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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, May ABAJO MOUNTAINS: Counseling Services at Shoreline fishing Monticello and Foy reser- Individual, Marriage and Family Counseling Consultation 25 years experience 435-678-26- 17 voirs has been fair to good with PowerBait and salmon eggs. Fishing success at the three Blanding reservoirs has also been fair to good with PowerBait and spinners. Fishing for rainbow trout at Re- capture Reservoir has been good from boats with lures, MD IRANCH COOKHOUSE SATURDAY & . s LUNCH 1 1 AM V, ' -- .V " 2 PM 380 South Main DINNER Monticello State Liquor License on mountain lakes. report Jim Melendez at the piano with vocalist 7 pm until Close NOW SERVING BREAKFAST 8 AM - 1 1 AM ' ' vest the fish they catch. 4 will not be stocked this year. Blanding 3 has been stocked and will be restocked about every two weeks. LA SAL MOUNTAINS: No LIVE MUSIC . marshmallows or PowerBait. Recapture Reservoir may be totally drained this year to meet irrigation needs, so anglers are encouraged to har- Blanding SUNDAY ' May 4 & 5 ss and fair from shore with 5 PM - 10 PM Early morning or late evening fishing at Kens Lake has been fair to good with traditional baits. Fly fishermen using dark leech patterns from a float tube have done well. LAKE POWELL - report updated April 24. Wayne Gustaveson, DWR Lake Powell project leader, provides the following report: The lake elevation is 3,646 M.S.L. and the water tempera- ture is 56 - 65 F Its warming again after 435-587-32-99 1RE1029 winds and cool nights torpedoed the warming process and fishing conditions reverted to those found two weeks ago. The difference is that bass want to spawn now that the day is longer. Bass fishing has improved while striped bass fishing has stayed the same. Fishing for both will improve during the next two weeks. Largemouth and 2002 - Page 15 which triggers a quick rush from the bass. Follow that with a plastic grub which the curious bass will eat after getting excited by the crank bait. Make sure the grub goes all the way to the bottom, take up the slack and set the hook. Stripers remain in the main channel by current. Nothing has changed. Each night surface temperature falls back into the mid 50s. Then during the day the surface warms to near 65. Afternoon fishing for stripers is much better than morning fishing. One fishing strategy is to purchase a two pole stamp. Park in the main channel close enough to fish bassy points and ledges. Use the second pole to drift a weightless anchovy in the deep water behind the boat. Throw a handful of chum before casting the bait to the identical spot. Stripers coming up to bask in the sun on warm flats at channel edge will find the bait. When that happens drop the bass rod and fish bait until the stripers quit. Southeast Utah fishing report Mark E. Lyman, LCSW 1, small-mout- h bass have moved shallow to find warmer water and nest sites. Black fry from the first spawn are just hatching now. Male bass swimming with and guarding young fry are not as aggressive as those guarding fresh eggs on a nest. Bass that missed the first spawn will find a nest site this week. Spawning will reach a peak between now and the first week of May. Then it will gradually taper off. San Juan bass are a week ahead of main channel and downlake bass. Lower lake bass want to be in shallow, warm water but still need security. The very best habitat for catching bass is under an overhanging ledge that offers shade yet is shallow enough to provide warmer water. Find a visible rock outcropping, point or terraced edge with a sharp break (rougher the better and undercut where bass can hide.) Depth will only be 0 feet and visibility is such that most fish can be seen taking the lure. A good lure combination is a shallow running crank bait Then resume plugging the shore for bass until another striper school is found or finds you. Look for stripers at the mouth of Halls Creek at the main channel and back of Bullfrog, but it may be too early for Moki Wall. Troll from Trachyte to 4 mile in the main channel and in the Dirty Devil. Walleye are heating up in the San Juan and upper lake. 5-1- SAN JUAN COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT ANNUAL BEJSEFr GOLF TOU TEAM hi SIGN-U- P EDS WILL BE USED TOWARD PURCHASE OF NEW SURGICAL- - EQUBPMENT GolfTcam Names: Main Hole Sponsor ($500-- $ 1,000) General Hole Sponsor ($100-$20Individual Sponsor ($50) " Alvlmedl: ' Private Donations Are For more information, call John Hart at the San Juan Health Services District at Seth Allison at The Hideout Golf Pro at Limited to first 36 teams Check V S' 435-587-- 21 I; 16 or $50 per individual .Cash y 0) Other Amount $ $200 per 4 member team , If Gift-In-Ki- Donation, Please Describe 435-587-22- 00 Promoting National Hospital Week May 13 - May 18 |