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Hog Canyon
Hog Canyon
By: Jay K
Posted: 3/25/2014
Species: Catfish
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/24/2014
Hot Spots: 0
Visited Hog Canyon for the first time looking to catch some bullheads after the most recent report. No luck. Tough fishing. Beautiful area though. Wasted time and gas having forgotten my Discovery...
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Silver
Silver
By: Jay K
Posted: 12/16/2013
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 12/16/2013
Hot Spots: 0
Fished from 1000-1400 in depths of 20' to 35' with an average of 4" of clear ice. Drilled about 8 holes moving from shallow to deeper water. Fish found in every hole, but dinks abounded in 20'-25'...
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Silver
Silver
By: Jay K
Posted: 12/8/2013
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 12/8/2013
Hot Spots: 0
As mentioned in the Ice Reports thread, 3-4" clear ice north end over 20-25' of water. Open water over depths of 40'. Half a dozen fisherman on the lake, but it was dink city and the bad news were...
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Medical
Medical
By: Jay K
Posted: 4/8/2012
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/7/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Trout weren't biting spoons. Took a brief look for crappie without success either. Was nice being out though.
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Silver
Silver
By: Jay K
Posted: 4/2/2012
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/1/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Made a driveby of Silver after the skunk at Medical. Two families out in force, but looks like nobody having any luck. Water visibility was better. Cold. Was curious to see if the bluegill were st...
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Medical
Medical
By: Jay K
Posted: 4/2/2012
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/1/2012
Hot Spots: 0
Ate skunk although I didn't try long. Rain, wind and hail at times. Saw a few anglers - didn't seem like anybody was catching. Poor visibility.
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Fish
Fish
By: Jay K
Posted: 5/5/2011
Species: Tiger Trout
Rating: 2
Fished: 5/4/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Thought I'd take a look-see at how Fish Lake is after the season opened. Not quite combat fishing, but close. Floating fishing pier isn't out in the water yet. Lots of shore fisherpeople and trolle...
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Medical
Medical
By: Jay K
Posted: 3/21/2011
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/21/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit the lake in the drizzle and cold. Muskrats aplenty splashing around all over the place. Had to work for the fish. Selective gear. Didn't start getting bites until late afternoon. 4 hookup...
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Medical
Medical
By: Jay K
Posted: 3/17/2011
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 3
Fished: 3/17/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Harder fishing today. 3 discouraging follows with little interest. Didn't hook up until late into the afternoon, then two in rapid succession. Bigger fish today and the largest of my 2011 season...
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Medical
Medical
By: Jay K
Posted: 3/17/2011
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/16/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Yet again a quick outing with fish on fast. 1 follow. 3 hookups. 2 landed. Selective gear. Two 16" browns Excellent fight. I'm really enjoying this lake. I don't understand why some ...
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Medical
Medical
By: Jay K
Posted: 3/15/2011
Species: Brown Trout
Rating: 4
Fished: 3/14/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished open water. Selective-gear Two healthy hard-fighting browns in short order- 15" & 17" Retained my limit of 2 over 14", so it cut my fishing trip way short. Started to rain anyways and...
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Silver
Silver
By: Jay K
Posted: 2/14/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/14/2011
Hot Spots: 0
3 fish. Ice is drilling funny. Open water NW side and at the shoreline.
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Newman
Newman
By: Jay K
Posted: 2/12/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Was in the area, so I thought I'd try the ice on Newman. First off, I didn't realize what a shady public launch it was; Red pickup hanging out on the launch watching me on the ice - thought he ei...
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Horseshoe
Horseshoe
By: Jay K
Posted: 2/10/2011
Species: Catfish
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/10/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Since there's no afternoon bite (or less of one) at Silver, thought I'd hit up Horseshoe for the first time to satisfy my curiosity, and see if I couldn't get some bullheads or trout. Kitt's Rd is op...
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Eloika
Eloika
By: Jay K
Posted: 2/7/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/5/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Met up with aaron42ash and made an afternoon of it fishing for perch and crappie. Got 3 keepers, threw back 1 or 2, a dink bass and a sub-9" crappie. Ice was 8-12"+ but slick. Biggest group of ...
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Eloika
Eloika
By: Jay K
Posted: 1/29/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/28/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Fished the north end of the lake from 0800-1500. Caught my biggest perch this season at the shallow north end and the biggest pickerel as well. Migrated a little more southeast where we fished as a ...
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Silver
Silver
By: Jay K
Posted: 1/23/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
On the lake just after sunrise. Morning bite's getting shorter and shorter. This morning it was approximately 2 minutes. Got 5 fish in rapid sequence and then it shut off. Roamed the northern ice ...
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Silver
Silver
By: Jay K
Posted: 1/22/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Couldn't believe the fishing was lousier than yesterday. Schools were few and far between, and just couldn't connect when they rolled through. Fished eyeballs and maggots without luck. Drilled hole...
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Silver
Silver
By: Jay K
Posted: 1/8/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/8/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Wrote an extensive report, but then the darn thing locked up on me. So, this will be an abbreviated synopsis. Fished 0830-1200. Made it out an hour late because I re-spooled two of my reels with ...
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Silver
Silver
By: Jay K
Posted: 1/6/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/6/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Hit Silver for a late quick run from 1500-1645, as I couldn't stand to wait till the weekend. About a dozen anglers on the lake when I got there including a pop-up shelter setup. Headed directly to ...
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Silver
Silver
By: Jay K
Posted: 1/3/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 1/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Ah Eloika, we've had some good times this season, but like a high-maintenance girlfriend, you made me work too hard for too little. Now that Silver's iced... hasta la vista, baby... Got out late t...
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Eloika
Eloika
By: Jay K
Posted: 12/31/2010
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 12/31/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Got to Eloika public launch at ~0930. Met a pair of Russian anglers who were leaving early due to "no fish." I wonder if it was because they were fishing the shallow south end and their ice breaker ...
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Eloika
Eloika
By: Jay K
Posted: 12/25/2010
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/25/2010
Hot Spots: 0
As a gesture of kindness to me (and for semi-accomplishing a honey-do list item), the wife accompanied me for a first time ice fishing trip. We set out late, and fished from ~1300-1500. Fished just ...
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Eloika
Eloika
By: Jay K
Posted: 12/24/2010
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/24/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Had my best outing at Eloika yet (sorry you had a rough one today, Aaron). I wasn't sure I'd do well since I totally missed the morning bite and decided to make a go of it anyways. Fished 1315-1600...
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Eloika
Eloika
By: Jay K
Posted: 12/21/2010
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 12/21/2010
Hot Spots: 0
Fished Eloika 0920-1400. Made the trek from the public launch almost all the way to Jerry's Landing. Was in search of that 15ft trough, but couldn't find it. Fished with the sonar today, which made...
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