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Show Utah angiers seek xthe riaht olace' GONE FISHIN': Utah anglers have a variety of options when it comes to picking a place to fish. State fishing report courtesy of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. For statewide fishing information, in-formation, call 596-8660. NORTH Bear Lake: Conditions have not changed much from the last report. Water levels are still low, but smaller boats may be launched at the Marina. Best fishing has been fair on the east shore of Cisco Beach along the rock pile for cutthroat cut-throat and lake trout. Try trolling 10-30 feet for cutthroats. $3 fee if using the State Park facilities. Blacksmith Fork: Good fishing conditions, fair for taking brown trout. There are also some good fishing opportunities in tributaries to this river. Remember slot limit on upper stretches. Birch Creek: Moderate pressure for recently stocked catchables. Fair success using different baits. Causey Reservoir: The tributaries to Causey opened on Memorial Day Weekend; however, there is still a four trout limit on the tributaries. Fair fishing for rainbows using baits. Cutthroats and browns tempted temp-ted by spinners. Carry-on boats and motors operated at wakeless speed only. Camp Kiesel closed to fishing. East Canyon Reservoir: Slow success for catchables; however, an occasional brood rainbow will strike. Try various baits. Moderate pressure. Echo Reservoir Good success trolling for rainbows. Catfishing is fair. Boat ramp is open. Hyrum Reservoir: Fair fishing for pan-sized rainbows. Perch fishing is good, bluegill fair. Bass fishing should be starting. Remember Re-member 15-inch minimum size. Lost Creek: Fair fishing, water low, 10-14-inch trout being taken by boat and shore fishing. Mill Hollow: Fair for brookies and rainbows using spinners and Zeke's cheese. Heavy pressure on weekends. Newton Reservoir: Fair fishing for bass and trout. Don't forget minimum bass size is 15 inch. r Channel catfish are starting to take baits. Some good bluegill activity. Ogden River: Moderate to heavy fishing pressure on weekends. Fishing has been fair to good for browns in the canyon. Private lands, so ask first. Good for dry fly fishing. Pineview Reservoir: Reports of small tiger muskellunge catches are on the increase. Remember, there is a 30-inch minimum size restriction on muskies. Good crappie fishing all over the lake. Heavy pressure on the weekends by the dam. Anglers are asked to avoid the spillway areas. Crappie hitting in the shallows and beach areas now. Use mini jigs in brushy areas. Porcupine Reservoir: Fishing has been spotty. Some reports of nice kokanee being taken. Boats can be launched, but the water level is low. Try rapalas for brown trout. Kokanee numbers down, size up. Rockport Reservoir: Slow for rainbow trout, and fair success for perch. Bass not hitting yet, but try deeper, rocky areas. Boats can be launched. Smith & Morehouse: Fair for small rainbows. Larger fish are lurking in water away from the boat ramp and dam. Campgrounds and all facilities are open. Uintas-Highway 150: Highway 150 is open all the way to Wyoming. Wyom-ing. Lakes along the highways are stocked every couple of weeks. Whitney is fair for small rainbows, large cutthroats. Bridger and Hoop Lakes are fair fishing and Marsh Lake is slow. For more of a solitude fishing experience, try float tubing the Uintas. There are numerous lakes that a float tube can be easily carried to for a great day trip. Weber River: Water is murky, but conditions are okay. Picking up a few whitefish and rainbows near the mouth of the canyon and toward Riverdale. Upper canyon is good fishing for browns from Rockport downstream using rapalas. Written permission is required to access the mostly private land along this stretch. stret-ch. Willard Bay: Fishing conditions haven't changed much at Willard. Fishing is still fair for catfish using baits. Crappie fishing is spotty. Don't forget, gizzard shad must be released. CENTRAL Strawberry: The fish are still biting and Memorial Day anglers did quite well. Please return all uninjured cutthroat trout. Bring a jacket. The weather tends to get cool and windy! Deer Creek Reservoir Anglers are picking up some of last fall's planted trout. Fishing from a boat has been the most effective method to catch fish. Provo River: See page 24 of your 1992 fishing proclamation about the regulations for the Provo River. Some rainbows are showing up in the creels of anglers above the reservoir. re-servoir. Remember no bait is allowed allow-ed on certain stretches of the river. Rainbows stocked from Olmstead to Utah Lake. Utah Lake: Catfishing is still going go-ing strong and improving as the weather warms. White bass can still be caught with spinners and flies. Try near Saratoga, American Fork Beat Harbor, Lindon Marina, Lincoln Lin-coln Beach and in flowing stream areas. Lots of Bullhead Catfish are being caught. i i Jordan River: This is a good fishing opoortunity for spring anglers. Well-stocked with rain- i bows south of 9000 south in Salt Lake Valley. Burraston Ponds: Great canoeing and float tubing water. Boats with motors are prohibited. These ponds are located south