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Show Paue 22 A ' - UINTAH BASIN STANDARD- - October . 2H) I Northeastern Region V. ' ' 7, q hV ,V -- U T- at;;--- 1' ... I -- f. Fishing Report j A Cooler weather still holding and trout flshinghas picked up on most of Vi trout reservoirs. Start the thinkingfullcolor or at least browns. This is the best time of the year to catch brown trout. BIG SAND WASH RESERVOIR (Oct 2) Slow to fair fishing, water is extremely low, well below the boat ramp. Watch for strong winds and afternoon thunderstorms. BULLOCK RESERVOIR (Oct 2) No new reports from anglers. Has been slow fishing for rainbows and fair for bass. Bullock is located approximately 5 miles northofthe town ofGusher. BROUGH RESERVOIR (Oct 2) Scattered reports of fair to good fishing for rainbows and small bass. Brough has a large population of stunted bass and a small population d rainbows. To get to of 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 fork. Road to Brough is quite rutted. BROWNIESHEEP CREEK (Oct 2) Reports of good fishing, mostly for smaller fish at Browne. Good access although rains have made some areas muddy. Sheep Creek Reservoir opened for the first time in many years. Angler numbers dropping down as they discover the lake isn't very good fishing. Note: this was the predicted result based on the low number of fish stocked, age of the fish, and the about the reservoir being opened. mid-lev- MS1 W; ' . - y-'--J ,Tr;A Jyfi ' ' - - fVC5' , ; rr "S ' fair-size- Jump rope is alwaysa favorite of elementary school children, but JUMP Wllll.r:! in: WT.Ailll.K IS WARM! the for this week, game will have to move indoors. with colder weather predicted Season change brings closures on Flaming Gorge ckisedfnrlhcHcasnn.lJrippingKprings Group sites will close (cl. 16; single sites will remain open all year. During tho winter mouths there is no service, no lei;. Willows, Manns, and Carmel are open until closed for I lie season Oct. 28. Sheep Creek Hay isopen I li rough Oct. 28. Tliccampgioiiiid will then lie open for the winter.season for $3.50 per night. Lucerne oilers two loops, C and D, through Oct. 28. After that visitors m;iy slay in the purking lot d tiring the wi n tor season for $6.50 per night, Green River Camps will close Oct. 14 und Deer Run Oct. 16. Jarvies Rout-ICumpground is closed for major rehabilitations. It in the Spring. High will lie reoN.-nemoun tain campgrounds Spirit Luke, Deep Creek, Hrownc Iuikc, Sheep Creek Luke and I zing Park are dosed for the season. BeginningOct 5 lira March 15 the Flaming Gorge Use Pass will go into cITect til the Spillway and Little Hole Bi Mil rani)s. This fit pass is used in a seasonal exchange wit li the n 1 1 concessionaire American Land and Leisure who has iheirown puss between March 16 and Oct. 14. Removal of courtesy boat dorks on the cnsl side will he completed by Oct. 12. Courtesy docks ut Sheep Creek, Anvil Draw, Huckbourd, und Lucerne arc still accessible with removal by early November. Timingof boat dock removal vuries each year. Removing the docks Tor the season depends on I he went her and umniiut of use. Tho goal istnlcuvcdorksin the wuteras late as (Missihle so the public rail enjoy the reservoir before the onset of winter. -- fish-ingf- "I Campgrounds and picnic urcoson the Flaming Gorge Ranger District are closing as I he weather works its way to the winter season. Wat er systems ut most devclojod sites have been shutdown to prevent water lines. Most campgrounds arc nook. Give your bait or lure some action by reeling in slowly or jigging the line by lifting it up a foot or two and then letting it flutter down. STARVATION RESERVOIR (Oct 2) Boat anglers report good bass and walleye. Brown trout action picking up and anglers now able to catch them in shallower waters. Studies indicate the forage base is in jeopardy as fewifanyyoungare reaching an age to reproduce. The only way to ensure future fishing is to remove predators (smaller walleye and bass) so the forage fiah finger-ling- s survive to replace the 20 breeding population before it dies out. Anglers and others can twist this project by catching and keeping your limits of walleye and bass. STEINAKER RESERVOIR - (Oct 2) Reports offair to good fishing for bass and trout. Albino rainbows were stocked along with other rainbows into the reservoir this summer. Except for coloration, these fish are the same as the other rainbow and not diseased. For trout, fish during the cooler hours and try floatinga worm or powerbait a foot or two above the bottom. Other successful methods are to suspend a worm from a bubble. Minnowand crayfish imitations work-ingflures. bass as well as Fish in or over structure both on the top and down to 25 feet UINTA MOUNTAIN LAKES AND STREAMS (Oct 2) Reports of good to excellent fishing on many of the high Uinta Mountain lakes and streams. High elevation