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Show Vernal Express, Wednesday, May 4, 2005 D7 Women in the Wild returns May 19 at Defas Dude Ranch The Utah Chapter of Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife (SFW) kicks off its second annual annu-al Women in the Wild weekend May 19 at the Defas Dude Ranch near Hannah. This three-day event will provide women of all ages and abilities the opportunity opportu-nity to become more involved in the outdoors. Women who want to develop or sharpen skills related to hunting, fishing, camping or other outdoors activities can come enjoy a variety of workshops work-shops with other women in a relaxed, non-competetive and friendly environment. Event Coordinator Bethany Brown has been an avid supporter of Utah's wildlife and is actively involved in a number of conservation conser-vation organizations. "It's a tremendous honor for me to be a committee member for the Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife and the Sportsmen for Habitat," said Brown. "I have seen first hand the SFW do more specifically for the state 1 of Utah than all the other conservation con-servation groups combined.' All the proceeds from the event go toward assisting the SFWs on-going battle against special interest groups bent on taking away the rights of Utah's hunters and toward habitat and wildlife enhancement projects. Brown is quick to point out that the weekend event for women wouldn't be possible without the enthusiastic and generous support of its sponsors, spon-sors, including Sportsman's Warehouse, Hoyte-Easton, Browning-Winchester, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and many other businesses and organizations. This year's event begins Thursday evening, May 19, with a Dutch Oven Dinner at 6 p.m. and entertainment around the campfire. The workshops begin at 8 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Participants may choose four different workshops work-shops to attend each day. Lunch will be served from noon to 1 p.m. each day in between the morning and afternoon workshops. work-shops. Instructors will teach a variety of workshops including includ-ing archery, ATV riding, big game rifle shooting practice, woodsy floral arranging, fly fishing, horseback riding, wilderness wil-derness survival, GPS skills, Dutch oven cooking, camping basics, shot gunning, fly tying and canoeing. The workshops will be educational with lots of hands on fun. There is a cost involved in attending and pre-registra-tion is required. To register or find out more information call Brown at 801-427-6170 or visit the Utah Chapter SFW Web site at www.sfwsfh.org. Rain doesn't stop Ice Breaker Tournament The Ice Breaker Softball Tournament concluded late Saturday night for the men and women who participated. Rain tried hard to ruin the tournament, but the team played through it and were able to complete the tournament. The rain made for a cold and wet day Saturday, but the players play-ers were ready for it and competed com-peted hard despite the weather. There were three divisions: a women's division and an upper and lower men's division. MX2 won the upper division. They came from Salt Lake City to compete. Keibasa took the crown in the lower division, and Critton Trucking, which was from Salt Lake City, took the women's division. Fishing conditions report updated Not many changes in the fishing conditions for northeastern north-eastern Utah. For those interested inter-ested in getting to some of the forest lakes (Browne, Oaks Park, Paradise etc.) the USFS reports the roads are still gated. Normally gates open May 15, but this year they may stay closed until the end of the month because of the snowfall. Matt Warner still blocked by snow. Looks like Calder has started to spill so Crouse will likely fill or get close to it this spring. NORTHEASTERN REGION -Fishing report updated May 3, 2005. BIG SAND WASH RESERVOIR RESER-VOIR Reservoir is drained for repairs and was treated to remove fish in early September. Plans are to improve the boat ramp and then fill this spring. Restocking estimate late spring of 2005. BULLOCKCOTTONWOOD RESERVOIRS No new reports. Cottonwood doesn't have many fish in it, drained to work on dam. Reservoirs are located approximately 5 miles north of the town of Gusher. BROUGH RESERVOIR Reservoir is ice free, fishing fair to good. Reservoir is being filled. Note: Spcial regulations, please read proclamation. To get to Brough, take State Route 88 south from US Route 40 (Ouray Road). Turn west at the second dirt road past the high power lines. Follow this road approximately 2 miles staying to the left at each main fork. Road can be quite muddy and rutted. BROWNESPIRIT LAKE No new reports. The roads are gated. Access is by skis or snowmobiles. Both waters should be good fishing. EAST PARK OAKS PARK No new reports. Lakes have ice, check it carefully. Roads closed for the winter, access by skis or snowmobile. CALDER CROUSE RESERVOIRS RESER-VOIRS Calder (2004) joined Crouse (2002) as a drought victim. vic-tim. UDWR biologists determined deter-mined Calder had a complete winterkill just prior to ice