| Show Elbow Room Greater at Flaming Gorge By John Hewston With the passing of Labor Day weekend and the coming of fall weather to the Flaming Gorge area some activities have changed a bit With the rapidly rising water level in inthe Inthe the reservoir anglers are find find- findIng ing daily changes too The summer crowds have gone and has dwindled to more of a trickle than a steady dy flow This gives those per per- persons sons visiting the area now much more elbow room than they had during the summer On such a large recreation area that means each party almost has the place to himself MOST OF THE parties ven ven- venturing turing out on the water or along the banks are arc after trout Fall fishing is at its peak in Septem Septem- September ber and October The usual an- an angling angling gling methods employed during warmer weather are still taking nice catches of rainbows Worms seem to be the favorite of bait fishermen with cheese once again taking over second spot and marshmallows dropping to third Corn and salmon eggs do donot donot not produce as well but catch lots of fish Trolling with pop gear and worms or cheese if you can keep it on the hook Is the most popular among boat anglers However both boat and shore fishermen are using more arti arti- artificial lures now Spoons spin spin- spinners ners flatfish and flies are be be- be becoming coming more common on the I big lake Bank fishermen using flies are finding that they can pick pickup pickup up some of the bigger rainbows by fishing very close to the bank in the heads of small coy eov es and bays The bunkers chase schools of minnows into these areas and are ready to strike at just about anything that moves past them Fishermen must ap ap- ap approach such feeding trout with caution though Heavy footsteps a shadow on the water or the suns sun's reflection tion on your rod will send them into deeper water in a hurry This method Is particular 1 v good on the desert portion of the reservoir have been stalking deer through the for ested part of the recreation ar ar- ar area ea recently and a few bird hun bun have been seen here and there Parties of elk hunters have already been looking the area over and laying plans for forthe forthe the coming season And gun gUll hunters are anticipating the t h e deer season next month But fishing Is still number one at Flaming Gorge Recreation Ar Ar- Ar Area ea |
