I just spent 4 days camped out on the ice at Anvil. It was brutally slow. Only marked a few fish and nothing bit. You are a legend. I've been going through all of your laker content all day now wishing I was still out there. Maybe next time I go we could link up.
The bad part about these vids is it only shows the highlights. you hear me say on here that I had been skunked for 4 straight days at one part of the season and that’s the truth! It’s not great all the time! keep plugging away, switch locations, and try to find some active fish! Let me know when you come back this way.
Awesome video! I fished Flaming Gorge for the first time a few weeks ago, after watching all of your videos, and caught my first lake trout. Keep the videos coming man!
@@TrentWilliamsOutdoors1 we did I had a few hits my cousin put one on the ice and had one break his pole on the hook set good weekend for sure as of now I am planning on going up there on the 3rd of march for the weekend
@Trent Williams Outdoors Trent, Joe and I were going to go but he can't make it now. Still would like to head over either Sunday Monday or Tuesday. Pinged you through Ice Shanty...let me know if can be convinced to meet up!
@@eric1richards Water color from early on the year. We were further north on water that is usually already murky but with a little bit of runoff before the ice formed it turned it a bit more turbid. That paired with my dads light grey interior of his hut really makes it look green.
Once you get in the tent with heater it hard to go back to the cold lol!! Great upload!! We fish fishlake it’s rare to see a 20lb laker but it does happen on occasion!! Going to buy a hoodie nice merch
My biggest bucket list is catching a 15+ lbs laker through the ice! Drive 5 hours every other year from east Idaho to the Gorge, other years to Fremont or Bear lake!! Awesome job man followed you for a while and you know these fish!! Also great safety tips
Crazy to see that other fish under the ice, I noticed when you posted it in FB. Crazy how big fish attract big fish in the column. Very cool video. Participation points in the rod giveaway 🎣
Thanks SW. So hard to tell anymore how old they are. Nowadays, theyre seeing fish in their teenage years that are less than 30” long. That didn’t used to be the case. Definitely 30. Probably a lot older.
Awesome fish! Got to catch my first and both my boys caught their first laker there Bash weekend. Can’t wait to get back. Now I just need the right gear! 😉
Nice job Trent, since IDO is gone you need to fill the void. Are you fishing with Matt and the crew this weekend. I should have come down with them, but Bear Lake is fishing pretty good and isn’t nearly as far for me to drive. Keep up the great videos. Love watching how you tease the fish into a hit. Thanks for taking the time to film it. Jeff
I nearly cried when I watched James announce that. I was even watching IDO on the ice at one point during this ice season, and caught a fish. You can hear me say “watching in depth outdoors and caught a fish” I am going to go out and hang out with them at the very least. My wife and I just moved into a new house so we have lots to unpack and organize.
picked up 2 HT enterprises med heavy 42" rods and have some 12# flouro. Our light rods can handle 20" bows so hopefully the pups bit on those. I will plan this trip as a pup control and if we get one over 10# a screaming good time.
Great video as always Trent. Went out yesterday with JBT (Giles) and I missed a big (?) fish twice. He gifted me an Aurora 48” rod which is super nice. I definitely need to upgrade the 20+ yo fish finder😂. Keep up the great videos!
That son of yours is a great dude! Yea the fish finders really can make it break a trip anymore. Makes me wonder if I’d have the patience to catch one without them! Did you guys land any?
@@TrentWilliamsOutdoors1 no just missed that one fish, JBT marked about 5. Can’t say we gave it our all cause we moved north and shallow to try to catch some pups or bows about 10. Turns out that sucked too😆
I try to use tufline duracast braid and then 20 lb fluro leader. I’ve used as lights as 15 lb and am confident with it. I don’t believe the braid on that pole is the duracast. The main part is braid to fluro. I start with about 10 feet of braid and replace when it’s about 4 foot.
Love that 20.17# at the 24 min mark. What a fight. I guess my normal Utah ice fishing lighter rods won't work. Do some use regular 5-6' rods? 1 fish like that would make a person's day.
