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Thursday, January 13, 2010
Rockport ice fishing
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Rockport Ice Fishing
I enjoyed ice fishing at Rockport Reservoir Saturday. The weather was perfect, actually warm during the middle of the day. I shed my jacket for awhile, but put it back on when the breeze picked up. Ice was clear and hard and about 6 inches thick. (See my photos.)
Fishing was spotty. We started about 11 am and quit about 2:30. Success was good during the first hour. After that we worked pretty hard for each fish. We were on the SW side of the reservoir, about half a mile above the dam.
All the fish we caught were down about 20 feet. We tried other depths without any luck.
We had a bunch of kids with us and they had fun sledding down the steep bank onto the ice.
Rain And Sun
It is raining right now at my home in Springville. Warm temps are expected this weekend, with more rain/snow mix coming Sunday. This warm spell probably won’t be enough to weaken ice but use caution.
Ice Fishing Tip
DWR has this good new article with basic tips for ice fishing.
In addition, ice fishing information is available in two videos produced by the DWR and in the first part of an audio interview with Drew Cushing. You can see the videos at www.youtube.com/UDWR. The audio interview is available at wildlife.utah.gov/dwr/multimedia/podcasts.html.
- Dave
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Good basic ice fishing information can be found in this Utah DWR article.
Fish Lake has produced the best reports this week. Most ice fishers there are enjoying fast action for nice splake, rainbows and perch.
The Flaming Gorge Burbot Bash is producing quite a stir, with $10,000 in prizes. It is an ice fishing event in the Buckboard area on the Wyoming side of the big reservoir. It will be held on Jan 22.
The Bear Lake Cisco Disco will also be Jan 22. That annual event happens during the cisco spawn, when people use dip nets to catch the small fish.
Rockport Invitational Ice Fishing Derby will be held Jan 20.
At last report, Deer Creek and Jordanelle still had some open water. Both reservoirs also had spots with safe ice and fair fishing. Use caution.
Lake Powell striper fishing is very good, considering it is the middle of winter. DWR says some people are jigging in the Bullfrog area, catching large numbers of fish. More info.
- Porcupine ice fisher catches 27 inch cutthroat
- Strawberry fishing is sporadic, even during overnight ice trip
- East Canyon has ice, good but spotty trout fishing
- Pineview has fast ice fishing for small perch
- Deer Creek has safe ice in some places, slow to fair fishing
- Deer Creek testing the ice and catching rainbows
- Fish Lake has great ice fishing for trout, perch
- Rockport ice fishing is only fair
- Rockport is fast for nice trout
- Panguitch Lake fish are biting, but are spooky
- Utah Lake has fast white bass fishing in spots
DWR
- Ice fishing: The basic equipment
- $10,000 in prizes at the Burbot Bash
- Bird feeding helps wildlife
- Fast and furious striped bass fishing
Salt Lake Tribune
- Tagging High Money Fish for the Burbot Bash
- Outdoor notebook: Have fun at Bear Lake with Cisco Disco, Monster Plunge and ice skating
- Wharton: Are conservation donations spent wisely?
- Utah politicians and the BLM
- Mushers prepare for Jackson to Park City race
- Bird sightings: Wood duck
- Where in Utah was this photo taken?
- Mountain coaster coming to Snowbird?
- Hook shot: Three-year-old Presley Brown reels in a rainbow trout
- Out takes: Dale Gilson’s great shot of bison crashing a camping event
- Outdoor notebook: Volunteer and share your trapping, bowhunting knowledge
Deseret News
- Utah's Natural Resources bookstore goes online
- Historic Zion National Park tramway stabilization project completed
- Former BLM worker admits wrongfully using government credit card to buy guns
- Winter fun in Utah — From slopes to streams, plenty of 'things to do'
- Bryce Canyon offering free admission during MLK weekend
- Snowbird given preliminary approval to build roller coaster
- Montana wolf specialist trying to get animal tally
- Famous Yellowstone elk herd suffers decline
- Outdoor notes
- Kolob Canyons Visitor Center at Zion National Park closing for renovation
- Winter trips up in Yellowstone
- Utah County officials release trail plans
- Utah water managers giddy over 'bodacious' snowpack
Roughin It Outdoors
- Idaho Ice Fishing
- Ogden River Restoration Project
- Fish Tech Report: Burbot Bite
- Who Is The Ogden River Named After?
- Utah Field Guide: Canada Geese
Regional
- Wyoming Trout Unlimited criticizes Yellowstone native fisheries plan
- Hundreds expected at fishing derby
- Burbot tagging project under way in Wyoming
- Winter doesn't keep die-hard anglers out of the water
- If you've never fished a frozen lake, it's time to break the ice
- Elk hunts extended a month
- Wolf That Trekked 3,000 Miles Killed By Illegal Poison
- Hundreds of antelope stuck without food and no place to go
- Steelhead report 1/8-1/9
- Wildlife action plan goes to commission
- Trout’s Fly Fishing Set To Lure Anglers at Denver’s International Sportsmen’s Exposition This Weekend
- Dress warm, drift deep pools and fish for trout all winter