East Canyon Conditions

[icerman]

Hit East Canyon early this morning.  Temp was 9 degrees.  Edges (where we accessed) were solid.  Brought a plank but did not need it.  Ice was solid but slick!  Easy walking.  I felt totally safe.  There was another group who followed us out.  Catching, now what was another story.  Fished from 7:15-8:39 a.m., not even a bite!  Only saw two possible fish cross the finder.  The other two guys, who were closer to shore, didn't seem to be having any better luck that us (fishing in 50 FOW, lines 15'-20' down).  Ended up calling it quits and headed to Rockport.

13 degrees when we got to Rockport.  Access was frozen mud on the way out, slick mud on the way back.  Edges were solid where we accessed.  Ice was slick!  Wish I had worn my spikes!  You could see where it had been liquid slush in the recent days, but was solid.  Marked lots of perch on the finder, catching them was another story.  very light bites, like they were only playing with it, not biting it.  Caught about 6 big ones between the two of us and lots of dinks, still the catching was not fast and furious.  Left around 12 ish.  Slick getting off but not scary at all.

Thanks for that report, glad you were able to get on and off the ice in both location with no problems. Conditions sure are changing from one day to another. 
Did you get on the ice at the ramp at EC? Any trout at RP?

I did not access via the ramp at East Canyon, did the hike down the bank, not difficult at all.  Only one large trout at Rockport and it broke off at the surface!  Sure was fun reeling in on that noodle rod!  The only safety concerns I had was the slick surface ice at both lakes.