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NORTHERN REGION
BOUNTIFUL POND - Fishing is fair. Bag and possession is a total of four fish.
CAUSEY RESERVOIR - Fishing is slow. Anglers have been using PowerBait, worms and marshmallows.
CLINTON CITY PARK POND - Fishing is fair. Possible catch: rainbow trout, bluegill, largemouth bass and channel catfish. Bag and possession is a total of four fish.
EAST CANYON RESERVOIR - Fishing is fair to good. Anglers have reported success using spinners, pop gear, flat fish, panther martins, PowerBait, worms and small rapalas.
FARMINGTON POND - Fishing is fair. Bag and possession is a total of four fish.
HONEYVILLE POND - Fishing is fair. Trout limit is four.
KAYSVILLE PONDS - Fishing is fair. Possible catch: rainbow trout, channel catfish, largemouth bass, bluegill, green sunfish, and black bullhead. Bag and possession is a total of four fish.
LOST CREEK RESERVOIR - Fishing is fair to good. Anglers are having success using PowerBait, spinners, worms and marshmallows.
MABEY (CLEARFIELD CITY) POND - Fishing is slow to fair for catfish.
OGDEN RIVER - Fishing is fair to good. Anglers have been having success using caddis, pheasant tail, spinners and worms.
PINEVIEW RESERVOIR - Fishing is slow to fair. Anglers having success using rainbow PowerBait, small jigs and worms. Anglers are catching a few small mouth bass. Immediately release bass under 15 inches.
CENTRAL REGION
STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR - (June 23) Anglers are reporting fair to good success from boat, tube and shoreline. Green midge imitations or dark leech patterns or dark jigs have been effective. Rapalas have also worked pretty well trolled in about 20 feet of water. Regulations for the reservoir include an aggregate limit of four trout or kokanee salmon. No more than two may be cutthroat trout under 15 inches and no more than one may be a cutthroat over 22 inches long. Immediately release all cutthroat between 15 and 22 inches (any trout with cutthroat markings is considered a cutthroat). Don't feel compelled to harvest fish on every trip. Please do your part to ensure the future of this heavily utilized fishery by voluntarily releasing fish!
JORDANELLE RESERVOIR (June 23) Fair to good success for trout and perch with standard techniques and baits. Success is still being reported from both boat and shoreline for trout and perch. Smallmouth bass success was good by using action lures, jigs and at times worms. Note: anticipate paying $5.00 at Hailstone and $4.00 on the Rock Cliff side. No parking along the highway. Perch limit was raised to 50 fish this year. Bass limit is six. Immediately release all bass over 12 inches. Do your part to prevent the spread of whirling disease by cleaning mud from waders and equipment. Do not transport any parts of fish caught here to other waters.
PROVO RIVER (above Olmstead Diversion Dam) (June 23) No reports this week but expect good success. Many insect hatches occurring and dry fly patterns are often effective. Special regulations apply to much of this river. Please read the proclamation for details. This year's big change involves the area between Charleston Bridge and the Legacy Bridge (near Midway) which allows the use of bait and a standard limit of four trout (any trout species and any size). Standard Provo River nymphs (size 18 and smaller) such as gold-ribbed hares ear, scuds, pheasant tails, and other small nymphs will work best on the "artificial fly & lure only" stretches. Do your part to prevent the spread of whirling disease by cleaning mud from waders and equipment. Do not transport any parts of fish caught here to other waters.
PROVO RIVER (Below Olmstead Diversion) (June 23) From Olmstead to the canyon mouth there is plenty of room for a good day of fishing! Good fishing success using baits or flies. Harvest of trout is encouraged on this stretch as well due to overpopulation of brown trout.
DEER CREEK RESERVOIR (June 23) Many anglers are using standard baits and are reporting fair success for trout and slow success for perch. Trolling in the early morning hours has still been the most effective technique. Try pop-gear and a worm combination. Regulations: Trout limit is four (statewide); walleye limit is six, but only one can be over 20 inches; bass limit is six. Immediately release all bass over 12 inches. Do not transport any parts of fish caught here to other waters.
