Ice was a solid +5" with 1" of snow/slush on top. Only saw 5 other people on the whole reservoir. ---
**Author:** ![Troutman\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9d8465/32.png) [@Troutman\_2](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Troutman_2)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568/8 "2013-12-16T20:50:34Z")
I edited my previous post to include a pic of the fish. If you like your space while ice fishing, Echo has that in spades. ---
**Author:** ![FishMcFisherson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@FishMcFisherson](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishMcFisherson)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568/9 "2013-12-17T04:57:15Z")
Hey, where’d you get that heater, if you don’t mind me asking? ---
**Author:** ![Troutman\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9d8465/32.png) [@Troutman\_2](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Troutman_2)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 5:12am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568/10 "2013-12-17T05:12:58Z")
That is the Mr. Heater “Little Buddy” model. My wife bought that for me at Cabela’s. Right now they are $63.99 according to the ad I got in the mail today. ---
**Author:** ![FishMcFisherson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@FishMcFisherson](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishMcFisherson)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568/11 "2013-12-17T05:25:46Z")
Awesome, thanks 🙂 I’ll have to pick one up. ---
**Author:** ![Flyfishinglover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7c8e57/32.png) [@Flyfishinglover](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Flyfishinglover)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568/12 "2013-12-17T05:53:09Z")
6" from today. Don’t bother wasting your time going ice fishing this weekend there. ---
**Author:** ![downed\_Phly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@downed\_Phly](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/downed_Phly)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568/13 "2013-12-17T16:28:00Z")
I knocked the perch dead at Echo last year - it was the best I’d seen it in a while, actually. FINDING them is the biggest problem. We’d hook into a school and it would be non-stop for about 20-30 minutes and then it would go DEAD for up to an hour until another school swam through. ---
**Author:** ![Jazzperch1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@Jazzperch1](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Jazzperch1)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568/14 "2013-12-17T16:31:20Z")
Yeah echo was awesome last year for sure, but like you said its all location out there cause they are not staying in one area normally, last year on one trip i got 18 jumbos and a friend of mine that fished 10 feet away from me only got one.[crazy] Going to give it a try here ---
**Author:** ![Jazzperch1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@Jazzperch1](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Jazzperch1)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568/15 "2013-12-18T13:20:18Z")
Hey im leaving for echo today at around noon to fish the afternoon bite for some perch. Ill report back on fishing and ice conditions. ---
**Author:** ![fishday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@fishday](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/fishday)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568/16 "2013-12-18T17:12:42Z")
Good luck Landon! I hope find em and slay em. Wish I could go ---
**Author:** ![Jazzperch1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@Jazzperch1](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Jazzperch1)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568/17 "2013-12-18T17:17:14Z")
Thanks dave, well look in our fishy areas. but you know how that place can be sometimes.[;)] Ill let you know tonight ---
**Author:** ![Jazzperch1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@Jazzperch1](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Jazzperch1)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568/18 "2013-12-19T13:05:21Z")
I ended up hitting echo for about 2 hours yesterday afternoon . Fishing was slow, 2 smaller bows and 1 brown. Perch fishing was very slow with only about a half hour of action before dark. Ice was a good 8 inches thick and the shore was just fine. ---
**Author:** ![RANDAL801](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@RANDAL801](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/RANDAL801)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/echo-ice-thickness/229568/19 "2013-12-20T15:06:33Z")
Hey Mcfisherson I am selling my little buddy heater if your interested. Let me know Thanks