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Straight Canyon/Cottonwood Creek report
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Spent the weekend at Joe's Valley Reservoir--first time there, what a beautiful and fun place. Didn't get a lot of time to fish, but spent from about 7:30 to 8:45 pm on the river--I parked about 1/2 down the canyon next to an old mining car and fished directly beneath it.

Since I've never been there before I don't know if the water was high or not--but it was running pretty clear. I do know the fish were eager to take whatever I threw at them. I used my 12' tenkara rod, fishing only dry flies.

When fishing new water I usually throw 2 flies to see what works. Started with a #16 parachute adams & #24 mosquito. Used a #18 PMD (had a few land on me). Finished with a #14 tan caddis & #14 renegade. Although no fly got skunked, the caddis worked best if for no other reason than the fish seemed to pound it.

Landed 13, had 3 more on, and missed maybe another dozen hits. In fact, caught 3 on my last 4 casts. Most were small--10"ish, but the last few were 12-15".

So if you're thinking of hitting some of the central Utah streams, definitely give Straight Canyon some time.

Mike
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#2
That is a great place to fish. Up a bit higher at Grassy Lake the fly fishing for Tiger Trout can be awesome, even from shore. We mostly use red Humppy's and yellow sallys and do pretty well. The humppy's are size 18 and the sally's are size 18 or 20. Keep an eye out for bears.[crazy]
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Grassy lake was crowded with bobber fishermen & I forgot my rod, but it's very pretty. I didn't see any bears, but did find a beer--unopened Natty Lite buried in the mud--wife was pretty grossed out when I opened it and took a swig.

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About 2 weeks ago did really well on a small black leach couldn't keep them off.
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