UTAH LAKE - (June 23) Many anglers have been fishing for bass and catfish at Lincoln Beach this week. Some white bass success reported from the Lindon Marina area as well. Boat ramps are open, but use caution. Harbor water depths vary from three to six feet deep. Good success for catfish around the lake. Most angler reports have come from Lincoln Beach area. Use standard fishing techniques depending on the species. There is no limit on white bass. Largemouth and smallmouth bass limit is six. Largemouth success was good, but all immediately release all largemouth and smallmouth bass over 12 inches. For more information on conditions call Utah Lake State Park at (801) 375-0731.
YUBA RESERVOIR - (June 23) Very light fishing pressure. Painted Rock boat ramp is closed, so use the main boat ramp. However, the State Park Ranger reports that boating conditions remain excellent. Trout fishing was fair for rainbow trout. Though the reservoir was stocked with 50,000 perch last year, anglers must release the perch. For more info call the State Park at (435) 758-2611.
BURRASTON PONDS - (June 23) Fair to good fishing success by using traditional baits.
HOBBLE CREEK & DIAMOND FORK RIVERS - (June 23) The Hobble Creek catch basin is drained. Both rivers are producing "fair" success with baits and flies. The Stretch of Diamond Fork that was closed for four years will reopen on July 1! Diamond Fork, from Springville Crossing to it headwaters is "artificial flies and lures only," and it is closed to the possession of cutthroat trout.
SPRING LAKE & SALEM POND - (June 23). Fair to good success. Worms and PowerBait have been the most popular baits. Remember that regulations on both waters include a limit of four fish. (Daily bag and possession limit is an aggregate total of four fish for all species. For example, one trout, two channel catfish and one bluegill.) Bass, bluegill and channel catfish are also in these waters.
CANYON VIEW POND & SPANISH OAKS POND (June 23) - Fair to good fishing success using standard fishing baits.
PAYSON LAKES - (June 23) Stocked and reports of fair to good success. Many fish surface in evening hours so try flies in the low light hours.
WILLOW POND (Murray) - (June 23) Success was reported as fair to good. Try standard fishing techniques and baits.
TIBBLE FORK RESERVOIR - (June 23) Stocked. Fair to good fishing success using standard baits, lures and flies.
VERNON, GRANTSVILLE AND SETTLEMENT CANYON RESERVOIRS - (June 23) Anglers report good fishing on all these waters by using standard fishing baits.
NORTHEASTERN REGION
BIG SAND WASH RESERVOIR - Reports of fair to good fishing. The west side access will be closed due to construction work. The boat ramp will remain open and the east side may be accessed from the ramp.
BULLOCK/COTTONWOOD RESERVOIRS - Reports of fair fishing on Bullock. Cottonwood doesn't have much in it because of reports it may be drained. Reservoirs are located approximately five miles north of the town of Gusher.
BROUGH RESERVOIR - Reports of good fishing. Fishing from the bank, float tubes or small boats is recommended due to primitive launch conditions and water levels. Note: Special regulations, please read proclamation. To get to Brough, take State Route 88 south from US Route 40 (Ouray Road). Turn west at the second dirt road past the high power lines. Follow this road approximately two miles staying to the left at each main fork. Road is quite rutted.
BROWNIE / SPIRIT LAKE - Reports of good fishing at both Brownie and Spirit lakes. The road to Spirit Lake is accessible (roughly four weeks early) but watch the weather, as there have been some major storms recently.
EAST PARK / OAKS PARK - Reports of good fishing, water levels are lower than usual. Expect roads to still have some muddy places due to storms.
CALDER /CROUSE RESERVOIRS - Calder (2004) joined Crouse (2002) as a drought victim. DWR biologists determined Calder had a complete winterkill just prior to ice melt.
CURRANT CREEK RESERVOIR - Reports of good fishing. The road around the reservoir will likely have muddy areas as it did receive rain and snow during this last set of storms.
