Hyrum Masses... 1-4-2020

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Went to Hyrum this morning and got to swim beach about 6:45 ish and there were already a couple guys on the ice, this was an indicator of things to come... Before I got set up which didn't take long at all, the numbers had jumped to over a dozen groups and they just kept coming and coming and you know how that goes, maybe you were there too, if not you were one of the few that missed the packed house... Fishing started off good like it has been, I had 4 to 6 nice Perch before the marching armies started to move past my meager camp out just off the beach... But before long the fish started to get fewer and farther between and way more picky... By 10 ish I'd caught my last fish for the day, but for once I had time to stay, so I did, thinking I'd get more fish, well I moved several times and picked up a few extra fish on the first and second move to end up around 10-12 fish, but like I said after 10 ish the fish had gotten so skittish, they would come in and look at my offering and maybe suck on it, but never take it to where you could hook them and the fish were cruising through instead of the usual meander, they were moving quickly.. Well about 1:30 I gave up and went home like I should have around 11:00 after not catching fish for over a half hour.. Fish were 8-9.5" for me today, I know of several that did much better than I did, but most quit catching after 11:00... Glad I went, but wish it would have been fewer and farther between groups today... Guess that's what happens when word gets out that it had been fishing well... Now it's seen the Mantua pressure, so time to move on for me I guess... Later Jeff

PS... Eric and Alan was good to chat with you guys today...
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