10-18-2011, 02:01 AM
Excellent question. Everyone has added some good stuff here. Although I must say a snowmobile is not really needed. I made it out there on crutches 2 separate years (2002 and 2011) and still got out and nailed fish. A pair of snowshoes can be useful and WAY cheaper. Be ready for slush in the spring! Water proof shoes and waterproof gear like flashlights, etc. is a great idea too.
Typically most fish (but not all species) are not found as deep as they are in mid summer so usually you don't have to go to the middle of the lake to find fish.
GET A 2ND POLE PERMIT! That is very useful in the ice season and costs $15. Also a scooper/strainer for your ice hole is extremely useful too!
Since nobody has mentioned Lake Trout yet you can get them under the ice at Fish Lake and if you don't mind thinner ice you can find them at Flaming Gorge and Bear Lake. I prefer 5 to 6 inches of ice before I venture out. Others will tell you 1 to 2 inches is perfectly fine, as a friend once told me about fishing the thin ice "some people skydive and others ice fish!".
Clear ice is safer than cloudy ice and the shoreline is usually thinner ice as well as inlets, especially in the spring.
Flashers (like a blade or Kastmaster with the hooks removed above your jig on the line) can help too. I will be trying that this year for the 1st time so maybe some other guys can comment on that.
There are some books at the Library that can be very useful to get you ready for the ice season if all else fails.
See you on the hard deck brother!!!![fishin]
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Typically most fish (but not all species) are not found as deep as they are in mid summer so usually you don't have to go to the middle of the lake to find fish.
GET A 2ND POLE PERMIT! That is very useful in the ice season and costs $15. Also a scooper/strainer for your ice hole is extremely useful too!
Since nobody has mentioned Lake Trout yet you can get them under the ice at Fish Lake and if you don't mind thinner ice you can find them at Flaming Gorge and Bear Lake. I prefer 5 to 6 inches of ice before I venture out. Others will tell you 1 to 2 inches is perfectly fine, as a friend once told me about fishing the thin ice "some people skydive and others ice fish!".
Clear ice is safer than cloudy ice and the shoreline is usually thinner ice as well as inlets, especially in the spring.
Flashers (like a blade or Kastmaster with the hooks removed above your jig on the line) can help too. I will be trying that this year for the 1st time so maybe some other guys can comment on that.
There are some books at the Library that can be very useful to get you ready for the ice season if all else fails.
See you on the hard deck brother!!!![fishin]
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