FLAMING GORGE RESERVOIR (June 23) - All ramps except Anvil Draw are accessible. Surface water temperature is currently 60 degrees. Rainbow trout fishing remains good along shoreline areas using power bait, a marshmallow/worm combo, or a nightcrawler under a bobber. Boat fishermen are doing well casting small jigs or lures, especially on rocky points in Hideout, Sheep Creek, Carter Creek, Pipeline and Buckboard areas. Lake trout fishing is improving reservoir-wide, however action for 2 to 5 pound fish is excellent from Buckboard south to Squaw Hollow. Look for fish 40 to 60 feet deep over points and along the river channel. Good techniques include trolling bottom structure using down riggers or steel line and large flatfish or crank baits; or vertical jigging using tube or bucktail jigs with or without a minnow or sucker meat. There are many small- and medium-sized lake trout in Flaming Gorge, so please take advantage of the new six-fish lake trout regulation (one over 28 inches) and harvest a limit. Smallmouth bass fishing is excellent with fish moving into shallow water to spawn. Smallmouths can be found along all rocky shorelines in the reservoir, however don't overlook weedy areas in the back of bays while the fish are shallow. Try jigs, grubs and crankbaits imitating crayfish. Kokanee action is spotty but very good for anglers locating a concentration of fish. Good reports from Gold Point, Sheep Creek, Anvil Draw, Squaw Hollow and Big Bend. Most fish are being caught at 40-55 foot depths trolling small fluorescent lures at moderate to fast speeds behind a downrigger, although Buckboard Marina reports kokanee being caught as shallow as 20 feet. Some anglers prefer trailing the lure behind a dodger, flasher or string of popgear.
GREEN RIVER (upper) (June 23) - Base flows have declined from the spring peak and will average 1000 cfs through the summer with afternoon fluctuations possible as high as 1600 cfs. Cicadas were a non-event this year, however PMD hatches have contributed to recent dry fly action along with occasional BWO activity, particularly below Little Hole on cool, cloudy days. Try cicada or Chernobyl Ants, size 8-12, as well as various attractor patterns, beetles and small BWO patterns, size 18–22. Nymph fishing is effective using olive, tan or pink scuds, size 10-16; San Juan Worms, size 12–14; bead head midge, size 16–22; and RS-II, WD-40, or pheasant tails, size 16–20. For streamer fishing, try brown, tan or olive wooly buggers, size 2–6, and light-colored minnow imitations. Spin fishermen have been doing well using small rapalas; spinners; black, brown or olive marabou jigs; and tube jigs. New Zealand Mudsnail densities have dramatically increased in several localized areas near and downstream of Little Hole. Please thoroughly clean mud and vegetation from waders, boats and fishing gear, and if possible, completely dry equipment before leaving the area.
GREEN RIVER (lower) - No new reports from anglers. Water levels remain low for this time of year look like mid-summer flows.
MATT WARNER RESERVOIR - Reports of good fishing. Roads are in good shape except for after storms.
MOON LAKE - Reports of good fishing. Road accessible and campgrounds open.
PELICAN LAKE - Reports of fair to good fishing. High winds have made fishing a real adventure.
RED FLEET RESERVOIR - Anglers report good to excellent fishing for rainbow trout, bass and bluegill.
STARVATION RESERVOIR - Anglers report fair to good fishing for trout, bass, walleye and yellow perch.
STEINAKER RESERVOIR - Reports range from fair to excellent fishing for trout and bass. Watch the weather as the northeast region has had frequent high winds.
UINTA MOUNTAIN LAKES AND STREAMS - High elevation lakes and ponds may still have some ice and snow but most have melted out. New snow fell at higher elevations during the last set of storms. Be prepared for any kind of weather. Note: four-trout limit with a bonus of four more brook trout — see proclamation for details.
SOUTHEASTERN REGION
BAJO MOUNTAINS - Good fishing continues at Blanding #3 and Blanding #4 reservoirs with traditional baits. At Recapture Reservoir, fishing for northern pike continues to be fair with spinners from the shore or with Rapalas from a boat. Foy and Monticello continue to be good during the day with traditional baits and excellent in the evening with spinners. Lloyds Lake has been fair near the inlet with traditional baits.
BENCHES RESERVOIR - Fishing success has been fair for planted rainbow trout with worms or PowerBait. Todd Munford of Big Pine Sports in Fairview recommends small dry flies in the evening, such as mosquitoes or renegades.
BOULGER RESERVOIR - Fishing has ranged from fair to good. Try a gold Jake's Spin-a-Lure off the dam. Fly fishermen should try trolling and twitching red/black woolly buggers. Zeke's garlic, worms, or PowerBait have been the most popular baits.
CLEVELAND RESERVOIR - Fishing has been fair with wildfire nuggets or PowerBait. Fly fishermen have been using copper/black woolly buggers. Trollers might try dragging a tan Roostertail or small pop gear and worm.
