Open water Fishing

[bassrods]

I'm heading out to fish some open water in the morning, it will be great to get my boat out...

Will make a report when I get back...(when or if I come back)[][]

Well I'm back and the boat did not sink so all is good...

I went to my private lake [] ...I got there at 6:30 and was on the water by 6:45...

The temp was 16 but felt like 0, when I pulled my trailer out of the water and parked it and walked back to the boat the water was frozen on the ramp, water temp was 35* at launch and 36* when I loaded my boat at 2:00...

The fishing was hot for about one hour and a half to two hours then it died...

The first fist was a brown about 20" long, at 8:30 to 9:00 the fishing just stopped for me but I did get 3 SM bass the biggest at 19 1/4", 6 rainbow the biggest at 16 to 17" (did not tape) and 7 browns the biggest at around 23" (did not tape them)
most came on the MOJO drop shot and gulp and two or three on the lucky craft 78 from 9:00 till 2:00 it was a long day...
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[Hooter_Patrol]

Sure hope he took a life vest []
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[bassrods]

I had thrEE!!!!! Thank you very much...[][cool][sly][sly][fishin]
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[MGB]

How much open water is at the Rock Cliff area?

Can you launch from the Hailstone boat ramp ?
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[bassrods]

The only ramp that is open is the PWC...

There is about 1/2 mile of ice in rock cliff..
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[Hooter_Patrol]

Hey Cliff good to see you made it back!!!![sly][sly][]
Sounds like you done okay,
I also have had good luck with the lucky craft I like trolling them but you sure loose alot of them up there $$$$[]
After the gorge trip I had to buy a new outdrive $$$$$$$ it was going out anyway, But I'm shore the cold didn't help it out ?
They sent me the new one so I'll put it on Saturday, That way I can get up and start chasing the browns around before I take the boat up and drop it off at the gorge,
That is a good spot to test it out anyway[]
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[bassrods]

They are costly but they work... The best spots for browns is still under the ice....
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[orvis1]

Planning on trying it on the 21st so hopefully it warms up and they put a courtesy dock in the water. Thanks for the reports funny to hear you using the luckycrafts good to hear the treated you well.
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[bassrods]

Out of all the fish I caught only 3 or 4 came on the lucky craft all the rest came by drop shot...
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[0.45]

I saw one 'lone' boat cutting through the lake the other day, I thought it might just be you bassrods....I was checking for clear water at the Rock Cliff area...

Thanks for the report !!
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[bassrods]

I have fished Jordanelle three times out of my boat and got at least one brown and bass each time....Some days are just better then others...But all fishing days are good...
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