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Bear Lake Fishing is excellent for lake trout and cutthroat trout. Lake trout are beginning to stage prior to their spawning run and are feeding heavily. Try jigging and trolling in depths of 50 to 65 using down riggers off Gus Rich Point, Cisco Beach and Rainbow Cove. The best trolling lures have been flatfish and Rapalas. For jigging, use tube jigs tipped with cisco.
Provo River DWR sampling project this month netted many big browns, including one above Jordanelle over 8lbs! Size 18 or smaller nymphs and dry flies are working well. Grasshopper imitations, blue-wing olives, midges, sow bugs, caddis and other patterns are good bets.