of Mona on old highway. VernonGrantsvilleSettlement Canyon: Rainbows have been stocked at these smaller reservoirs. This year's full quota has been stocked early because of anticipated low summer water levels. Tibbie Fork Reservoir: The reservoir re-servoir has been stocked. Folks are landing some feisty browns and rainbows. Palisade Lake: Good fishing for rainbows. Great camping spot. Located NE of Sterling. Nine-Mile Reservoir: South of Sterling. Water is low and trout are concentrated. Go for this one soon before the water dries up. Salt Lake Canyons: All the canyon ca-nyon streams have been stocked. Ill ere are a number of back country lakes that offer fishing. Silver Lake, near Brighton Ski Resort, gets stocked every couple of weeks or so. j SEE FISHING ON B-2 ing better than shore fishermen. Some bait fishermen have done well from a stationary boat with floating cheese. Others have had good luck by trolling with pop gear. Shore fishing has been far better on the west shore. Millers Flat: The lake was heavily heav-ily stocked in mid-May. Harvest success ranges from fair to excellent, depending on the day, weather conditions and angler savvy. Powerbait is recommended. Pete's Hole: This water was recently re-cently stocked and fishing has been reported to be excellent. Scofield Reservoir: Fishing has been fair to good for 10 to 12 inch rainbows. Anglers fishing from boats and those using spinners have had better success than shore and bait fishermen. The reservoir was stocked with 21,000 catchable rainbow rain-bow trout just before the opener on Memorial Day weekend. Almost a half million fish have been planted since treatment last fall. Fish size and angler success is expected to improve. Soup Bowl: Stocking took place during the third week in May. Willow Lake: Stocking took place during the week of May 11 and is scheduled again for June. Wrigley Spring: Stocking occurred oc-curred during the week of May 4th. Mepp's spinners and silver spoons are recommended. Colorado River: Water is extraordinarily high and catfishing has dropped off. Fishing should improve im-prove in June and July when run-off subsides. Don's Lake: The lake was stocked stock-ed the third week in May. Red spinners are performing better than baits. Fishing CONTINUED FROM B-l NORTHEAST BrowneSheep Creek Reservoir: Small brookics being caught at Browne. Currant Creek Reservoir: Good catch rates on rainbow trout. Moderate pressure on the weekends. week-ends. Diamond Mountain Lakes: Matt Warner has some winter kill. No fish in Calder or Crouse. Roads get muddy. EastOaks Park Lakes: Fishing is still going well for rainbows and brook trout. Flaming Gorge: Fair to good for rainbows, kokanee and lake trout. Smallmouth fishing is still reported to be good with larger fish still close to shore. The limit on smallmouth is 10 and only two may be 12 inches or longer. Roger Schneidervin, Fisheries biologist at Flaming Gorge, recommends that kokanee anglers fish deep (about seven colors with lead line). Try trolling or jigging for the lake trout. Boat ramps are open. Rainbows and smaller lake trout are being taken from shore. Green River (upper): Water levels are being lowered now. Experiment Ex-periment with various flies and nymphs. Green River (lower): Runoff levels are still high. Some catfish being caught between Jensen and Curay. Red Creek Reservoir: Moderate pressure on weekends. Fair to good fishing using traditional baits. Red Fleet Reservoir: Fair to good success for rainbow, bass and bluegill. The fish are small, but abundant. Recapture Reservoir: Better fishing success is had by fly fishermen. The fish are bigger this year than last year. SOUTH w Baker Reservoir: Fair for 10-12" rainbows. Beaver River: Flows had been high but fishable. The section in Beaver Canyon was recently stocked stock-ed and will continue to be stocked every two weeks throughout the summer. Beaver Mountain Lakes: Good access to all lakes. The lakes have been stocked with rainbow trout catchables. Some of the larger 'holdover" fish from last year can be found in all Beaver Mountain Lakes. Bait fishing has been best but spinners have been successful in the morning and evening hours. Duck CreekAspen Mirror: Roads are good. Four trout limit at Duck Creek, Duck Creek Pond, and at Aspen Mirror was recently stocked. stock-ed. Baits or flies (renegades and mosquitoes) do well. Enterprise: Fair for small rainbow rain-bow trout. Try using Powerbait and worms from shore. Fish Lake: Light fishing pressure. Fair fishing for splake and rainbows. Gooseberry Lakes: The lakes have not been stocked yet but still offer fair fishing. Gunlock: Fair for catfish, crappie and bluegill using jigs and worms. Ivins Reservoir: Fair for largemouth bass. Johnson Reservoir: Reservoir is full. Fishing is slow for small rainbow rain-bow trout. Kolob Reservoir: Good for rainbow rain-bow trout using powerbait, worms and cheese. Fair for brooks and cutthroats. cut-throats. Koosharem Reservoir: Good access. Fishing is slow. Best from boats. Lake Powell: Bluegill fishing is red hot right now. Bass fishing has slowed down. Early morning and late evening or even night is the best. Wayne Gustaveson, Fisheries project leader