# in search of open water

**URL:** <https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/in-search-of-open-water/231869>\
**Category:** Utah Fishing General\
**Created:** [February 11, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/in-search-of-open-water/231869 "2014-02-11T18:22:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![bvpatten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@bvpatten](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/bvpatten)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/in-search-of-open-water/231869/1 "2014-02-11T18:22:29Z")

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it’s that time of year again. I stare at the boat in the driveway, look at the snowline on the mountains behind the house and think " It wont be long now." Last year it was Deer Creek that had the first open water. I put in on the east end with just a few hundred yards of open water to fish in, but at least I was in the boat and on the water! So if anyone spots some open water in their travels please let me know.

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**Author:** ![wiperhunter2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3d9bf3/32.png) [@wiperhunter2](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/wiperhunter2)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/in-search-of-open-water/231869/2 "2014-02-11T18:46:23Z")

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Thursday and Friday of last week the ice with snow on Willard was still fishable, Saturday that had changed and all I could see was water on the ice and the inlet channel had open water, where I had ice fished just a few days earlier. It is suppose to be warmer by Fri so I think it will not be long before I’m going to be able to get on the lake with my boat.🕶 Maybe the end of the month[:/].

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**Author:** ![PBH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e480ec/32.png) [@PBH](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/PBH)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/in-search-of-open-water/231869/3 "2014-02-11T18:57:38Z")

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It’s supposed to be about 70 degrees in Page this weekend.

I think we’ll head down there, and put the boat on some open water. Sounds like fat, healthy stripers are to be found!

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**Author:** ![RockyRaab](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.bigfishtackle.com/rockyraab/32/53735_2.png) [@RockyRaab](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/RockyRaab)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/in-search-of-open-water/231869/4 "2014-02-11T18:58:39Z")

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You might want to play around on [livelakeview.com](http://livelakeview.com) to find open water.

Last I heard was that Jordanelle hardly froze at all, and may be fishable already.

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**Author:** ![a\_bow\_nut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@a\_bow\_nut](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/a_bow_nut)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/in-search-of-open-water/231869/5 "2014-02-11T19:05:49Z")

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There is open water in the main lake by the dam on Jordanelle but all of the ramps are lock up tight with ice.

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**Author:** ![albinotrout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7c8e57/32.png) [@albinotrout](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/albinotrout)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/in-search-of-open-water/231869/6 "2014-02-11T23:12:59Z")

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Won’t be long now[:)]

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**Author:** ![hookngrinin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a87d85/32.png) [@hookngrinin](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/hookngrinin)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2014, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/in-search-of-open-water/231869/7 "2014-02-12T00:11:44Z")

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Starvation will be good to go soon.