Deer Creek yesterday

[_6x_]

I snuck out to Deer Creek after work for a couple of hours yesterday evening.  I've lost my thermometer but the water felt cold. No sign -- for me, anyway -- of prespawn smallmouths yet.  I did pick up a couple of nice rainbows.  A beautiful, calm evening on the water. 

[Eball_111]

Do you know if you can launch a float tube at DC in a non state park area if you're not a Wasatch county resident?

[fishalot13]

I would avoid state parks if you do not live in that county.

[dubob]

Do you know if you can launch a float tube at DC in a non state park area if you're not a Wasatch county resident?

If you are NOT a Washington Wasatch County resident, you can NOT fish in ANY Wasatch County body of water state park or not.  Summit County is the same.  Utah lake, the last I heard, is still open to non-county residents EXCEPT in the State Park portion which cover less than 1% of the actual lake.  But the speed at which these things are changing would impress a drag car racer.  Oh, and for what it's worth, every square inch of Deer Creek Reservoir is INSIDE the State Park boundary.  So, it isn't possible to float a water vessel of any type at Deer Creek in a non Sate Park area.

[a_bow_nut]

The water temp on Monday was averaging around 47 degrees. A long ways from spawn temperatures.

[300win]

It's going to be a summer

[Kent]

Do you know if you can launch a float tube at DC in a non state park area if you're not a Wasatch county resident?

If you are NOT a Washington County resident, you can NOT fish in ANY Wasatch County body of water state park or not. 

Wow Bob, that is one strange restriction that one has to be a resident of the St. George area in order to be able to fish in Wasatch County.

[CrayDad]

Bob, did you mean Wasatch County resident? That's how I understand it at least.

[dubob]

So you guys really ARE awake and paying attention.  Obviously, I wasn't when I wrote that.  I will endeavor to do better today.  Y'all stay safe now - and don't fish Deer Creek unless you live in Washington Wasatch County.  

[MSM1970]

Obviously, I wasn't when I wrote that.

You may want to take a litttle more time sitting in the boat today to stay on top of your game.

[MWScott72]

Can someone either post the link or actual document that forbids fishing in ALL Wasatch Co. waters.  I understand the State Parks, but I haven't been able to find any written documentation that everything else is closed...and if it ain't written, it didn't happen.

[FishfulThinkin]

Here is the link to the Wasatch County Order that prohibits any non county resident from recreating anywhere in Wasatch county:

http://coronavirus.wasatch.utah.gov/Port...0_2020.pdf

[big_griggs]

Here is the link to the Wasatch County Order that prohibits any non county resident from recreating anywhere in Wasatch county:

http://coronavirus.wasatch.utah.gov/Port...0_2020.pdf

Thanks for sharing that but in my own opinion.  That's dumb!!

[FishfulThinkin]

Yeah, I have my own opinions also about it but I was just responding to MWScott72 who had not seen the written order.