Author Topic: Beavertail Pond? (Read 15235 times)

PyroZuki · « **Reply #30 on:** Dec 22, 2010, 09:41 PM »

Well, HoleJacker and I sat on the Pond from 8:30 to 17:00. We each caught one trout and I caught a 3" perch. Pretty slow day indeed!!!

Pyro

SpitzoMT · « **Reply #31 on:** Dec 23, 2010, 12:30 AM »

Quote from: PyroZuki on Dec 21, 2010, 09:45 PM

Well, today Oldschoolben, HoleJacker, jh179380, his buddy C, and myself caught a few fish. I iced 13 trout and one perch today, perch was only 3" or so. Oldschoolben iced several trout, a few perch and one of those was about 6"!!! So I have high hopes for a chance to ice a few good ones myself. I caught the LARGEST fish I've ever caught in the Pond, today. This toad beat the one last week, comin in at 27" and 7.2 lbs!!! Good times, as usual!!!

Ben's perch
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My rainbow
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Congrats Pyro !! That's one damn nice rainbow !! - SpitzoMT

ScottMidge · « **Reply #32 on:** Dec 23, 2010, 09:35 PM »

Thought I would stop by after deliveries to Missoula today and try this little piece of H2O. Showed up bout 3:30ish, only had my spinning gear but was able to find some jigs in my car and as luck would have it had some rotten maggots left over from a trip to the Ruby earlier in the week. Saw 2-3 people out on it and one guy was nice enough to offer me his ice auger, i declined. Found some fresh holes that I could kick the ice in and start fishin. Rotten maggots still work I guess because bobbers were bouncin immediately. Had several bites in the hour and half I was there, finicky biters, but was able to ice a 10-11in cutthroat. Was using basic jigs and rotten maggots nothin special. Come to think of it, the guy who offered his ice auger kinda looked like Pyro, was that you?

PyroZuki · « **Reply #33 on:** Dec 24, 2010, 11:06 AM »

Quote from: ScottMidge on Dec 23, 2010, 09:35 PM

Thought I would stop by after deliveries to Missoula today and try this little piece of H2O. Showed up bout 3:30ish, only had my spinning gear but was able to find some jigs in my car and as luck would have it had some rotten maggots left over from a trip to the Ruby earlier in the week. Saw 2-3 people out on it and one guy was nice enough to offer me his ice auger, i declined. Found some fresh holes that I could kick the ice in and start fishin. Rotten maggots still work I guess because bobbers were bouncin immediately. Had several bites in the hour and half I was there, finicky biters, but was able to ice a 10-11in cutthroat. Was using basic jigs and rotten maggots nothin special. Come to think of it, the guy who offered his ice auger kinda looked like Pyro, was that you?

Last time I was at the pond was on the 22nd. If you see a red Quickfish3 on the ice and a jacked up white 4Runner in the parkin lot, chances are it's probably me. I'm glad you had some action with your maggots

i c & I fished Smith Lake all day yesterday (23rd), with little success.

Maybe we'll see ya on the ice, soon!

Pyro

tom1234505 · « **Reply #34 on:** Dec 27, 2010, 12:39 AM »

Hit the pond today with a friend. did fairly well, he caught 4 while I caught 1, sort of, it came out of the hole and went in after a couple of seconds trying to get him away from the hole. hey, it happens! couple others on the ice, talked to one guy, said he caught a few. although it was a slow day, we still caught fish, and heck, im happy if I can just get on the ice!

BTW Ice is 5-7 in thick, and thankfully the ice was very quiet today since it was my friends first time ice fishing. just wait till he gets a crack going right between his legs!

Well, thats my ice report, and a little added info, they seemed to go for orange jigs today, tipped with maggots. they're in all depths cruising along so hope you all get some fish!
Tight Lines!

Tom
and, my friend Casey who tells me he will join this site soon.

tom1234505 · « **Reply #35 on:** Dec 29, 2010, 06:12 PM »

anyone been out to beavertail pond lately? or is everyone just being tight lipped about it

I am sick for the moment but next time I go I will let ya guys know how the fishin was.

Tight Lines and dress warm!

Tom

PyroZuki · « **Reply #36 on:** Dec 29, 2010, 07:15 PM »

Quote from: tom1234505 on Dec 29, 2010, 06:12 PM

anyone been out to beavertail pond lately? or is everyone just being tight lipped about it I am sick for the moment but next time I go I will let ya guys know how the fishin was.

Tight Lines and dress warm!

