07-13-2014, 02:06 PM
You have Panguitch North and South campgrounds (they are right next to each other, just a matter of what side of the road is how the naming goes). North is more "RV" oriented while south is tent only for the most part. Regardless of how you are camping IMO I would stay in Panguitch North. North has a paved road in and paved parking spots. South is all dirt plus it is way tighter in there thus one can't really get around too well especially if one was pulling a trailer of some sorts. Like a boat. About ~25% of north can be reserved online. The rest is first come. You can also go camping 100% free. A mile or so east of the lake go south off 143 on FR070 and camp anywhere one wants. BLM land. No nothing but land there. Bring your own everything 100% dry camping.
Fishing wise... Go to Bass Pro or Sportsmans and buy a lure called a Little Cleo. Gold in color or the gold with red on half. They have ruled all Trout variants for the past 40 or so years and never ever fail. I have a slot in my tackle box full of them at all times even though I only go Trout fishing a couple times a year. The one lure I will never be w/o or run out of when I do go. 1/4 and 1/8oz sizes will do. 1/6oz was my families favorite 30+ years ago growing up in Montana but is much harder to find these days. I believe they still make it but no one locally stocks that one size. I lean more towards the 1/4oz these days. Easy to cast a good distance. You can troll or cast them all day and do good at Panguitch.
Flyrod wise. Tough to beat a green Wooly Bugger with lots of flash to it and a gold bead on it. I highly prefer a sinking line over floating on Panguitch. You will still catch 'em if you just have a floating line. 5 or 6wt rod. Anything less is tough to cast in the winds and Panguitch has winds 98% of the times starting at around 10am till 5pm or so.
Since Madi can't cast a flyrod yet very well we usually break out the flyrods once the wind picks up. Easy enough for one that can't cast one to let line out as one drifts the lake. The bobbing back and forth in the winds plus a little quick pull/snap on the rod tip keeps whatever is on the end of the line looking very active and will provide lots of action. (I still retrieve mine in short quick jerks all the way in and cast keeping busy but if one can't cast very well you will still catch 'em the way my daughter does as noted above.) You can drift anywhere but I prefer to start my drifts in the lake starting around the south boat ramp or around the corner from there. You will see most "everyone" on the lake head to one area to fish every morning. IMO that area is no more special than anywhere else on the lake. I have no idea why they all go over to that spot and typically avoid it. I find my fish elsewhere.
That be it...
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Fishing wise... Go to Bass Pro or Sportsmans and buy a lure called a Little Cleo. Gold in color or the gold with red on half. They have ruled all Trout variants for the past 40 or so years and never ever fail. I have a slot in my tackle box full of them at all times even though I only go Trout fishing a couple times a year. The one lure I will never be w/o or run out of when I do go. 1/4 and 1/8oz sizes will do. 1/6oz was my families favorite 30+ years ago growing up in Montana but is much harder to find these days. I believe they still make it but no one locally stocks that one size. I lean more towards the 1/4oz these days. Easy to cast a good distance. You can troll or cast them all day and do good at Panguitch.
Flyrod wise. Tough to beat a green Wooly Bugger with lots of flash to it and a gold bead on it. I highly prefer a sinking line over floating on Panguitch. You will still catch 'em if you just have a floating line. 5 or 6wt rod. Anything less is tough to cast in the winds and Panguitch has winds 98% of the times starting at around 10am till 5pm or so.
Since Madi can't cast a flyrod yet very well we usually break out the flyrods once the wind picks up. Easy enough for one that can't cast one to let line out as one drifts the lake. The bobbing back and forth in the winds plus a little quick pull/snap on the rod tip keeps whatever is on the end of the line looking very active and will provide lots of action. (I still retrieve mine in short quick jerks all the way in and cast keeping busy but if one can't cast very well you will still catch 'em the way my daughter does as noted above.) You can drift anywhere but I prefer to start my drifts in the lake starting around the south boat ramp or around the corner from there. You will see most "everyone" on the lake head to one area to fish every morning. IMO that area is no more special than anywhere else on the lake. I have no idea why they all go over to that spot and typically avoid it. I find my fish elsewhere.
That be it...
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