DUCK FORK RESERVOIR - Tiger trout are only about four inches long right now. Cutthroat trout are catch-and-release only. Only artificial flies or lures may be used.
ELECTRIC LAKE - No recent report. A week ago, fishing success was fair with black Panther Martin spinners with yellow or red spots. Orange flatfish, PowerBait, or worms plus marshmallows or worms plus salmon eggs have also been used with success. Tributaries (inflowing water sources) are closed to fishing until July 10 to protect spawning cutthroats.
FAIRVIEW LAKES - Slow to fair fishing continues, says Todd Munford. Try Zeke's Sierra Gold or a nightcrawler-salmon egg combo. A gold Jakes Spin-a-lure has been the best spinner. Fly fishermen have had best luck with a dark leech pattern.
FERRON RESERVOIR - Fishing has been slow to fair with traditional baits. Worms have worked best. The trout limit is four, but anglers may take a bonus limit of four brook trout.
GIGLIOTTI POND - The pond is now full. Rainbow trout will be stocked this week. The DWR and Castle Country Bassmasters plan to introduce bass and bluegill by mid-July. A special Kids' Fishing Event will take place on September 25.
GOOSEBERRY RESERVOIR - Fishing has been slow to fair. Try gold or silver Panther Martin or Mepp's lures. A fly (brown leech) and bubble in the evening can be good.
HUNTINGTON CREEK - Todd Munford reports a lot of spooky fish in the fly-only zone. He suggests 6X or lighter leader. Fish a #14 royal wulff and trail it with a pheasant tail or little brassy. Use the dry fly as an indicator. In the evening, use a #18 Griffith's gnat. Below the forks, Lieutenant Alan Green reported fast fishing with a yellow Panther Martin with red spots. Bait fishermen have had luck with nightcrawlers in the deeper holes.
HUNTINGTON RESERVOIR - Fishing success has been rather slow for both bait and fly fishermen. It has been best early in the morning or late in the evening with a straight nightcrawler from shore. Todd Munford also recommends a gold Jake's. Float tubers and pontooners have done reasonably well with 1/16 oz. jig heads tipped with a nightcrawler and fished a foot off the bottom. Purple or black leeches may also work well. The reservoir is closed to the possession of cutthroat trout and trout with cutthroat markings.
JOES VALLEY RESERVOIR - Population sampling done in June by fisheries biologists indicates that there are some large splake in the reservoir. One splake tipped the scale at 15 pounds before it was released. About 40 fish weighed over seven pounds. Aquatics Biologist Craig Walker recommends trolling or jigging whole dead chubs, up to eight inches long, in the thermocline for big splake. Chubs are now spawning in and around the tributaries and can be caught on many types of small lures, flies or baits. The trout limit is two; only one over 22 inches; immediately release all trout from 15–22 inches.
LASAL MOUNTAINS - All mountain lakes are accessible and have been stocked. Fishing continues to be good at almost all waters. Sergeant Ed Meyers reports that Oowah has been excellent with salmon eggs. The limit for all waters on the mountain are four (4) trout. Ken's Lake has been best either early in the morning or late in the evening.
LOWER FISH CREEK - Dedicated Hunter Mike Jennings reported good fishing with green size 10 and 12 beadhead leeches.
MILLER FLAT RESERVOIR - Good fishing has been reported for anglers using shrimp or red salmon eggs or flies and bubbles. Royal coachman or double renegade patterns have been best. Fly fishermen from pontoon boats or float tubes have done well with red crystal buggers.
PETE'S HOLE - No recent report.
POTTERS PONDS - have produced good fishing with shrimp or red salmon eggs or PowerBait. A fly and bubble has also been effective. Use a royal coachman or double renegade about 4 ft behind the bubble.
SCOFIELD RESERVOIR - Fly fisherman Tom Ogden fished the west side early this week from a float tube. On the west side in six feet of water, he caught and released 65 trout in five 1/2 hours, using a size 10 brown, beadhead leech. He observed a damsel fly hatch, and theorized that the 13- to 20-inch fish mistook the leeches for nymphs. Bays are full of redside shiners, which can be caught and used as bait. Dead minnows in the early morning have provided bank anglers with good fishing action. Others have been using minnow imitations such as needlefish. Boaters trolling with pop gear and worms or needlefish or orange Triple Teasers have also had good success. Still-fishing boaters have had luck with PowerBait, worms and worms + marshmallows.
