Strawberry- Deer Creek HOT

[liketrolling]

To bad we can not go fishing

Strawberry Reservoir

Unstable ice

The ice is starting to grey and degrade. Strawberry has received a lot of rain this past week resulting in several layers of soft ice having water in between. This late season ice is very unsafe. We do not recommend anglers fish the ice. Anglers are fishing open water at the Ladders and various bays, and report catching 16- to 19-inch cutthroat trout and 15- to 18-inch rainbow trout. Try using 1/6-once brass/red spot or chrome/red dot Lil Jake Lures, nickel/blue or nickle/chartreuse kastmaster lures, or silver or copper Blue Fox Classic Vibrax Spinners. Also, try using garlic, chartreuse or corn scented PowerBait fished 18- to 24-inches off the bottom using a basic fixed rig or slip rig sinker, or nightcrawler with a kernel of corn, dead red-side shiner, or a white paddle tail jig tipped with nightcrawler fished 20- to 30-inches under a bobber. (04-19-19)
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Deer Creek Reservoir

Hot

The fishing is hot. Anglers are catching high numbers of 12- to 18-inch rainbow trout from boat, kayak, float tube and shore. Anglers are catching 14- to 18-inch rainbow trout, 15- to 19-inch brown trout, and the occasional walleye. For trolling, try using Williams Wabler spoons, nickel/blue or nickle/chartreuse kastmaster lures or Zona Lures Z Ray spoon. For shore fishing, try using 1/6-once brass/red spot or chrome/red dot Lil Jake Lures, nickel/blue or nickle/chartreuse kastmaster lures, or silver or copper Blue Fox Classic Vibrax Spinners. Also, try using yellow or chartreuse PowerBait fished 15- to 20-inches off the bottom using a basic fixed rig or slip rig sinker, or a bit of nightcrawler with a kernel of corn fished 20- to 25-inches under a bobber. (04-19-19)