Weather: Snow in the morning, breezy and cloudy late morning, T-30s
Moon Phase: 85% Moon
Best Bait: marabou jig, 1/8 oz (any color)
Who Went: Bobber John, Rick Everson, Dunc
We had so much fun last December up at Bear Lake chasing
whitefish and cutthroat that we decided to do it again. The morning we left Salt Lake City it was
snowing, so we traded the boat for waders.
After a slow drive through snow packed roads we arrived to a cold and
slightly breezy day at Bear Lake.
There were a few boats on the water and a couple shore
fisherman. We geared up in warm clothes
and waders and joined the masses. On
Bobbers first cast he reeled in the biggest whitefish I’ve ever seen. Then he realized his waders were leaking and
quit fishing for most the morning. Rick
and I stayed with it and eventually Rick was on the board with his first
whitefish of the day.
The boats were catching a few more than us, but it wasn’t
fast and furious like last year’s trip.
I struggled with snags in the shallow rocky shoreline and couldn’t find
the rhythm or zone. I had a few hits,
but never did catch a whitefish. Rick
was a bit hardier and explored some shoreline.
It payed off with a few more whitefish.
It was a short trip, but the truth is we hadn’t seen each
other in so long it was more about the drive and catching up with friends than it was braving the cold waters of Bear Lake in our waders. The fact we put a few fish on shore was a bonus.