Just depends. If they’re small trout rods then no they won’t work. It’s of course possible to land one with lighter gear but will stress the fish out. Also you most likely wouldn’t get a good hook set on one if you really tried to target them with lighter rods. You could use a full sized rod! Just would be tougher to land them…especially in a hut
I'm originally from.wyoming and never once have I stepped foot on the gorge to ice fish. It wasn't til this winter living in idaho did my husband take me out on bear lake to ice fish and I am now addicted. So look out flaming gorge we are coming your way.
I just spent 4 days camped out on the ice at Anvil. It was brutally slow. Only marked a few fish and nothing bit. You are a legend. I've been going through all of your laker content all day now wishing I was still out there. Maybe next time I go we could link up.
The bad part about these vids is it only shows the highlights. you hear me say on here that I had been skunked for 4 straight days at one part of the season and that’s the truth! It’s not great all the time! keep plugging away, switch locations, and try to find some active fish! Let me know when you come back this way.
This is gonna be us on Saturday! Can’t wait.
God I hope so. Hope it’s Tessa hahaha
Love the footage with you and your dad! Makes me smile 😊
I appreciate it Kevin! Good times for certain!
Holy big fish. Thats on the bucket list.
I appreciate it!
What a magical day! Congrats!!
Thank you!
Your videos are turning my "hobby" into an expensive damn habit! Love the gorge and try to get there as much as possible! Keep up the great videos!
Haha!! Sorry about that! ;) thanks for watching and enjoying the videos!
Hi Trent, another great video! 👏
Thanks buddy!
Some good lakers!! Love watching your videos!!
Thank you!
Awesome! Keep the videos coming
Thank you!
Nice rod setup would be sweet!!! Awesome video as always
thank you! what is your Instagram handle! you’ll be tough to track down if you win hahaha
98silver12v jordan Hendrix
Good video, lots of really nice fish. The ice was sure singing that day.
Yes it was! I had a couple days it was really loud but, sadly, didn’t catch any fish so I had to delete that footage 😂
@@TrentWilliamsOutdoors1 ya that will happen, I've never had great fishing when ice is making a crazy amount of noise! Keep up the good work!!
This is cool. Do on some inland lakes here in northern Wisconsin and by lake Superior apostle islands.
Thank you!
Great work. Love how you support the local fisherman.
There are some local guys that make some super high quality stuff. Between Team Grey Beard’s tackle and these rods by Aurora, I’m a happy guy!
Your the baddest dude on the ice!! Hopefully I can get up there soon and land a dandy.
Haha! thank you JD. there are others a lot better than me, I just keep the cameras rolling! thanks for enjoying the videos and good luck on your trip!
@@TrentWilliamsOutdoors1 yeah there might be but you keep it real an make people laugh! Tight lines an keep it up 🍻
Awesome video! I fished Flaming Gorge for the first time a few weeks ago, after watching all of your videos, and caught my first lake trout. Keep the videos coming man!
Glad to hear it! Well done!!
Great Contin keep up the good work
Will do! thank you!
I was on the gorge today and caught one nice rainbow to cuddies big ones. If you want to see them, you should check out my TH-cam channel.😊
At the Flaming Gorge
@@Wyofisherman I’ll check it out!
Ok thank you
Great stuff!
Great job as always
Thanks buddy. Sorry I missed you guys…AGAIN!!! Hope you got into a few!
@@TrentWilliamsOutdoors1 we did I had a few hits my cousin put one on the ice and had one break his pole on the hook set good weekend for sure as of now I am planning on going up there on the 3rd of march for the weekend
@@lawrencemartinez1448 cool. Good to hear!! I think I’m moved in and organized enough that I can go fishing again! 😂
@@TrentWilliamsOutdoors1 nice
Nice job Trent that was a monster laker
It was a good time dude!
Great video my friend! Gets the blood pumpin!
Thanks buddy!!
Currently watching while out on the ice myself. Love your stuff man! Keep the videos coming!
That’s the best place to watch it! thank you!
Epic days on the ice! Thank you for the great content!
Thanks for watching!!
Great vid Trent.
Thanks man. You fishing the Gorge this weekend?