mountain lakes tend to be spotty fishing so try a variety of flies, 1 ures or baits. When one lake or stream isnt producing just move on to the next. There are over 400 fishable waters on the South Slope ofthe Uinta 8. Still mostly good trail access end mosquito populations are down due to frost and cold nights. Has been some ice formingon small puddles and shallow edges, usually melts ofTby mid morning. Be prepared for weather changes especially ice and snow. Sheep Creek Cave is closed to recreational use for the season. Closure Oct. 1 is to protect the Townsend's bats during sensitive use periods Oct. 1 through March 31. Opening season begins approximately May 1 dependingon when the hats leave the cave for the Bummer. Kokanee salmon, which turn red when spuwningmay be found at Sheep Creek, a tributary of Flaming Gorge big-eare- d Reservoir south of Manila. Generally the kokanee make their run earlier in September but seem to be running later this year. The run provides viewers a unique opportunity to see the brightly colored fish. You may even be tempted to snagone of those large, spawning kokanee at Sheep Creek. Don't do it. Snagging fish can be illegal, and the meat is not good. MOAB- - In a development that upped the ante in a local environmental controversy, a note referring to this radical environmental group Earth Liberation Front (ELF) was left at the gate of seismic oil exploration project north of Canyonlands National Park. Sheriff's deputies also investigated numerous survey markers that were reported missing from the projects field lines followinga morning of protests by local environmentalists. Since then, k security provided by local law thcexploration project has had enforcement officers and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) range Independent. round-the-cloc- rs.-Ti- TOOELE- - Tooele County residents who worried that the Legislative Redistricting Committee was going to carve the county into three Senate scuts don't have to worry about that any more- - instead, legislators hacked the county into four pieces.-Tooe- le Transcript. - Members of the Uintah County Road Department and County Commissioners labored for about six hours Saturday to improve the final resti ng place of 27 permanent residents at the Maesar Cemetery. The grave sties hud sunken two to three feet and many of the grave stones and markers were tipping over or sinkirig.-Vem- al Express VERNAL- TOOELE- - Students in sexual education classes this year in the Tooele County School District will not be learning about condoms or other methods of birth control. Instead, students with questions about preventing commuanswer: nicable diseases and unwanted pregnancies will get a one-we- d ubstinence.-Transcript-BuIle- tin. - WASATCH- Unequal voting districts outlined the document adopted by, voters in the Nov. 2000 general election for a new form of government are cause for an amended complaint filed against Wasatch COUnty two weeks Wave. ngo.-Wasu- tch - Uintah EAST PARK OAKS PARK (Oct 2) Few reports, fair to good access depending on storms, some muddy areas at time of report. Reports of fair fishing. CALDER CROUSE RESERVOIRS (Oct 2) Reports of good fishing. Moderate angler pressure. Good road conditions at time of report. CURRANT CREEK RESERVOIR (Oct 2) Reports of good fishing on the reservoir and streams. Good road access all the way around to the boat ramp and campground. Access can change quickly depending on storms. FLAMING GORGE RESERVOIR (Oct 2) Fair to good rainbow trout fishingin the Canyon area ofthe reservoir, and shore fishing will improve as the water cools. Kokanee fishing spotty, with the Wyoming irtion of the reservoir closed to harvest October 1 through November 7. Try small fluorescent lures andspoonsbehindadownrigger at 35 to 55 foot depths, with or without a flasherorpopgear. Small mouth bass are becoming less active, how- ever fish can still be caught off rocky points and ledges in 20 feet of water. Spotty for lake trout, although fish are beginning to concentrate in Lin wood Bay. Other good areas to try include Antelope Flats, Sheep Creek, Mustang, Jarvies and Anvil Draw. foot depths usingjigs Target 0 on the bottom; or troll flatfish, rapalas, flashersquid, or popgear minnow combos behind a downrigger or on the bottom with steel line. GREEN RIVER (upper) (Oct 2) Flows are 800 cfs with no fluctuation, and should remain at that level through fall. Baetis and caddis hatches are providingsurface opportunities, and nymph fishing will improve as fall progresses. Terrestrial patterns including hoppers, cicadas, ko-in- ee 70-10- Basin Branch Campus is looking for High School Graduating Seniors beetles and ants have been effective. GREEN RIVER (lower) - (Oct 2) River levels down. Reportsof anglers catching catfish up to five pounds. Try fishing the eddylines (where the faster, main current waters