08-29-2008, 11:10 AM
Larger lakes & reservoirs
DEER CREEK RESERVOIR: The reservoir was quite crowded with boats last weekend. Weekdays are much quieter. Anglers report decent success for the three main species of fish: trout, walleye and bass. Many anglers are trolling very slowly, jigging or simply bottom fishing with bait. The key zone for trout and walleye is in 20-40 feet of water. Smallmouth bass tend to be a little shallower. Please remember that the trout limit is four fish statewide, unless otherwise noted in the 2008 Fishing Guidebook. The yellow perch limit is 10. Remember that the bass limit is six, and you should immediately release all bass over 12 inches long. The walleye limit is 10, but you may keep only one over 24 inches.
JORDANELLE RESERVOIR: Last weekend a triathlon brought many people to the reservoir. This weekend will be one of the resevoir's busiest boating weekends of the year. Traffic will continue to be crowded on the reservoir on weekends until after Labor Day. Weekdays are quite a bit quieter. Bass anglers report mixed success. Move around and try deeper water if the traditional shallow areas don't produce. Trout anglers report "fair" success from both shoreline and boat for both browns and rainbows. The bass limit is six fish, and you should immediately release all bass over 12 inches long. Please remember not to fillet bass or remove their heads or tails because of the size restriction (for law enforcement purposes). Perch success is slow, but the perch limit is 50.
STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR: Conservation Officers for the DWR had to write over 50 citations last week, mostly for fishing violations. Please help us get the word out to the public about Strawberry's special regulations! Many anglers report catching some of the 12- to 14-inch rainbows that were stocked earlier. The kokanee salmon are in the tributaries a week earlier than last year and the fish trap is now in operation. (Only a handful were in the trap this morning but we anticipate many more over the next few weeks.) Most anglers report fair success for cutts. Many different lures, flies and baits are working for the trout. Try white tube jigs or dark woolly patterns (flies) from a pontoon boat or float tube. PowerBait, a worm/marshmallow combo or a dead minnow work well for bait anglers. If those strategies don't work, try another location. Regulations for the reservoir include: an aggregate limit of four trout or kokanee salmon. No more than two of the fish may be cutthroat trout under 15 inches, and no more than one may be a cutthroat over 22 inches. All cutthroat between 15 and 22 inches must be immediately released. (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.
UTAH LAKE: Water level is up a little from last year. For example, much of the "Sandy Beach" area near the Spanish Fork River inlet is covered with water. Bring bug repellant, especially if you are fishing near a lantern or light at night. Anglers report fair success for white bass using action lures and good success for channel cats using stink baits or worms. Walleye fishing is slow. The largemouth and smallmouth bass limit is six, and you should immediately release all largemouth and smallmouth bass over 12 inches long. For more information on conditions, call Utah Lake State Park at (801) 375-0731.
YUBA RESERVOIR: Anglers report slow success for all species. Please keep the walleye you catch. For more information, call the State Park at (435) 758-2611.
Smaller lakes, reservoirs & ponds
BURRASTON POND: Fishing success is fair. Most anglers are using PowerBait.
MILL HOLLOW: Drained! No fishing until 2009.
PAYSON LAKE: Anglers report good success with traditional baits, lures and flies.
SALEM POND: Anglers have had fair success for trout and catfish by using traditional baits. The park closes at 10 each night. Remember that regulations include a daily bag and possession limit of four fish for all species. (For example, you could catch and keep one trout, two channel catfish and one bluegill.)
SALT LAKE COMMUNITY WATERS: Community ponds are stocked on a regular basis, and fishing success is fair to good.
SPANISH OAKS RESERVOIR: Anglers report fair success. Worms and PowerBait work best.
SPRING LAKE: Anglers are having fair success for trout and catfish.
TIBBLE FORK RESERVOIR: Anglers report fair to good success from shore or tubes using traditional flies, lures, jigs and baits.
SILVER LAKE FLAT RESERVOIR (ABOVE TIBBLE FORK): Anglers having good success for rainbows and brook trout by using traditional baits, flies and lures as well.
VERNON, GRANTSVILLE & SETTLEMENT CANYON RESERVOIR (TOOELE CO.): Officer Hammond reports that anglers are having fair success at all three waters this week. Water levels are all getting a bit low.
Rivers and streams
AMERICAN FORK RIVER: his river has light fishing pressure, and anglers report fair to good success with worms or small flies.
DIAMOND FORK RIVER: Angler Brent reports good success with a grasshopper imitation and even pulled out a 19-inch brown on the lower stretch this week. Most trout are in the 12-14 inch range. Bait is allowed on this river.
HOBBLE CREEK & CATCH BASIN: Fishing on the creek is fair to good with traditional baits and spinners.
PROVO RIVER: Fly anglers report good success with grasshopper imitations on the surface. Hare's ear, sow bugs, and other small surface flies and bottom-bouncing nymphs are producing fair to good success in pools and feeding zones. Read the 2008 Fishing Guidebook to learn more about the different regulations on the river. Some areas allow bait and others do not. Size restrictions and reduced limits ("two brown trout under 15 inches") are in place in some stretches.
THISTLE CREEK: Anglers report good success with flies, lures or worms, and grasshopper imitations.
