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Show t ; .. , 5- ' V ; -v ..v ' . " , ' 1,1 V, OTHER EASTERN Utah waters get more angling attention hut " '. TVT, 'ike ;ehwf ks Riverf shSJS he Soften produce best holdover fish after opening day. 1 Where con angler -go after flhe opener? i j By HarttWixom OUTDOOR WRITER ( Uintah County anglers jammed Steinaker, the Green River at Little Hole, Big Sand Wash, Moon Lake, Strawberry, Soldier Creek, and many other waters inbetween Saturday. They also separated scores of hatchery trout (mm homes the planters scarcely had lime to get acquainted with. The reason !was that so many trout were stocked this time around, with even many of the streams pronounced "fishable" by hatchery officials several days before the general opener. But, with those hatchery planters gone, where does an angler now go for the "holdover" browns and cutthroats, x those resident rainbows which managed to elude the more than quarter million opening day horde? Best answer is many of those same waters, but farther from roads and Jocks, under the brush, where you have lo"troubleshoot" to get a line in. On the i Green River, for instance, it translates I into hiking between access points, j floating downstream even if just far J enough to fish the "opposite" side i where few boots trod, and where the f angler must work a little harder. It can result in sweet success. Many of the Green River anglers discovered, however, that it was difficult to catch a Wish opening weekend limit, since only two stream trout can be over 13 inches. Most of them were that and "ore. It gets tougher now, since the limit from here to conclusion Nov. 30 is I fight fish. All could be lunkers on Strawberry and Big Sand Wash, although not so challenging on Moon and Steinaker, ( , 'heremany of the trout were pansizers j : and will be remainder of the season. I tidier Creek rainbows are nudging 1U5 inches at this point, not much on heavy pop gear, but a lighting frenzy on $ W tackle, ditto for fly rodders as arm weather brings on the summer "sect hatches. Ironically, some of the best fishing wild be on waters open year around. Include Starvation, still yielding rainbows in quantity, and browns eighty enough to give anyone a quality experience; Pelican Lake, here trout anglers "who will get off e'r high horse" can enjoy rapid giU-largemouth bass action on . shoreline, spawners through June; Flaming Gorge, where the giant Mackinaws seem to go on a feeding binge early summer with a large frog JW'ish right on the bottom; Red Fleet, "th a heavy stocking of rainbows. There are also some "sleepers" ch might have missed: Red Creek Reservoir, frequently not open until Jll, and so listed in the proclamation erroneously; it was amended to open 'V 30, and traditionally provides excellent bank angling for shingle-sided shingle-sided rainbows; the Ute Indain waters, including Towave and Hill Creek above below, with a few whopper , cutthroats remaining from the "good old days," plus lake trout in Twin Potts, brook trout in the Frog Ponds above Duchesne, as well as the south slope streams on both Ute and Ashley forest. The streams are more fishable than they have been for many an early season hopeful. Ashley Creek, where it was not gouged out or channeled in the past has some fair brown trout populations- at any given time, with the lower end fly fishing only. At Steinaker you can hook either rainbow or largemouth,so that is three species of game fish in one relatively small area. There are several out of the way waters on Diamond Mountain which are also worth the effort, including beautiful little Jones Hole Creek (there always seems to be one more nice , brown trout between hatchery and ,,. , Greer) River), Cr.ouse,an.d nearby other..,.-,, ;, . reservoirs. Roads will require more summer heat to dry out enroute to Paradise, Oaks Park, and East Park on the south slope, but expect pansize rainbows with a spicing of brook trout feeding eagerly by late June. On the Green River excellent fishing is expected in particular for those who get beyond ready access, all the way to the Colorado border. Modification of outlets to allow higher, warmer release of water from Flaming Gorge is working, according to Utah Division Wildlife Resources biologists, a reason for fish growth past the 1012 inches of past years. Dutch John anglers have indicated a nest of oversized brown trout are benefitting from this warmer water which not only encourages aquatic insects and other trout foods, but speed up metabolism in the fish themselves so they feel more hungry, thus putting on weight-and keeping in touch with the anglers' offering more often than ever before. Anglers are also reminded of the best means of releasing trout, an important factor after keeping the second stream trout over 13 inches: use a net to land if possible; in any event, grip gently but not too firmly. If hook is deeply embedded, em-bedded, cut the line. Both the Line-leader, Line-leader, and hook, will dissolve from stomach acids, leaving the fish unharmed. Check the proclamation carefully. Many top trout waters open July 1, including the fly fishing only Wild Strawberry River from Red Creek up to Soldier Creek Dam, the inlets to Strawberry Reservoir, West Fork of Duchesne, and many others. In the mean time, there are plenty of big trout prospects open right now, as well. - ' .MUM ANOTHER FISH is added to the collection a$$ afid Judy Fajardo, Rock Springs, gam their ninth fish of the aay. |