melt. Update for 2005: Calder is full and overflow now going into Crouse. Plans are to stock both reservoirs later this spring. CURRANT CREEK RESERVOIR RESER-VOIR No new reports. The road around the reservoir is inaccessible. Road to the dam is maintained periodically. Reservoir probably still has ice but not in good enough condition condi-tion to risk for ice fishing. If you do go out, check ice carefully, care-fully, especially around edges. FLAMING GORGE RESERVOIR RESER-VOIR All reservoir ramps are open. Fishing from Buckboard to the Confluence has been good for two five pound lake trout over the river channel using three inch jigs tipped with sucker meat or a minnow, or trolling small flatfish, spoons or a minnow behind flashers. flash-ers. There have been reports of larger lake trout caught in the Anvil Draw, Linwood, Antelope and Stateline areas. Look for fish 50 to 90 feet deep over points and along the river channel. Techniques include trolling bottom structure using down riggers or steel line and flatfish, crank baits, or a flasher flash-er trailing a squid or small lure; or vertical jigging using tube or bucktail jigs with or without a minnow or sucker meat. Lake trout can inhabit shallow water this time of year, so another effective technique is long lining lin-ing a Rapala or similar lure on monofilament early mornings morn-ings or late evenings along shoreline areas as well as over traditional deep runs. There are many small and medium sized lake trout in Flaming Gorge, so please take advantage advan-tage of the six fish lake trout regulation (one over 28 inches) and harvest a limit. Rainbow trout fishing is picking up at South Buckboard, Squaw Hollow, Anvil Draw, Linwood, Sheep Creek and Mustang. Shore fishermen should try a nightcrawlermarshmallow combo or Powerbait just off the bottom, or cast spinners or jigs. Smallmouth bass fishing remains slow, however there have been early reports of kokanee salmon being caught in 10-25 feet of water. GREEN RIVER (upper) Base flows are 1000 cfs with possible fluctuations up to 1600 cfs, typically typi-cally late afternoon or evening, due to test flows at Glen Canyon Dam. Nymphs are the primary winter pattern, although some anglers use terrestrial dry flies as strike indicators ahead of a nymph. Early BWO mayfly may-fly hatches along with daily midge activity are providing limited surface action, particularly particu-larly in the Little Hole area and other sunny reaches. This will increase during the next few weeks. Try mayfly patterns size 14 18, and midge patterns 18 22. Good nymph patterns include olive, tan or pink scuds, size 10 16; San Juan Worms, size 12 14; bead head midge, size 16 22; pheasant tails, size 16 20, and Glo Bugs. For streamer fishing, try brown, tan or olive wooly buggers, size 2 6, and light colored col-ored bunny patterns or min now imitations. Spin fishermen should try small rapalas; spinners; spin-ners; black, brown or olive marabou mar-abou jigs; and tube jigs. New Zealand Mudsnail densities have dramatically increased in several localized areas near Little Hole, and have been documented doc-umented within several miles of the dam. Please thoroughly clean mud and vegetation from waders, boats and fishing gear; and if possible, completely dry equipment before leaving the area. A hot water bath (120 degrees Fahrenheit) will kill mudsnails, and spraying equipment equip-ment with 409 or a similar soap solution before drying will increase effectiveness. GREEN RIVER (lower) River is ice-free and has returned to a more normal spring flow. Water is muddy due to runoff. No reports from anglers. MATTWARNERRESERVOIR The reservoir is still inaccessible inacces-sible due to large drifts and recent snowfall. Reservoir still has ice but it doesn't look like it will be good for ice fishing. Water levels are rising and it's likely to be overflowing by the time this goes to print. MOON LAKE No new reports. Old reports of good fishing for smaller fish, a few larger fish also being reported. Weather has been warm and windy with some recent snow fall. Ice likely but not in good enough condition to ice fish. PELICAN LAKE Pelican is ice-free. Anglers report slow fishing for bass and a few blue-gill blue-gill also being taken. Reservoir is full. Be careful of strong afternoon winds. Should pick up quickly after a few warm days. RED FLEET RESERVOIR Report of fair to good fishing for rainbows, no reports yet for bass or bluegill. STARVATION RESERVOIR Only a few anglers have been out partially due to high winds. Anglers report slow fishing for bass, walleye and brown trout. STEIN AKER RESERVOIR Anglers report slow fishing for bass and fair for trout. The ramp is open. The reservoir is filling. UINTA MOUNTAIN LAKES AND STREAMS High-elevation lakes, ponds and slow-moving slow-moving waters are frozen with above average snowfall. Lower elevation streams are muddy. Be prepared still for serious spring weather, area may receive unexpected snowstorms snow-storms and high winds. Note: four trout limit with a bonus of four more brook trout - see proclamation for details. 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