STRAIGHT CANYON CREEK - Try using wooly buggers, stonefly and sculpin imitations.
WILLOW LAKE - Fishing has been good with gold-colored lures.
WRIGLEY SPRINGS RESERVOIR - No recent report.
LAKE POWELL
Lake elevation: 3,586 ft., Water temperature: 73–76° F.
Fishing is either very productive or almost impossible depending on your location. In preparation for this report, I fished the main channel from Warm Creek to Wetherill Canyon. I suspect my findings relate well to fish in the upper lake. Catchable fish are all in the same place. Here is where you need to be.
Stripers and walleye are at canyon mouths on the edge of the main channel. Proximity to deep water is the key. In the past I have referred to fish location as "rocky points" but for this report that definition needs to be refined. All canyons join the main channel like so many branches of a tree. The deep-water channel of the canyon meets the deep main river channel and forms a corner. Most fish are congregated on that corner. The reason may be food or temperature related but the fact is that game fish are congregated and therefore easy to catch. The corner may be talus with lots of broken rubble rock. It may also be a smooth slick rock point or a steep cliff or some combination of all of these. Each of these habitats hold fish, especially the slick rock humps and points within 100 yards of the corner. A corner ending in a long shallow flat is not productive
Once the proper corner habitat is located then the technique is up to you. If targeting bass, fish with soft plastics along the slick rock points, humps and tops and then over the deep-water edge to the depth below. Perhaps the best presentation is the dropshot wacky-rigged plastic grub, worm or Senko. The best depth is 15–25 feet. Make sure the bait hits bottom often on the retrieve. Smallmouth exceeding two pounds are commonly caught with average bass weighing 1.5 pounds.
If targeting stripers, troll or cast shad-imitating crank baits. When a school is graphed under the boat or a fish is being played, quickly drop a jigging spoon into the swarming school mates. Cast rattletraps to a departing school to get one more before they leave. Yearling stripers are active all day long with older fish hitting more often at twilight. Again the holding depth is 20-30 feet. Anchovies will work on these corner habitats.
If targeting walleye, look for a mudline trailing off the corner point. To feel secure, walleye need low light created by twilight or shade from floating mud. When walleye are in clear water they will be deep enough to avoid bright light. Watch the lure descend into the depths. When it disappears from view it is at the minimum depth where walleye lurk in clear water. That depth is about 20 feet. Fish a clear water point with trolled wally divers or shad raps. Or cast jigs tipped with night crawlers, then slowly crawled along the bottom to capture walleye. Walleye numbers and catch rate are the best they have been in a very long time in the lower lake. My average catch is 4 walleye per trip using indiscriminant trolling techniques designed to catch any fish.
In some locations stripers are starting 'slurp-boils' where big fish eat tiny shad on the surface. It seems when conditions are right slurp feeding persists all day long. These events may recur daily or happen just a day or two per week. When slurping stripers are found they may be hard to catch because shad prey size is so small. One very effective technique is to use a small white plastic or marabou jig tied to an 18 inch monofilament trailer attached to the rear hook of a full size surface lure. The big lure casts far enough to reach the boil while the jig is small enough to be selected by fussy fish.
Slurps have been reported in the San Juan and Halls Creek this past week. But slurps may blow up any place on Lake Powell. The prudent angler (or recreationist) should be prepared with a surface lure with dropper jig affixed, to a readily available rod at all times. Stripers caught from a 10-minute slurp may equal the catch of an all day fishing trip. Slurps are targets of opportunity that should not be passed by.
SOUTHERN REGION
BAKER RESERVOIR - Reservoir level is dropping. The lake was stocked with catchable-sized rainbow trout. Fishing was fair. Try PowerBait or worms from shore. Trolling about anything will also work.
BARKER RESERVOIRS, NORTH CREEK LAKES - Barker Reservoir and Lower Barker Reservoir are located at the head of the North Creek drainage northwest of the town of Escalante. The two reservoirs are accessible by road. Eight other smaller reservoirs and ponds are located in the area and are accessible by 1/4- to two-mile hikes from the Barkers. The Barkers are now accessible by vehicle and the ice is off the higher lakes in the area. The Barkers have been stocked with catchable rainbow trout and fishing was fair for rainbows and a few brook trout. Try jigs, spinners or bait from shore. Dougherty Basin Lake is closed to fishing until July 11.
