Analogkid1014 Report post Posted January 22, 2016 Heading up to Horshoe Cienega and Sunrise lake this weekend to do some trout fishing, If anyone wants a report let me know. Not sure how many on here actually ice fish. I will post some pics when we get back for anyone interested. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brent Report post Posted January 22, 2016 I am very interested. I will be up that way in two weeks. Good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted January 22, 2016 Do you know if you can get to crescent lake? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jim Report post Posted January 22, 2016 WE always did well at Sunrise on small 1 inch black grubs with a small lead head. We would just jig it at differnt dephts until we got a bite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IA Born Report post Posted January 22, 2016 I grew up ice fishing in Iowa. I miss that! My kids were asking me about it the other day. If I could justify it, I'd invest in all new gear! Good luck! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
standman Report post Posted January 23, 2016 I hope the fish in sunrise don't winter kill this year. We caught a mess of good fish last spring there. Good luck. Brian 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted January 23, 2016 I grew up ice fishing in Iowa. I miss that! My kids were asking me about it the other day. If I could justify it, I'd invest in all new gear! Good luck! have you been ice fishing here yet? its good, you can stack the fish. but sadly when you pull them out of the ice, theyre trout. the brookies in sunrise are pretty sweet looking though 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Analogkid1014 Report post Posted January 24, 2016 Crescent is only accessible by snow machine. Wouldn't waste time, game amd fish reported a fish kill there this fall due to pH and some other factors. Fishing was good at sunrise until 930am amd just died, went to horsehoe this afternoom, from 4 tI'll dark was good but all small. Will post pics later 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IA Born Report post Posted January 25, 2016 I grew up ice fishing in Iowa. I miss that! My kids were asking me about it the other day. If I could justify it, I'd invest in all new gear! Good luck! have you been ice fishing here yet? its good, you can stack the fish. but sadly when you pull them out of the ice, theyre trout. the brookies in sunrise are pretty sweet looking though I haven't been since I've lived in AZ. I haven't been able to bring myself to trust the ice. That and its 2.5-3 hours away to get into anywhere I would trust the ice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StraightTequilaNight Report post Posted January 25, 2016 Post them pics. Interested in the final report. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.270 Report post Posted January 25, 2016 In December sunrise looked like it had about 5 gallons of water in it. Lark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Analogkid1014 Report post Posted January 25, 2016 Sunrise is Really low, hopefully the moisture will replenish the springs that feed it. When i talked to the Game and fish officer at the lake last spring he said that the springs stopped flowing a few years ago and is why the lake is so low and not filling. Fishing was good Saturday morning on jigs and power bait, all but one was 18" or so and fat. looked like footballs. After some lunch we headed out to Horseshoe, fishing was slow until 4pm but really turned after that. We caught quite a few rainbows all 10-12" , no size. Went back to sunrise on Sunday and got blanked, not even a bite. Think the front shut them down. the wind was brutal, gusting over 40mph with blowing snow. Cant wait to get back up there the first of May for 5 days. The fishing should be really good 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
208muley Report post Posted January 26, 2016 I used to ice fish up there all the time. Would catch em using a small 1/4 spoon with a single hook tipped with a meal worm. If there is a bunch of snow on top of the ice, clear an area around the hole to let light thru the ice. Using the spoon attracts em like a cowbell! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yotebuster Report post Posted January 26, 2016 Do you guys use an ice auger or just chip through with a bar? How think will the ice get? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brademan76 Report post Posted January 26, 2016 I brought my ice gear down from Nebraska if anyone wants to go give it a try this weekend. I'm new to the state so wouldn't know where to go! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
