[fishin]Taking some scouts iced fishing and I’m thinking of Schofield because of it’s early and late ice on and off.
Any one been there lately? And what are the conditions? I’m sure the ice is thick. Any info. would be great. Thanks
Conditions are still great! Plenty of ice. Not fast fishing, but enough action to keep you busy. It will be interesting to see how much snow after today. Good luck!
I was there on Sunday ice was at least 24 inches thick. Moved around a little found the most success at 15 feet deep on the south east side. It was hit and miss before that but caught five in the last hour or so after I found that spot. All where small rainbow and cutthroats 14-15 inches.
They all were caught near the bottom when at 15 feet. Caught a few earlier suspended around 12 ft over 25 ft of water.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for the info. That helps a lot. I knew it would be thick. I went earlier in the winter and it was a foot and a half then, I’d hate to try to tackle it with a hand auger. I’ll most likely spend my time changing jigs and cutting holes. Thanks again.
What would u use for bait and what kind of lures do u use I’ve never been there before any info would be awesome
I had two hooks on my line. Bottom was a grub or tube jig tipped with sucker meat. Top hook was a ratfinkee tipped with wax worms. I seemed to have better luck on the ratfinkee.
Is there only trout in that pond? And what canyon is it in I will be coming from layton area maybe some basic directions?
Yep rainbow, cutthroat, and tiger trout. I mostly catch rainbow and cutthroat.
Head south on I-15 up Spanish fork canyon until Colton. Turn right and it’s ten miles up. Fish the south east corner.
Thank you will report how we do Sunday
Since you weren’t sure about what’s in Scofield, I thought I’d post up the special regs for there:> Scofield Reservoir, Carbon and Utah counties •
Limit 4 trout in the aggregate.
• No more than 2 may be cutthroat or tiger trout under 15 inches, and no more than 1 may be a cutthroat or tiger trout over 22 inches.
• All cutthroat and tiger trout from 15 to 22 inches must be immediately released.
• Trout may not be filleted, and the heads or tails may not be removed in the field or in transit.
• Any trout with cutthroat markings is considered to be a cutthroat trout. To learn how to identify the fish in this water, please see the detailed descriptions that begin on page 43.
Wouldn’t want ya to run into any trouble with the law.
Is there only trout in that pond?
Don’t forget the chubs, big ones!
I made my first trip to Scofield today with a buddy. I used a perch jig when i got there and caught a chub for bait. I used the chub meat, my buddy stuck with a worm. We got 6 each. All small ones. 11-14". Buddy lost a 16-17" rainbow in the hole. Earlier we got hits 10’ down in 20’ of water. Later in the morning, everything was on the bottom. Lots of pecky chubs.