Fish Lake for the noobs

[bulldogslc]

Like we discussed before, it was mine, my lady's and my friends' first time on the ice. Three noobs and we had a blast. A huge thank you to everyone else for all the great advice. We got on the ice about 8:30 and we caught 22 fish in an hour and half. My lady missed a real nice rainbow at the hole. We called it quits when the wind picked up and wouldn't die down. I lost my sled, but consider myself lucky that's all I lost. Despite the brutal weather turn last weekend, we are making plans to (hopefully) hit up Soldier Creek this weekend. We are hooked. I'm thankful that everyone got off the lake safely. Once again....as huge thank you to everyone and their great advice and encouragement. It was listened to and we consider last weekend a success. I will continue picking people's brains and asking for advice. I have yet a lot to learn.
-Cheers!
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[PBH]

bulldog -- here's some additional advice. Take it for what it is worth....


Watch the weather.

I understand that the tournament was a set date. People went regardless of the predicted storm. That was probably not the best way to introduce someone to icefishing -- but that's ok.

Next time, watch the weather. If the weather is predicted to be bad, then don't go. Wait for a nice day -- no wind. On a day with no wind, it can be quite pleasant on the ice.

Plan another trip to Fish Lake and watch the weather. If the forecast shows good weather, then go.


Another bit of advice, which will be good for some and bad for others: target splake. You can catch as many splake as you want. They are bigger than perch, easier to fillet, and taste much better! Think brook trout or salmon. You can always pick up rainbows at the same time. And a few perch. And the occasional big lake trout. So you win by catching more species and bigger fish. You just use a little bigger spoons and fish outside the weeds.

if you fish inside the weeds and use small tackle targeting perch you really limit the potential that Fish Lake offers.Of course, you just never know what might hit your bait.

New Year's Eve, 30 feet of water using 1/4oz buzzbomb:

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[doggonefishin]

[quote PBH]

Another bit of advice, which will be good for some and bad for others: target splake. You can catch as many splake as you want. They are bigger than perch, easier to fillet, and taste much better! Think brook trout or salmon. You can always pick up rainbows at the same time. And a few perch. And the occasional big lake trout. So you win by catching more species and bigger fish. You just use a little bigger spoons and fish outside the weeds.
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This is true! 100 fish days are much more fun if you are catching mostly trout as opposed to 6-7 inch perch.

One could do what we usually do and start in the perch area, quickly get some perch for a nice dinner, and spend the rest of the time catching trout.
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[bulldogslc]

Thank you for the additional advice and yes...the weather was a lesson learned indeed. I'm glad we were having fun before the weather turned or it probably would've turned us off of ice fishing for good.
And thank you for the additional advice on the splake. I've never targeted or even caught any, so I definitely will be eating some in the future. This was an awesome experience and I will be buying another sled soon and hopefully we'll be catching some trout this weekend

-Cheers
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[waterbilk]

Do you have the info on the Splake limits?
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[PBH]

[quote waterbilk]Do you have the info on the Splake limits?[/quote]


[quote "2017 Utah Fishing Guide Book"]

Fish Lake, Sevier County
• No limit on yellow perch
• Limit 4 trout or kokanee salmon (a
combined total), only 1 may exceed 24
inches, regardless of species
• Anglers may use corn as bait. For more
information, see page 13.
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https://wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks/201...ng_low.pdf
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[downed_Phly]

Dude, how close are you fishing to that open water?! Got some brass ones on ya.
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[Fishrmn]

What was really fun was catching 100 plus fish, and NONE of them were perch. What a scourge those pesky, overpopulating, nuisance fish can be.




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