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[fearfish]

Has any fished hyrum is there ice and is safe
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[Sirfilletalot]

I took my boat to Lee's Marine yesterday and stopped by to check the conditions at Hyrum before leaving town. There is no safe ice on hyrum and what ice is left is breaking up fast. Should be open water on most of the lake in a couple of days, especially if we get some wind.
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[CoyoteSpinner]

About the same report for Mantua. Did a drive by check Tuesday - about 10-15 feet of open water to the slush pack by the beach. I did not wade out to check it, but I don't think there's going to be any more snowmobiles driving out there this year (unless!...)

Looks slushy, and breaking up. Though there WERE birds standing on the surface.

[SkunkedAgain]

Looking at the dam cam I'd say it will be open soon. Good deal I'm ready to try it from the boat. J
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[fearfish]

Ya I am am to I was just hoping to hit it one more time before it gos
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[SkunkedAgain]

I forget, do you have a boat? If so the boat is way better than ice. So much easier to cover ground and find the fish. But wind can quickly ruin a fishing trip. So good and bad with the season change. Hope those Hyrum troutskis do some fast growing or I may fish the pig this year. Later J
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[fearfish]

Ya I do but the past two years I have been havin trouble with it It won't rev up and haven't had the money to have a boat shop tear in to it
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[gstott]

I checked Newton a few days ago, and there was a lot of open water all around the shoreline there too. Some of the gaps had to be 50 feet or more. I think I'll check it again tomorrow on the way home from work tomorrow. I'm crossing my fingers that I'll be bass fishing by the end of the month.
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[SkunkedAgain]

Sounds like it might be fuel related have you tried that carb cleaner what's it called Seafoam? My trolling motor got snogs in it last year and I had to clean it out. Made it run much better. Good luck. J
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[BagABigOne]

Could you tell if there was any winter kill. I'm hoping they survived. The kids had a ball last year at Newton.
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[gstott]

It was getting dark, so I just looked as I drove by. If I have time I'll take a closer look tonight.
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[gofish435]

Here is a link to the Hyrum dam cam. Looks like it's opening up.
[url "http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/camera/single/HyrumStatePark2.php"]http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/camera/single/HyrumStatePark2.php[/url][fishin]
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[fearfish]

Wow yes it dose
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[gstott]

I got stuck in Logan until after dark, so no chance to check it out. I do remember reading a report from last week of somebody spotting several tiger musky while checking it out.
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[BagABigOne]

My wife and I drove by Newton Dam Saturday on our way out of town. Didn't get a close look but didn't see dead fish floating or blown onto the banks. Didn't see any live ones either, the water is murky and the ice was still covering the majority of the surface.
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[gstott]

I stopped by there tonight. Still lots of ice, but it's really rotten looking, I don't think it will be around much longer. I took a brief walk along the dam and didn't see any fish, dead or alive. There was a ton of trash there floating around, so I would think any floaters would congregate there. It might end up being a good thing if it thins out the fish a little we might see some large specimens showing up.
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[CoyoteSpinner]

[quote SkunkedAgain]I forget, do you have a boat? If so the boat is way better than ice. So much easier to cover ground and find the fish. But wind can quickly ruin a fishing trip. So good and bad with the season change. Hope those Hyrum troutskis do some fast growing or I may fish the pig this year. Later J[/quote]

Covering "ground", in a boat? Maybe one of these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDBUTlE5Dho

And don't forget the powersquadron. At least we've got some time before the waters and air warm up enough for their entertainment. Hyrum's circular nature can wreak havoc too.

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Oh there I goes playing Grammar Police, what does it all mean. And don't forget the E at the end of Potatoe!

sorry, I couldn't resist (resistance is futile! or so all my Borg friends keep telling me)

[CoyoteSpinner]

How's the Newton water level looking? Sure there will be more to come, don't expect we've barely started into runoff. Have you checked out the new ramp?

Wonder who we'd have to talk to about adding some WAKELESS buoys by the launch area? Not sure who "owns" that puddle?
Talk about the powersquad reeking havoc though - THAT's a lake for it. (I misspelled that on purpose)

[gstott]

It's definitely better than the end of last year. The end of the ramp is submerged, but there's still a ways to go before it's full. With the snowpack we have, I'm feeling optimistic that all the reservoirs up here will fill. I really hope so. It didn't seem like spring last year without being able to pitch plastics in the flooded brush at some of my favorite spots.

I can honestly say that Newton is the worst of the worst for the squad. If they could do something about that, I might actually fish there again.
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[dubob]

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Newton Reservoir is formed by [url "http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Newton+Dam"]Newton Dam[/url], [url "http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Newton%20Project"]Newton Project[/url], on Clarkston Creek. on Clarkston Creek. Recreation at Newton Reservoir is directly managed by the Bureau of Reclamation. The recreation area is situated in an open setting with shoreline trees consisting of cottonwoods and willows, The reservoir is located north of Newton, Utah at the 4,770-foot elevation. The reservoir has a surface area of approximately 290 acres when full. Managed recreation season is June through September with relatively low use. The site has primitive facilities and no on-site manager or law enforcement. Use at your own risk. Common fish species include perch, bluegill, sunfish, and rainbow trout. All-weather access. No fees for boat launching, primitive camping, and picnicking. The Trenton U.S. Geological Service map covers the area.

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