Tom

I haven't been out this week (Nevada CR on Monday, Frenchtown Pond on Tuesday, took today off due to the near blizzard like weather, Georgetown tomorrow), but I'll most likely be out there Friday mornin for a few hours. I'll post the progress from the Pond if you aren't there yet. Hope ya feel better!

Pyro

tom1234505 · « **Reply #37 on:** Dec 30, 2010, 07:16 AM »

Quote from: PyroZuki on Dec 29, 2010, 07:15 PM

I haven't been out this week (Nevada CR on Monday, Frenchtown Pond on Tuesday, took today off due to the near blizzard like weather, Georgetown tomorrow), but I'll most likely be out there Friday mornin for a few hours. I'll post the progress from the Pond if you aren't there yet. Hope ya feel better!

Pyro

Hope you do well Pyro! And thanks for wishing me to get better, I'm gettin there!

Tight Lines!

Tom

jh179380 · « **Reply #38 on:** Dec 30, 2010, 04:35 PM »

Hey Pyro I am up in AK at the moment but I will be back this weekend. Are you interested in hitting the pond up on Thursday morning? I need to be back in Missoula by 2.

PyroZuki · « **Reply #39 on:** Dec 31, 2010, 10:31 AM »

So, it's already 9:30, and I'm in no position to hit the pond this mornin. We're headed to Kalispell for a New Year's Eve party at 14:30 today, so I need to get ready. I saw a couple of rigs at the pond yesterday, I wonder how they did.

Quote from: jh179380 on Dec 30, 2010, 04:35 PM

Hey Pyro I am up in AK at the moment but I will be back this weekend. Are you interested in hitting the pond up on Thursday morning? I need to be back in Missoula by 2.

As for Thursday, I'm sure I'll see ya there, unless a trip to a "better" fishery comes up. I'm down to hang out til 1300!

Pyro

jh179380 · « **Reply #40 on:** Jan 02, 2011, 01:46 PM »

Pyro,
Well let me know if you wanna go somewhere else, I no longer need to be back by 1400.

grizinidaho · « **Reply #41 on:** Jan 03, 2011, 09:26 AM »

I fished Beavertail pond with the girlfriend on the 24th. Started on the North side and fishing was awful. Decided around 10ish to move over between the last "island" and the shore. Sat for 10 minutes before one of the set trout poles went crazy. We pulled it through the ice and with the exception of steelheads, it is the biggest trout I have ever caught. Looking at the picture on here of the 7 piunder, I would gauge it at in excess of 10 pounds. Had to hold it by the tail for the picture. Unfortunately the camera decided to take a poo and didn't record either one of the pictures we took. So...I am relegated to the fish story arena. Also, the lady kicked my butt catching a nice bass, 4 or 5 trout and a pot full of what appeared to be jigs until they wiggled and were actually perch. We also caught on nice cutthroat on the set trout lines. All together, about 30 fish and a lot of fun for me and an inexperienced ice fisherperson (the girlfriend) This is a great place for a family outing especially with kids.

jh179380 · « **Reply #42 on:** Jan 03, 2011, 10:32 AM »

Hey Grizinidaho,
Sounds like one heck of a day and there are certainly some monsters in there! At what depth were you catching the trout at?

grizinidaho · « **Reply #43 on:** Jan 03, 2011, 12:53 PM »

Quote from: jh179380 on Jan 03, 2011, 10:32 AM

Hey Grizinidaho,
Sounds like one heck of a day and there are certainly some monsters in there! At what depth were you catching the trout at?

We were fishing with 3 lines between the west shore and the first island and one about 10 feet to the north of that setup at 3-6 feet with what I have had luck on in the past at Canyon Ferry, the best one seemed to be a black jighead with a bumblebee body and fake plastic wings. The green and black was ok. Put on Wax worms and suspended 6-8 inches off of the bottom with bells to hear a bite. The other smaller trout and other fish were 15-20 feet to the south of that setup between 8-12 feet.

jh179380 · « **Reply #44 on:** Jan 04, 2011, 04:49 PM »

Thanks Grizinidaho! Thats exactly what I had been doing, there is a shelf that runs into the bay and if you can get your line on that shelf its pretty non-stop. Ill let you know how it all goes and if you see us out there in a blue tent, come stop by and drink a beer.

snakeyes_981984 · « **Reply #45 on:** Jan 04, 2011, 06:26 PM »

where is this pond

Im from kalispell and was just wondering how hard it was to get to from here.

snakeyes_981984 · « **Reply #46 on:** Jan 04, 2011, 06:26 PM »

where is this pond

Im from kalispell and was just wondering how hard it was to get to from here.