DEER CREEK RESERVOIR: The reservoir was quite crowded with boats last weekend. Weekdays are much quieter. Anglers report decent success for the three main species of fish: trout, walleye and bass. Many anglers are trolling very slowly, jigging or simply bottom fishing with bait. The key zone for trout and walleye is in 20-40 feet of water. Smallmouth bass tend to be a little shallower. Please remember that the trout limit is four fish statewide, unless otherwise noted in the 2008 Fishing Guidebook. The yellow perch limit is 10. Remember that the bass limit is six, and you should immediately release all bass over 12 inches long. The walleye limit is 10, but you may keep only one over 24 inches.
JORDANELLE RESERVOIR: Last weekend a triathlon brought many people to the reservoir. This weekend will be one of the resevoir's busiest boating weekends of the year. Traffic will continue to be crowded on the reservoir on weekends until after Labor Day. Weekdays are quite a bit quieter. Bass anglers report mixed success. Move around and try deeper water if the traditional shallow areas don't produce. Trout anglers report "fair" success from both shoreline and boat for both browns and rainbows. The bass limit is six fish, and you should immediately release all bass over 12 inches long. Please remember not to fillet bass or remove their heads or tails because of the size restriction (for law enforcement purposes). Perch success is slow, but the perch limit is 50.
STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR: Conservation Officers for the DWR had to write over 50 citations last week, mostly for fishing violations. Please help us get the word out to the public about Strawberry's special regulations! Many anglers report catching some of the 12- to 14-inch rainbows that were stocked earlier. The kokanee salmon are in the tributaries a week earlier than last year and the fish trap is now in operation. (Only a handful were in the trap this morning but we anticipate many more over the next few weeks.) Most anglers report fair success for cutts. Many different lures, flies and baits are working for the trout. Try white tube jigs or dark woolly patterns (flies) from a pontoon boat or float tube. PowerBait, a worm/marshmallow combo or a dead minnow work well for bait anglers. If those strategies don't work, try another location. Regulations for the reservoir include: an aggregate limit of four trout or kokanee salmon. No more than two of the fish may be cutthroat trout under 15 inches, and no more than one may be a cutthroat over 22 inches. All cutthroat between 15 and 22 inches must be immediately released. (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.
UTAH LAKE: Water level is up a little from last year. For example, much of the "Sandy Beach" area near the Spanish Fork River inlet is covered with water. Bring bug repellant, especially if you are fishing near a lantern or light at night. Anglers report fair success for white bass using action lures and good success for channel cats using stink baits or worms. Walleye fishing is slow. The largemouth and smallmouth bass limit is six, and you should immediately release all largemouth and smallmouth bass over 12 inches long. For more information on conditions, call Utah Lake State Park at (801) 375-0731.
YUBA RESERVOIR: Anglers report slow success for all species. Please keep the walleye you catch. For more information, call the State Park at (435) 758-2611.
Smaller lakes, reservoirs & ponds
BURRASTON POND: Fishing success is fair. Most anglers are using PowerBait.
MILL HOLLOW: Drained! No fishing until 2009.
PAYSON LAKE: Anglers report good success with traditional baits, lures and flies.
SALEM POND: Anglers have had fair success for trout and catfish by using traditional baits. The park closes at 10 each night. Remember that regulations include a daily bag and possession limit of four fish for all species. (For example, you could catch and keep one trout, two channel catfish and one bluegill.)
SALT LAKE COMMUNITY WATERS: Community ponds are stocked on a regular basis, and fishing success is fair to good.
SPANISH OAKS RESERVOIR: Anglers report fair success. Worms and PowerBait work best.
SPRING LAKE: Anglers are having fair success for trout and catfish.
TIBBLE FORK RESERVOIR: Anglers report fair to good success from shore or tubes using traditional flies, lures, jigs and baits.
SILVER LAKE FLAT RESERVOIR (ABOVE TIBBLE FORK): Anglers having good success for rainbows and brook trout by using traditional baits, flies and lures as well.
VERNON, GRANTSVILLE & SETTLEMENT CANYON RESERVOIR (TOOELE CO.): Officer Hammond reports that anglers are having fair success at all three waters this week. Water levels are all getting a bit low.
Rivers and streams
AMERICAN FORK RIVER: his river has light fishing pressure, and anglers report fair to good success with worms or small flies.
DIAMOND FORK RIVER: Angler Brent reports good success with a grasshopper imitation and even pulled out a 19-inch brown on the lower stretch this week. Most trout are in the 12-14 inch range. Bait is allowed on this river.
HOBBLE CREEK & CATCH BASIN: Fishing on the creek is fair to good with traditional baits and spinners.
PROVO RIVER: Fly anglers report good success with grasshopper imitations on the surface. Hare's ear, sow bugs, and other small surface flies and bottom-bouncing nymphs are producing fair to good success in pools and feeding zones. Read the 2008 Fishing Guidebook to learn more about the different regulations on the river. Some areas allow bait and others do not. Size restrictions and reduced limits ("two brown trout under 15 inches") are in place in some stretches.
THISTLE CREEK: Anglers report good success with flies, lures or worms, and grasshopper imitations.