BEAVER MOUNTAIN LAKES - Access is possible to all the lakes. Most reservoirs are low. All of the reservoirs that are normally stocked with catchable rainbow trout have been stocked at least once.
BEAVER RIVER - Flows and turbidity may be up on warmer afternoons in the canyon area. Try spinners or nymph patterns. There may be some caddis or mayfly hatches on warmer days. Releases have begun from Minersville Reservoir so flows in the lower river are up. Catchable rainbows have been stocked in the lower river. Please prevent the spread of whirling disease by cleaning mud from waders and equipment. Do not transport any parts of fish caught here to other waters.
BOULDER MTN LAKES - All waters on the Boulder Mountain are now open to fishing except Dougherty Basin Lake. The gates on the road to the top are scheduled to be opened on June 15. A black marabou jig is a standard lure to try. Bait and wooly bugger/leech patterns or scud fly pattens will also work. Special regulations on many of the Boulder Mountain waters include a trout limit of four of which only two may be over 14 inches. There is a bonus limit of an additional four brook trout (total limit of eight trout if at least four are brook trout. The bonus limit is intended to reduce numbers of brook trout at waters where they reproduce naturally and may become too numerous to maintain good growth and condition. Check the proclamation to see where the bonus limit applies.
CHALK CREEK - Small stream east of Fillmore. Little fishing pressure. Good fishing for small wild rainbow trout and rainbow/cutthroat hybrids. Best fishing is away from the campground and more heavily fished spots. The North Fork provides a good spot for those willing to hike. Meadow Creek and Pioneer Creek are other small streams in the area that contain populations of small, wild trout.
CLEAR CREEK - Small stream along I-70 by Fremont Indian State Park. The stream is up but was relatively clear. Your ability to fish here will depend on weather and the amount of runoff. Good fishing for browns and rainbows up to 14 inches. The tributaries also contain populations of small, wild trout. Little pressure.
CORN CREEK - Fair fishing for brown trout. Little pressure. Fishing can be a challenge here with thick riparian vegetation.
DUCK CREEK/ASPEN MIRROR - These lakes are now open to fishing and have been stocked with catchable rainbow trout. Try PowerBait or worms from shore.
EAST FORK OF THE SEVIER RIVER - The river in Black Canyon has dropped and cleared. eight- to 11-inch brown trout are now present in most of the river. Some larger fish are present in the area near Osiris Mill and above. Try caddis or hopper patterns or small spinners. For the section of river from the BLM property boundary (about four miles south of Antimony) upstream to the confluence with Deer Creek, special regulations include the use of artificial flies and lures only and a limit of two trout. Releases have begun low below Otter Creek Reservoir so the river is high and a little colored through the Kingston Canyon area. This lower section should still be fishable with lures and bait.
ENTERPRISE RESERVOIR (Upper and Lower): Reservoir levels are low and dropping. Catchable size rainbow trout have been stocked in the lower reservoir. Fishing was good with trout taken up to 15 inches. Try PowerBait and worms. Some adult smallmouth bass have been transplanted to reestablish the bass fishery. The trout limit was increased to eight fish as of June 15 at lower Enterprise Reservoir. The regulations have been relaxed because little water, if any, will remain in the lower reservoir by the end of summer due to the continuing drought conditions.
FISH LAKE - Now is a good time to try for splake, rainbows and lake trout. Best fishing is by boat. For splake, try anchoring near the weed line in 20–30 feet of water. Jig with a spoon or plastic jig tipped with sucker or perch meat. You can catch rainbows still-fishing with bait or trolling spinners or pop gear with a worm. Troll deeper for lake trout. Shore fishing is best near Twin Creek using worms or wet flies/streamers, but remember, the stream itself is closed to fishing. Shore anglers can also have success for splake using whole dead minnows or cut bait from shore at night. Special regulations for Fish Lake include no more than two of your four trout limit may be lake trout and only one may be a lake trout larger than 20 inches.
