02-07-2008, 12:18 AM
[size 1]CLEVELAND RESERVOIR: There's no lakeside parking, due to a wall of snow on either side of Highway 31. Anglers need to snowmobile in from the Miller Flat parking area. Try chartreuse PowerBait, molded onto a cheese hook for best results. Suspend the bait about five feet from the bottom.
GIGLIOTTI POND: DWR personnel Casey Olsen and Roy Marchant fished over the weekend. Using Velveta cheese, they caught five trout. Through their underwater camera, they observed a lot of trout. Unfortunately, the fish seemed uninterested in most baits.
HUNTINGTON CREEK: The adventurous angler might try Montana nymphs, San Juan worms or hares ears in open water stretches. Baitcasters will do best with worms.
HUNTINGTON RESERVOIR: (also known as Mammoth Reservoir) Sergeant Stacey Jones described a 10-foot wall of snow on each side of the highway bordering Huntington Reservoir. There's very limited parking by the restroom, where the snow may be two feet deep. A week ago, a 1/8 ounce chartreuse jighead, tipped with half a nightcrawler, was effective. Keep the bait moving and watch carefully for a light bite. This reservoir is closed to the possession of cutthroat trout or trout with cutthroat markings.
JOE'S VALLEY RESERVOIR: About two weeks ago, fishing was described as very good. One party, fishing near the dam, caught a bunch of smaller trout with hot pink octopus jigs, hooked onto chub meat. Another group did well with jigs, tipped with mealworms or salmon eggs. A third party did well, using gold attractor spoons.
LAKE POWELL: Visit www.wayneswords.com for the latest fishing report, provided by Wayne Gustaveson, DWR project leader.
LASAL MOUNTAINS: All mountain lakes are snowbound. Access is limited to snow machines. Aquatics Biologist Darek Elverud fished Ken's Lake last weekend, and reported slow to fair fishing for trout, which were biting on small jigs, tipped with a nightcrawler. Darek landed four trout in two hours. They ranged from eight to 16 inches.
SAN JUAN COUNTY: No recent report. Two weeks ago, good fishing was reported at Blanding #3 and #4 with PowerBait or worms.
SCOFIELD RESERVOIR: Sergeant Stacey Jones reported slow fishing at Scofield last weekend. Early morning anglers, who fished the north end in 12 to 15 feet of water, reported the best action. They used ice flies and bait, suspended about a crank off the bottom. Stacey estimated that anglers creeled about one fish per hour. Lake access was difficult. Stacey said that 4-wheelers didn't have a chance. Snow machines had to maintain enough speed to keep from bogging down. Foot travel was so exhausting that most anglers stayed within 50 feet of the shoreline. [/size]
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GIGLIOTTI POND: DWR personnel Casey Olsen and Roy Marchant fished over the weekend. Using Velveta cheese, they caught five trout. Through their underwater camera, they observed a lot of trout. Unfortunately, the fish seemed uninterested in most baits.
HUNTINGTON CREEK: The adventurous angler might try Montana nymphs, San Juan worms or hares ears in open water stretches. Baitcasters will do best with worms.
HUNTINGTON RESERVOIR: (also known as Mammoth Reservoir) Sergeant Stacey Jones described a 10-foot wall of snow on each side of the highway bordering Huntington Reservoir. There's very limited parking by the restroom, where the snow may be two feet deep. A week ago, a 1/8 ounce chartreuse jighead, tipped with half a nightcrawler, was effective. Keep the bait moving and watch carefully for a light bite. This reservoir is closed to the possession of cutthroat trout or trout with cutthroat markings.
JOE'S VALLEY RESERVOIR: About two weeks ago, fishing was described as very good. One party, fishing near the dam, caught a bunch of smaller trout with hot pink octopus jigs, hooked onto chub meat. Another group did well with jigs, tipped with mealworms or salmon eggs. A third party did well, using gold attractor spoons.
LAKE POWELL: Visit www.wayneswords.com for the latest fishing report, provided by Wayne Gustaveson, DWR project leader.
LASAL MOUNTAINS: All mountain lakes are snowbound. Access is limited to snow machines. Aquatics Biologist Darek Elverud fished Ken's Lake last weekend, and reported slow to fair fishing for trout, which were biting on small jigs, tipped with a nightcrawler. Darek landed four trout in two hours. They ranged from eight to 16 inches.
SAN JUAN COUNTY: No recent report. Two weeks ago, good fishing was reported at Blanding #3 and #4 with PowerBait or worms.
SCOFIELD RESERVOIR: Sergeant Stacey Jones reported slow fishing at Scofield last weekend. Early morning anglers, who fished the north end in 12 to 15 feet of water, reported the best action. They used ice flies and bait, suspended about a crank off the bottom. Stacey estimated that anglers creeled about one fish per hour. Lake access was difficult. Stacey said that 4-wheelers didn't have a chance. Snow machines had to maintain enough speed to keep from bogging down. Foot travel was so exhausting that most anglers stayed within 50 feet of the shoreline. [/size]
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