@Trent Williams Outdoors Trent, Joe and I were going to go but he can't make it now. Still would like to head over either Sunday Monday or Tuesday. Pinged you through Ice Shanty...let me know if can be convinced to meet up!
What graph you running in the January clip?
I run a marcum lx-7
Dude, you are like the Wolverine, lake fish master! Good job Trent
HAHAHAHA! That actually made me laugh out loud. Thank you!
Quality video! Thanks for sharing.
I appreciate it!
Finally lol been waiting months for a new video of you catching fish cause I haven't caught anything good this year yet
Well as you can tell I’ve been trying like hell hahaha! Just wanted it to be a good one!
@@TrentWilliamsOutdoors1 Always a good one Trent!
Big fish energy 🐷🐽 following on all the things
Thank you!
Saaaweet video Good to see Brian and Tawny they got some beautiful fish too
Thank you! Yes they did REALLY well!
Great job! That ice is so green. Ice in my hut never looks like that.
you talking the lime green looking stuff? or the overall “greenness” of it throughout the video?
@@TrentWilliamsOutdoors1 the lime green stuff.
@@eric1richards Water color from early on the year. We were further north on water that is usually already murky but with a little bit of runoff before the ice formed it turned it a bit more turbid. That paired with my dads light grey interior of his hut really makes it look green.
@@TrentWilliamsOutdoors1 that makes sense. Thanks for the high quality videos!
@@eric1richards You bet. Thanks for enjoying them!
You guys are killin it! In for the content but the giveaway is just a bonus. Nice work.
Thanks dude! Hope you win the rod!!
@@TrentWilliamsOutdoors1 Me too!
Once you get in the tent with heater it hard to go back to the cold lol!! Great upload!! We fish fishlake it’s rare to see a 20lb laker but it does happen on occasion!! Going to buy a hoodie nice merch
Awesome thank you!!
Love your videos Trent!
Thanks buddy!
Awesome video as always buddy!! It’s great getting see you follow your passion!!!
Thanks pal!
Nice Work Trent!
Thanks buddy!
My biggest bucket list is catching a 15+ lbs laker through the ice! Drive 5 hours every other year from east Idaho to the Gorge, other years to Fremont or Bear lake!! Awesome job man followed you for a while and you know these fish!! Also great safety tips
I appreciate it Jeff! Thank you and good luck in your quest!
Crazy to see that other fish under the ice, I noticed when you posted it in FB. Crazy how big fish attract big fish in the column. Very cool video.
Participation points in the rod giveaway 🎣
It is always surprising to me how you can not be charting fish and then as soon as one is hooked they come out of the woodwork!
Great video,,,shows a little of the time and effort it takes to find and catch these great fish
yes it’s probably more realistic! thanks for watching!
Awsome man killing it
I appreciate it!
Unreal!! I like your technique of getting them to hit it on the fall 🔥
99 times it doesn’t work….but every once in a while!
Never been out on the ice but watching your videos makes me want to try it out sometime soon.
Thank you! What is your Instagram handle in case you win the rod!?
Great fish man!
Thank you!
Great video (as usual) TW. That last fish...wow! 30 yr old fish???? Awesome work man.
Thanks SW. So hard to tell anymore how old they are. Nowadays, theyre seeing fish in their teenage years that are less than 30” long. That didn’t used to be the case. Definitely 30. Probably a lot older.
Awesome video as always! Fun when the game of cat and mouse results in a monster! Looking forward to part two.
Thanks buddy! I hope there is a part 2 😂😂
I really enjoy your content man 👍Thanks for quality entertainment while I patiently wait for open water up here in montana 😀
I’m ready for open water as well…but it’s gonna be a while!
Great work as always keep it up Trent
Thanks man. PS- your package is on the way. Hopefully it beat the storm out of here!
Thanks buddy I’m not in a big hurry but am exited at the same time
Awesome fish! Got to catch my first and both my boys caught their first laker there Bash weekend. Can’t wait to get back. Now I just need the right gear! 😉
AWESOME! good luck in the giveaway! just maybe!!
What # line is needed? 8 ? I mean 4# strawberry line would be stupid to use.
All great lakers in my book.
Thank you!