FORSYTH RESERVOIR - Good fishing for some nice splake and tiger trout. Try casting jigs or spinners from shore or trolling. Trolling was best using sivler minnow imitations. Please prevent the spread of whirling disease. Do not transport any parts of fish caught here to other waters.
FREMONT RIVER - Flows in the section between Johnson Reservoir and Mill Meadow Reservoir are up with some runoff. Brown trout are abundant in the section between Mamoit Springs and Mill Meadow. Private property along much of the lower section, obtain permission before fishing. Please prevent the spread of whirling disease by cleaning mud from waders and equipment. Do not transport any parts of fish caught here to other waters.
GOOSEBERRY AREA - Most of the area is now accessible. Special regulations on U M Creek include artificial flies and lures only and closed to the possession of cutthroat trout.
GUNLOCK RESERVOIR - Bass are in shallow and fishing has improved. Green sunfish, bluegill and crappie are present here, too. Remember special regulations for bass — four bass under 10 inches and two over 20 inches.
JOHNSON RESERVOIR - Abundant chubs, suckers and small perch are a problem here. A limited number of tiger muskies have been stocked in Johnson Reservoir. A number of them have been in the reservoir long enough to produce some large fish. Ice out should be one of the best times to pick up a tiger muskie. Try a large spoon or minnow imitation. If you catch one, please contact the nearest DWR office with some details.
KOLOB RESERVOIR - Access is now possible from both the south side from the town of Virgin and from the north via Cedar Canyon. Fishing has slowed somewhat, but anglers are still taking 14- to 18-inch rainbows. Try the rocky points or any place with some gravel, where the larger rainbows are cruising the shoreline. Spinners, jigs or bugger/leech patterns with work. There have been some hatches of midges with trout feeding actively at the surface at times. Special regulations include artificial flies and lures only, with a limit of one trout which must be over 22 inches. Scented jigs are not allowed. Kolob Creek above the reservoir is closed until July.
KOOSHAREM RESERVOIR - The reservoir is full. Fair fishing for mainly smaller cutthroat and rainbows with a few nicer fish. Best success by trolling.
LOWER BOWNS RESERVOIR - The lake is now accessible by vehicle. Generally some fast fishing early in the season.
MILL MEADOW RESERVOIR - Good fishing for rainbows. Best success was trolling something silver. Please prevent the spread of whirling disease. Do not transport any parts of fish caught here to other waters.
MINERSVILLE RESERVOIR - Regulations have been relaxed at the reservoir as of June 15. Anglers may now keep eight trout with no restriction on size. Bait may also be used. The normal special regulations at Minersville were temporarily removed because the reservoir will be drained or reduced to very low levels by the end of summer due to the continuing drought. The normal special regulations will resume on October 1 when restocking for the following year will begin. There are fair numbers of fat 13- to 14-inch rainbows in the reservoir. Tremendous midge hatches at times. Please prevent the spread of whirling disease. Do not transport any parts of fish caught here to other waters.
MONROE MOUNTAIN LAKES - Annabella, Deep, and Big lakes have been stocked with catchable rainbow trout. Try PowerBait from shore. Manning Meadow Reservoir and Barney Lake are now accessible by vehicle, but Manning Meadow is closed to fishing until July 11; Barney is open to fishing but the trout limit is two and fishing is limited to artificial flies and lures only.
NAVAJO LAKE - The lake is up to the top of the dike. Stocking of catchable rainbow trout has begun. There are also a few brook trout which carried over the winter. Try trolling about anything or PowerBait from shore for the rainbows; nightcrawlers or bugger/leech patterns for the brookies.
NEWCASTLE RESERVOIR - Slow fishing for rainbow trout. Smallmouth bass are active. There are a lot of nice smallmouth bass here but they can be difficult to catch since they don't have to work too hard for food with the abundant golden shiner population.
OTTER CREEK RESERVOIR - The reservoir level is dropping. Good fishing in the morning and evenings. Mostly fat 12- to 13-inch rainbows, with an occasional larger fish. Also good from shore using PowerBait or worm and marshmallow combination. Please prevent the spread of whirling disease. Do not transport any parts of fish caught here to other waters.
