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Bonneville cisco, a small, tasty species of whitefish, are found only in one place in the world: Bear Lake, where January "dip-net" fishing is a much anticipated event.
When the cisco run, fishermen, armed with nets, scoop up the cisco through holes in the lake's frozen surface.
Nestled high in the Rocky Mountains on the Utah-Idaho border, Bear Lake also is known for cutthroat, mackinaw and rainbow trout, yellow perch and the Bear Lake Monster, a legendary water serpent that was first reported in the 1800s.
The 71,000-acre lake is popular for waterskiing, swimming and sailing. Bear Lake State Park provides a marina and swimming area on U.S. Hwy. 89, Rendezvous Beach and campground on State Route 30, and an east shore campground.
Bear Lake State Park also offers about four miles of hiking trails, ranging from easy to difficult. In winter, snowmobilers use the trails to connect to more than 200 miles of groomed trails that weave through the Utah and Idaho wilderness.
Winter visitors are likely to see deer, elk and an occasional moose.
About half of the park's campsites have modern restrooms and hot showers; the rest are primitive sites.
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