What a brutal winter it was.😊Great video as always.😊 How many years can a lake trout live?🎉
What # line is required on flaming gorge?
No requirement, but should probably have over 12# test minimum to quickly land fish!
Gotta love the home waters trent. It's been a great season so far. Hoping to be back up there real soon to get the ones that want to cooperate.
I’m headed out now. Hope to catch her sister hahaha
awesome fishing how thick is the ice there? keep enjoying what you do!!!
More ice than we’ve had in years! low water level and a brutal cold winter! what is your Instagram handle so that I know if you won the rod!?
What do you use to catch those guys?
I almost bet, if you watched the video, you’d be able to tell ;)
@TrentWilliamsOutdoors1 I see the white tube jig, but do you tip it with something?
Awesome videos
Thank you!
Coming up next weekend, hope to see ya out there
just maybe! enjoy your time up here!
Awesome videos man! Wouldn’t mind one of those stout rods for lakers!
The final production isn’t QUITE as stout as the prototype I was using but can still handle a load! I would highly recommend one!
Nice job Trent, since IDO is gone you need to fill the void. Are you fishing with Matt and the crew this weekend. I should have come down with them, but Bear Lake is fishing pretty good and isn’t nearly as far for me to drive. Keep up the great videos. Love watching how you tease the fish into a hit. Thanks for taking the time to film it. Jeff
I nearly cried when I watched James announce that. I was even watching IDO on the ice at one point during this ice season, and caught a fish. You can hear me say “watching in depth outdoors and caught a fish”
I am going to go out and hang out with them at the very least. My wife and I just moved into a new house so we have lots to unpack and organize.
Hell yea buddy!!!!!
👊👊
picked up 2 HT enterprises med heavy 42" rods and have some 12# flouro. Our light rods can handle 20" bows so hopefully the pups bit on those. I will plan this trip as a pup control and if we get one over 10# a screaming good time.
Great video as always Trent. Went out yesterday with JBT (Giles) and I missed a big (?) fish twice. He gifted me an Aurora 48” rod which is super nice. I definitely need to upgrade the 20+ yo fish finder😂. Keep up the great videos!
That son of yours is a great dude! Yea the fish finders really can make it break a trip anymore. Makes me wonder if I’d have the patience to catch one without them! Did you guys land any?
@@TrentWilliamsOutdoors1 no just missed that one fish, JBT marked about 5. Can’t say we gave it our all cause we moved north and shallow to try to catch some pups or bows about 10. Turns out that sucked too😆
@@Grayghost1969 HAHA Well you’ll have that.
What line is your main line and leader? Trying to prep a set up
I try to use tufline duracast braid and then 20 lb fluro leader. I’ve used as lights as 15 lb and am confident with it. I don’t believe the braid on that pole is the duracast. The main part is braid to fluro. I start with about 10 feet of braid and replace when it’s about 4 foot.
Love that 20.17# at the 24 min mark. What a fight. I guess my normal Utah ice fishing lighter rods won't work. Do some use regular 5-6' rods? 1 fish like that would make a person's day.
Just depends. If they’re small trout rods then no they won’t work. It’s of course possible to land one with lighter gear but will stress the fish out. Also you most likely wouldn’t get a good hook set on one if you really tried to target them with lighter rods.
You could use a full sized rod! Just would be tougher to land them…especially in a hut
I'm originally from.wyoming and never once have I stepped foot on the gorge to ice fish. It wasn't til this winter living in idaho did my husband take me out on bear lake to ice fish and I am now addicted. So look out flaming gorge we are coming your way.
AWESOME! Welcome to the addiction! When are you coming?
Not sure if you noticed but at 13:13 you can see another lake trout swimming right underneath you as your trying to land the one you hooked!
I never did notice!!! I was fully prepared to say “No that’s the one I was landing” but it’s definitely not. Way cool! Thank for pointing it out!
Honestly I haven’t had a whole lot of desire to ice fish much sense the beginning of the year. But I kinda want to now….
I’m pretty burned out myself. but going this weekend because what else am I going to do 😂
I’ll trade you a goose hunt for a lizard head trip!
You got snow geese? 😂