Well, it was the Cisco Disco yesterday. The annual migration of insane people who go to the east side of Bear Lake to attempt to dip net spawning Bonneville cisco. When the lake is frozen it is fun to cut a hole in the ice and just dip up the fish as they swim by. Open water years are different. It is usually colder and if it is windy, the fish stay off shore and the fishermen lose. That is what happened yesterday. Snow overnight and heavy winds made good conditions for surfing but horrible for catching fish. Scott Tolentino, Jim Stone and helpers served lots of deep fat fried ciscoes, scones, and french fries to the hungry crowds. Luckily, it was calm the day before and they were able to catch fish so they had something ton eat. I have attached a picture of a male cisco in spawning colors and go to You Tube and search "cisco fisherment Bear Lake"to see the crazy fishermen.
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