PyroZuki · « **Reply #47 on:** Jan 04, 2011, 06:30 PM »

Quote from: snakeyes_981984 on Jan 04, 2011, 06:26 PM

where is this pond Im from kalispell and was just wondering how hard it was to get to from here.

Hwy 93 south to MiZooLA
I-90 east to exit 131 or so Beavertail Hill State Park, hang a left (north) at the stop, then the first road to the left (west) is the Pond.

Good luck!

Pyro

PyroZuki · « **Reply #48 on:** Jan 05, 2011, 03:44 PM »

Update

I heard that Harpers had a lot of water between 10" of snow and the ice. I was a little concerned, so I asked i c if he could check the ice before we all head out to the Pond tomorrow, he was nice enough to give me a report, and we're good to go!!!
i c told me that the ice looked good, and he didn't come across any slush!!!

WOO HOO!!!

See y'all on the ice tomorrow!!!

Pyro

PyroZuki · « **Reply #49 on:** Jan 06, 2011, 07:49 AM »

Hopefully the hogs will be hungry today!!!

Pyro

PyroZuki · « **Reply #50 on:** Jan 06, 2011, 08:02 PM »

What a terrible day of fishin!!! The perch were hittin more than anything else, but they were just love tappin the jigs. I iced 4 little bows and a 5 1/2" perch. Didn't evenmark squat for fish!!!
There was about 3-4" of water on the ice

Made for hard walkin!!!

Better luck next time, Boys!

Pyro

PyroZuki · « **Reply #51 on:** Jan 08, 2011, 07:57 PM »

Well Boys, it was SLOW today!!! We (4) sat on the ice for about 4 hours today, and didn't ice a single fish! I missed 3 bumps, but they touched it and swam!!!

Hopefully next time it will be better!

Met tom1234505 today, kool kid. Next time it'll be great!

Pyro

tom1234505 · « **Reply #52 on:** Jan 09, 2011, 03:16 PM »

Quote from: PyroZuki on Jan 08, 2011, 07:57 PM

Well Boys, it was SLOW today!!! We (4) sat on the ice for about 4 hours today, and didn't ice a single fish! I missed 3 bumps, but they touched it and swam!!!

Hopefully next time it will be better!

Met tom1234505 today, kool kid. Next time it'll be great!

Pyro

ya, exactly what Pyro said, only I had one bite in 4 hours, realllllly slow. see ya on the ice next time!

Tom

jh179380 · « **Reply #53 on:** Jan 11, 2011, 10:31 AM »

Pyro,
How is all of the ice on the pond? was there still tons of slush? I am planning on going on Thursday like normal if you are interested.

PyroZuki · « **Reply #54 on:** Jan 11, 2011, 10:51 AM »

I haven't been on the Pond since Saturday. The slush was TERRIBLE on Saturday!!! I was thinkin of hittin it this week anyhow, I'll post an ice report. I'm willin to bet that I'll see ya on Thursday

Pyro

tom1234505 · « **Reply #55 on:** Jan 11, 2011, 09:08 PM »

Quote from: PyroZuki on Jan 11, 2011, 10:51 AM

I haven't been on the Pond since Saturday. The slush was TERRIBLE on Saturday!!! I was thinkin of hittin it this week anyhow, I'll post an ice report. I'm willin to bet that I'll see ya on Thursday

Pyro

good luck Pyro! hope you catch something, unlike last time. I have early out that day, so as soon as I get home I might hit up my ride and get up there! probably be there around 3:30, maybe sooner.

natedogg18 · « **Reply #56 on:** Jan 12, 2011, 12:06 AM »

Thnking about hitting the pond up on thursday. Ill probably see all you guys out there.

PyroZuki · « **Reply #57 on:** Jan 12, 2011, 11:04 AM »

It's snowin pretty good here right now, but the dog and I might head out there today to see if the fish are bitin durin this snow storm...

See y'all tomorrow!

Pyro

jh179380 · « **Reply #58 on:** Jan 12, 2011, 01:14 PM »

Hey Pyro,
If you get the opportunity check to see if the fish are hitting in between the islands and the boat ramp. Its supposed to be pretty deep in that region. Also if you are there in the evening they supposedly like to hunt in shallow flats. I will be there tomorrow with the same crew, hopefully.

PyroZuki · « **Reply #59 on:** Jan 12, 2011, 01:40 PM »

Well, won't be hittin the Pond til tomorrow, so we'll see where I end up then.

Pyro

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