PANGUITCH LAKE - The Cedar Breaks road is now open. Fishing was fair for rainbows, trolling or using bait from shore. Special regulations here include the release of all cutthroat trout under 22 inches. Only one cutthroat trout (over 22 inches) may be kept in your daily limit of four trout. Sections of the tributary streams near the lake are closed until July
PARAGONAH (RED CREEK) RESERVOIR - Good fishing for rainbow trout early and late; slow at mid-day. Try spinners, leech or bugger patterns in the inflow area. Remember that the stream itself is closed to fishing. Good hatches of midges in the eveninings. Try a Griffiths gnat or emerger pattern.
PINE LAKE - The lake is coming up. Fiar fishing for 10- to 12-inch rainbow trout. Try PowerBait or worms from shore. Damsels fly or leech patterns will work for fly fishers.
PINE VALLEY RESERVOIR - Stocking of rainbow trout has begun. Try bait or spinners from shore. There are also some brook trout.
PIUTE RESERVOIR - The reservoir is low. The ramp and docks are nearly out of the water. Launch at your own risk. Slow fishing. Little fishing pressure. Some small trout are present but we need a good water year to produce some fishing here.
QUAIL LAKE - Bass are now in shallow and success has improved. Try plastic baits, crayfish crankbaits or spinner baits. Success has also been reported for both rainbow trout and bluegill. Remember the special regulations for bass — four bass under 10 inches and two over 20 inches.
REDMOND LAKE - Little pressure. Slow fishing.
REX RESERVOIR - Accessible by truck. Fishing is good. Try worms or PowerBait from shore.
SAND COVE RESERVOIRS - Two small reservoirs by the town of Veyo. Catchable-size rainbow trout have been stocked in the upper reservoir. Bluegill were stocked at both reservoirs last year to get populations started. It will likely be a year or so yet before there are many bluegill of any size though. Introductions of largemouth bass are planned for this year.
SAND HOLLOW RESERVOIR - A new reservoir near St. George. The lake is now open to fishing. Public access to the reservoir is available only through the State Park. The water level is now dropping. Reports of fair to good fishing for bass up to 14–15 inches as well as bluegill. Try a small plastic bait or spinner bait for bass. Try a small jig or piece of worm below a float near some of the submerged vegetation for bluegill. Special regulations here include a limit of four bass under 10 inches and two over 20 inches.
SEVIER RIVER, ASAY CREEK, MAMMOTH CREEK - Tributaries and main stream have been clear. Most of the trout water on the Sevier is located upstream (south) from the town of Hatch. Intermittent sections of good habitat are present above Hatch and easily accessible from Highway 89. The river contains mainly brown trout and mountain whitefish. Asay Creek west of Highway 89 is on private land and access is restricted. Public access is possible on much of Mammoth Creek west of Highway 89. Special regulations apply to a section of Mammoth Creek, check the proclamation for details. Try hopper or caddis patterns or small spinners. Whirling disease was documented in the drainage. Please prevent the spread of whirling disease. Do not transport any parts of fish caught here to other waters.
THOUSAND LAKES MTN - No recent reports.
TROPIC RESERVOIR - Reservoir at the head of the East Fork of the Sevier River, west of Bryce Canyon Nat'l Park. The reservoir is now accessible. It was stocked with catchable rainbow trout. There are also some brown trout. Try some PowerBait or spinners from shore. The East Fork Sevier above the reservoir was good for mainly small brook trout.
URBAN PONDS - Good fishing for rainbow trout at the two Tawa ponds along the Snow Canyon Parkway and the Skyline Drive Pond in St. George. The trout limit is two at the St. George ponds. Catch and release only for largemouth bass. Anglers 14 years or older need a valid Utah fishing license to fish here. Older anglers are requested to use artificial flies or lures. The St. George ponds were stocked last week for the final time this summer. The Hurricane Pond was stocked with catchable size rainbows and was fair fishing with PowerBait or worms. Rainbow trout have also been stocked at the Parowan Pond and Woods Pond east of Cedar City.
WIDE HOLLOW RESERVOIR - Reservoir at Escalante State Park west of the town of Escalante. The reservoir level is dropping. Fishing was good for 10- to 12-inch rainbows using spinners from the bank. Bass and bluegill are now active.
YANKEE MEADOW RESERVOIR - Fair fishing for rainbow, cutthroat and brook trout. Try spinners or bait from shore. The inlet channel is closed to fishing.
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