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Dec 19, 2024

Canyon Ferry - No ice yet and is fishing well. A balanced leech will do the trick. Look for structures and drop offs. Best open lake fishing right now.

Hauser/Holter - Rainbow trout will continue being caught below all the dams, on leeches, midges, scuds.

Hyalite Reservoir- is frozen with 5-6 inches of ice.

Hyalite creek- is still clear of ice and looks pretty good. Midges and worms will catch a few

Cliff and Wade- No ice as of Thanksgiving week. Balanced leechs and buggers will entice fish.

Quake Lake/Hebgen- Quake is iced over, edges are hard, but the middle still needs some time. Hebgens bays are iced up with about 7 inches, but the middle is still soft.

Ponds Around Town - Iced up, but with this nice weather it might not hold.

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