Echo still producing quality fish

[dubob]

Did you try cruising to the north a little on the beach? Echo allows driving on the beach in the park.

I did not.  I have a snowmobile and the shore area below the parking area was bare of snow as far north as I could see.  I always launch from the parking area and wouldn't drive my snowmobile or drag my sled over that very rocky shore area.  Also, most of that shore area is a very gentle sloping area which makes the weak ice edge strip 10 or more feet wide.  I have not been to the extreme north end of that beach, but from what I have seen from the highway looking at it, it appears to be the same slope as near the ramp.  Anyway, from what I saw on Tuesday, I wouldn't recommend launching a snowmobile at all at Echo.  If I had a quad, it might be feasible to access the ice with it from the extreme north end of the main launch area, but I have no first hand knowledge of that area.  I am not telling others what they can or can not do at Echo.  I'm just reporting what I observed and making a recommendation to others based on my own observations.  My hope for all is to go, do, and enjoy the resource to the best of your abilities.  And please be safe while doing so.