at Lake Powell, offers great tips for beginning and experienced experi-enced anglers through his hotline that is updated every Monday. Get the "inside track" and a biologist perspective of fishing Lake Powell by calling 1-800-695-FISH. Minersville and Piute Reservoirs: Closed until 1993. Navajo Lake: Road is closed. Forest Service road to the lake will be closed until June 15. Brook trout in the 1-2 lb. range are common using us-ing lures. Rainbow trout around 1 lb. being taken. Otter Creek: Fishing is starting to pick up. Fishing is fair for 12-inch rainbows and up to 1 pounder Panguitch Lake: The watefsel is normal and there are no weeds in the lake. Fishing success is fair for small rainbows. Paragonah Reservoir Rainbows-spawning Rainbows-spawning over and good success with worms and powerbait. Match the hatch for excellent fly fishing (black midges). Roads can get muddy after rainstorms. Pine Lake: The water lever is low. Good fishing from shore using baits. Pine Valley Reservoir: Fair for catchable rainbows with cheese and worms. Posey Lake: Good fishing uV baits and jigs. Quail Creek Reservoir: Good fishing trolling or using Powerbait for catchable rainbow trout. Good for bluegill and fair for bass. (10-18" (10-18" slot limit need to be released immediately!!) Rex Reservoir: The water is and muddy. Fair success aii moderate fishing pressure. Tropic Reservoir: Slow fishing. The campground is open. Lower Sand Coves: Fair for bass. Upper Sand Coves: Fair, few bass being taken using lures. Wide Hollow: The best success has been in the mornings using bait. Yankee Reservoir: Muddy access when it rains. Brook trout up to 2 lbs. being caught. (2 rays-super dupers). Worms and powerbait are catching 1-2 lb. rainbows. Hidden Lake: The lake has been stocked. Fishing should be fair to good. Ken's Lake: Fishing is very good. Salmon eggs are recommended. recom-mended. Best fishing is had along the dam or at the Mill Creek inlet. Warner Lake: The lake's initial stocking took place in late May. B landing No. 4: This water offers the best fishing in the area. Success has been equally good with salmon eggs, Powerbait or spinners. Foy Reservoir: Stocking took place during the third week of May. Flies and baits alike are taking fish. Lake Powell: The striper harvest has been spotty lake-wide. At last report, the San Juan arm seemed better for stripers and other bass. Black bass anglers have had success using plastic grubs and worms. Striper fishing is best at dusk with anchovies or shad-imitating lures. For further information, call the Lake Powell fishing hotline at 1-800-695-FISH. Catfishing has been good at Lake PowelL Mornings and evenings are better, especially in cloudy water. Anglers should drop minnows, anchovies or shrimp on gently-sloping silt or sandy bottoms. Catfish will be in the 1-3 lb. range. Loyd's Lake: The water level is dropping so anglers are recommended recom-mended to fish this water before conditions deteriorate further. Rainbows are on the small and lean side. Maximum size is about 10-12 inches. Pressure has been light. A few fish are being caught on salmon eggs and cheese. Starvation: Walleye fishing is good to excellent in the early mornings morn-ings and evenings. Mike Ptaschin-ski, Ptaschin-ski, a frequent contributor to the Utah Fishing Roundup, reported that anglers in his boat caught 22 walleye during a recent tournament at Starvation. Eleven of the fish were over 1 6 inches. All were caught on a white jig tipped with a worm. Mike said a slow retrieve in 1 5 to 20 feet of water seemed to be the key. Steinaker: There is really no changes to the last report that indicated in-dicated that the best fishing is from boats for the rainbows. Bass fishing is catch and release only. Uinta Mountain Lakes; The road to Sheep Creek, Browne and Spirit Lakes are all open. There are trees down on the long Park and Hicker-son Hicker-son Park road but contractors will be clearing them. Upper elevation trails (above 1 1 ,000) still have snow and muddy conditions. Most of the High Uintas Wilderness trails are open and visitors can expect to hike from 10 to 15 miles into the back country with dry conditions. All tributaries to Granddaddy Lake are closed through 6 a.m. July 11. SOUTHEAST Benches Reservoir: Restocked in early June and fishing should be good. Boulger's Reservoir: Fishing success alternated between hot and cold. Baits such as worms, salmon eggs and Powerbait have been catching cat-ching fish. Restocking occurred in early June. Cleveland Reservoir: Fishing has ranged between fair and good, depending on the day and the angler. Best baits include worms, Powerbait and salmon eggs. Electric Lake: Catch-and Release fishermen have fast action using silver Krocodiles or Kastmasters. Fish Creek: Lower Fish Creek was stocked with 9,000 catchable brown trout the third week in May. Fishing success may be dampened by the abundance of natural food in the water. Huntington Creek: Lower Huntington Hun-tington Creek was stocked with catchable cat-chable sized rainbow trout so bait fishing should be good. Fishermen on the left fork had good success with Kastmaster lures or gold Super Vibrax spinners. Joe's Valley: Boat anglers are do- |