Drive-by... Deer Creek, Jordanelle, other

[Dizzy]

Family and I went to Park City today to escape the "inversion" for a while...

* Deer Creek Reservoir - wide open, end-to-end, and shore-to-shore... we didn't see the slightest hint of ice, shore ice, skim ice, slush... NOTHING.

* Jordanelle Reservoir - looked the same... wide open, nothing starting on the shorelines... there appeared to be some "whiteness" at the very far end of that eastern-reaching arm.

* Little Dell Reservoir - iced-over with a dusting of snow on the top... nobody fishing, and no signs of footprints in the snow (I'm not even sure if ice-fishing is allowed there).

Looks like I'll pack it in tomorrow... maybe finish my Christmas shopping. 

[muskyon46]

thanks for the update dizzy

[Dizzy]

We have a friend in town this week and decided to hit Park City today, which gave me another chance to drive by these two reservoirs again;

*Jordanelle - Still wide open... no signs of ice at all.

*Deer Creek - Not a whole lot better... some skim ice in the marshy areas near the Provo River inlet, and also an "ice bridge" that has formed between the main shoreline and that large island (Rainbow Bay?). Other than that... wide open.

[muskyon46]

Thx for the report dizzy. I've never fished jordanelle but I sure would like to get one of those hog browns outta there thru the ice

[Dizzy]

Thx for the report dizzy. I've never fished jordanelle but I sure would like to get one of those hog browns outta there thru the ice

I'm hoping to get a shot at jigging for those Deer Creek walleye... but giant browns sounds nice too!

[muskyon46]

Well I sure hope this 40 degree temp BS goes away real quick so some of these places lock up solid!!

[Dizzy]

Overnight temp's in single digits for Heber City last 2 nights... a few more in the low teens on the way too... maybe DC will ice up yet!

[pratt]

Thanks for the update !

[theguide]

I'm starting to think it's not going to happen at Deer Creek this year. I hope something changes. I've had some good days there, and enjoy hitting it a couple times each year. Hopefully the weather changes and proves me wrong.

[muskyon46]

Thanks for the update dizzy. I sure hope it caps soon for you guys down that way. You better get up to the view and get you some crappie 

[Dizzy]

Read scattered reports on BFT.com that the ice is shaping up nicely on Deer Creek Reservoir... might get some time on the deck there yet!

There was even a report of one brave (crazy) angler spotted on the ice earlier this week.

I knew this would happen as soon as I got the fly rod out. 

Update: We now have a first hand report on BFT.com from a guy that fished the Wellsburg Arm at DCR on ~4" of "not so great" ice. 

[muskyon46]

I knew this would happen as soon as I got the fly rod out.

Hey dizzy Did you put the ice gear away for the year already?

[Dizzy]

Hey dizzy Did you put the ice gear away for the year already?

Not yet... the rig's ready to roll (and the fly rod too just in case).

[muskyon46]

WHEW!!!!! thats good you got me thinkin a little and im just not ready to give in yet  i know its short notice but i will be up at the view tomorrow if you wanna come up. We'll be north of port ramp out in the middle of the lake should be easy to spot us from the ramp. Me a buddy and some of his kids and nephews. Hoping to get them onto some of the perch in that area. From about 7-11. I have a rec bball game to get to by 12 or i would spend the day up there