(12-06-2024, 12:02 PM)SkunkedAgain Wrote: Hey Pat, so there are two types of whitefish in Bear Lake right? Bonneville and Bear Lake if my remembering is correct, are the mountain whitefish another type? Or are the Bear Lake whitefish the same as mountain whitefish? Seems like they are smaller fish like those in the rivers... I personally like the size of the big Bonnies they are a hoot to catch and as mentioned they eat pretty well too... especially smoked... I'll bet it's getting good over there now days.... The weather seems a lot better than last year, I learned the value of GPS last year after getting in a fog bank that you could only see several yards around you and for some reason I kept wanting to drive in a big circle, would have spent a long time on that lake without GPS showing me the way back to the marina...
I was supposed to be done with my project before whitefish, but I'm still cleaning up a few last things... Hopefully we'll do the final inspection next week so I can catch the end of the whitefish or at least give the Willard Perch a try... So many good fishing options this time of year... I need to get out, it's been too long... Later Jeff
3 separate whitefish species. Mountain whitefish are found in many western waters...and eat mostly insects...and have much smaller mouths than the Bonneville. Both Bonneville and Bear Lake whitefish are found only in that one water. The Bonneville gets much bigger and has a bigger mouth. But the small males that come in early in the run can be easily mistaken for the smaller Bear Lake species...which are usually "underfooters". Here are pics of all 3 in the attached PDF file. (pictures not loading in standard way)
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