Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Bear Lake Fishing Report:
Bear Lake is 100% ice free at this time. Cisco finally running in good numbers off Cisco Beach. The cisco are running fair off the Utah State Park Marina, but the numbers have tapered off at the marina. The cisco run will peak this week and they should be around through the weekend. Weather will be the biggest factor. If it is windy the fish will move off shore. The early mornings have been the best time off the marina, but cisco have been in along Cisco Beach during the day too. It helps to have waders or hip boots in order to get out in the water a little farther than standing on shore. Anglers continue to catch limits of cisco off the rockpile in about an hour in 45-50 feet of water. They are also picking up a few whitefish and cutthroat trout while jigging for cisco. Other good spots to try for trout are the areas off at 2nd Point and the pump house. Good depths to target have been about 75-85 feet, but you may want to try shallower as the cutthroat will follow cisco into the weedy area in 25-35’ of water. If you are trolling, try minnow type lures which are working the best. If you are jigging, try castmasters or other vertical jigging spoons for cisco and whitefish. Use lead head jigs tipped with cisco for the trout. Boat launching is available at the Utah State Park marina, 1st Point, and the Rainbow Cove ramp. All boat ramps have courtesy docks in place at this time, but they can become iced over and slippery so extra caution is needed. The cisco run and conditions update will be made at least every other day and will continue until the run is over. You may call the Bear Lake office answering machine for the latest report and lake conditions after 5pm. 435-946-8501. ****