02-10-2017, 01:17 AM
Wiperslayer and I decided to hit Rockport this morning but there was no edge ice we could get on[
], 8 ft gap or more around much of the shore. Same thing at Echo, so we went up to East canyon, pretty much the same story there. We decided to give it one more shot and headed up to Lost Creek, Bingo finally some good ice but deep snow to get on the ice. We made it down to the ice a little after 10am and I know it was kind of late for trout fishing but it was the only game in town, so we went for it. Ice was good, about 12" but the top 8" was white with 4" or less of the dark ice at the bottom. As you can imagine the catching was slow but 4 trout decided to play so it wasn't a total loss. There were two snow mobiles on the ice when we arrived and because of the deep snow along the shore I not sure an ATV could make it. Once on the ice, the day got warmer and 3" of slush showed up in some areas but I've seen a lot worse, so at least we found some good ice to fish. Sorry, no pics but I will say there was very little area to park at the top of the dam and no way to drive over the dam without a snow mobile. If you go, get there early or you may be out of luck. Hope this helps those of you that are going out this weekend.
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], 8 ft gap or more around much of the shore. Same thing at Echo, so we went up to East canyon, pretty much the same story there. We decided to give it one more shot and headed up to Lost Creek, Bingo finally some good ice but deep snow to get on the ice. We made it down to the ice a little after 10am and I know it was kind of late for trout fishing but it was the only game in town, so we went for it. Ice was good, about 12" but the top 8" was white with 4" or less of the dark ice at the bottom. As you can imagine the catching was slow but 4 trout decided to play so it wasn't a total loss. There were two snow mobiles on the ice when we arrived and because of the deep snow along the shore I not sure an ATV could make it. Once on the ice, the day got warmer and 3" of slush showed up in some areas but I've seen a lot worse, so at least we found some good ice to fish. Sorry, no pics but I will say there was very little area to park at the top of the dam and no way to drive over the dam without a snow mobile. If you go, get there early or you may be out of luck. Hope this helps those of you that are going out this weekend.[signature]
