Joes Valley - Sloooo

[gofish435]

A friend and I fished JV yesterday in our tubes. We launched across from the old boat ramp and fished the southwest side of the reservoir from 10:00 until 1:00.
We used medium sinking lines in 10' - 25' deep water and only managed to pick up three Splake from 14" - 16" and one Tiger Muskie 4". We tried a bunch of different flies with crystal buggers in black/silver and black/copper being the only ones to get fish. It was calm when we got on the water but about 11:00 the wind came up.

The water temperature was 37-39 degrees and the visibility in the water was about 8'. The reservoir level is still 75% full and stable.

We talked to one shore angler who said he had only caught one fish but that it was a three pound cutthroat.

The wind was blowing up from the canyon so we decided to get out and go over to the north end and launch at the new boat ramp. We got in about 1:30 and fished until 3:00 and only managed to pick up one 20" cutthroat. We talked to a couple of shore anglers that were casting flies and they had some hits but had not caught any fish. They had tried some other locations on the reservoir besides where we had fished.

There is still not much ice forming on the reservoir so it is still fishable from almost anywhere from shore.
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[wiperhunter2]

Thanks for posting your nice detailed report and pics. That lake sure has come clear water, reminds me of Bear lake. Pretty cool catching a Tiger Muskie, even if it was small.
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[Buzzman55]

We were there in the red Lund boat, beautiful day, and the water was like glass. The fishing was slow, but my son caught a 22 inch cutty that had to go five pounds because of its huge girth. I managed six trout all day, and my son and Grandson caught 4 or 5, we fished all of our regular spots and could not get them to bite. Probably our last trip of the year, but there wasn't a stitch of ice on Joe's, so maybe not. Maybe I can get my son to upload the pic of that pretty cutthroat, I am too old for that. Merry Christmas to all you fishermen and women. God Bless
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[gofish435]

We were there on Friday so you must have been there another day. The lake was only calm for the first hour and then it was windy. There weren't any boats on the water while we were there.

Glad you got into some fish. There are some good fish in there but you have to work for them.

Your right, it will be awhile before JV freezes over. We might get in a couple more trips before it does.[]
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