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Find the Right Depth to Catch Fish

Find the Right Depth to Catch Fish
Finding where the fish are — and then not moving your bait or lure much — are the keys to catching bluegill through the ice. Photo by Ron Stewart, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

This is the third article in a four-part series about a fun activity to do in Utah in the winter — ice fishing!

Click here for Part I | Part II

Putting your bait or lure at the depth the fish are — and then not moving it much — are the keys to catching fish through the ice.

And using some simple devices that will help you know when you have a fish on the end of your line is a big help too.

Drew Cushing, warm water sport fisheries coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources, says fish become lethargic when...

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