intersect inlets and backwaters), pools below cobble runs and the slower, deeper pools for catfish. Try casting worms, stink baits, dead minnows, or commercial catfish baits into the currant, allow hook to drift through the eddy line and settle on the bottom. MATT WARNER RESERVOIR -(Oct 2) Reports of good fishing, moderate angler pressure on weekdays and heavier pressure over weekends. Fishingsuccess picked up with cooler weather. Roads were good at time of report PELICAN LAKE - (Oct 2) Good fishing for bass and bluegill. Fish have moved into the deeper water or in the deeper holes between the reeds. Heavier angler pressure on weekends. Bluegill have a 10 fish limit in Pelican. Water level is low but still a few feet above conservation pool. Boats still being launched. RED FLEET RESERVOIR - (Oct 2) Reports offair to good fishing for rainbows, bluegill and largemouth bass. Fish are beingtaken from shore and boats. Try floating a worm or powerbait a foot or two above the bottom for trout. Bluegill and bass anglers reporting them in and about the cliffs, rocks, and submerged vegetation with some schools of bluegill out in the deeper waters. Bluegill make an excellent kids fishery. Try usingsmall jigs, lures, flies or bait on a small hook. Cast near submerged vegetation or other structure and let itsinka few feet. Bubbles or bobbers can be placed three feet above the Did you know you could qualify for educational funds Winter Semester? - Americas largest coldwater fisheries conservation organization says that an obscure provision in the energy bill approved by the UJ3. House of Representatives, and under consideration in the Senate would destroy many of Utahs best trout fisheries. The measure, buried deep within the huge energy bill that was approved by the House of Representatives (H.R.4), would require the Department of the Interior to maximize energy production at federal hydro power plants, regardless of resulting impacts- - including impacts on fish, fishing, boating, water quality, river health, or any otjief impacts. Senator James, Inborn ), aided by Senator Frank have stalled auMurkowski ), thorization of next years Defense spending with amendments that e would attach the entire House-passe- d bill to the Defense bill. AIbo included in HR 4 is drilling for oil in the Arctic Rcfiige, openingother public lands to energy development, and $33.5 billion in subsidies to the energy industries. Thehydro power measure is about maximizing power production no matter the cost to the nation's natural resources, said Charles Gauvin, tft-OK- 510-pag- Trout Unlimiteds President. It doesn't even give lip service toward balancing our energy needs with the national interests in natural re- sources andenvircamental preservation. Gauvin and famous Utah trout fisheries like the Green River below Flaming Gorge dam would be devastated if the measure becomes law. Affected projects in other states include: the Bighorn River below Dam; the Missouri River below Canyon Ferry Dam; the Lower Sacramento River below Shasta Keswick Dams; the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam; and the North Platte Rivers Miracle Mile below Seminoe Dam. Representative James Hanson, the Chairman ofthe House of Representatives Resources Committee, sponsored the provision in the energy bill. It would require maximizing Yel-lowt- 789-610- Pell Grants & Scholarships are available! sources operated by the UnitedStates Bureau of Reclamation (BOR.) The legislation directs the BOR to study and then carry out provisions to make hydro power considerations come before fish and wildlife, recreation and other natural resources considerations, despite project authorizations that included three natural resource issues. Trout Unlimited said that the effect ofthe legislation, if it becomes a law, wou)d be t3 push as much water as possible through hydro power generators during hours of peak electric demand, flooding rivers when demand for power iR high and then tumingthem into trickles hours later when the demand falls. While fish and aquatic li fe arc adapted to flows in rivers, they cannot thrive in rivers that go Horn trickle to torrent every day. In addition, rapidly changing flows are often unsafe for angling and other types of recreation. chang-ingwat- Interested students must apply for admission to USU and fill out pell grant and scholarship applications by October 20th, 2001. For more infor0 mation call USU at or 722-229- 4 Continuing and graduate students must also apply by October 20th, 2001 plus-year-o- ld or top-wat- er Anglers worry proposal would destroy premier trout fisheries peak energy production at the nation's existing hydro power re- SS- - or i Gauvin said that this legislation would produce no new power, rather it will simply shill the time of day that the power is generated. With the rapid growth in new natural gas fired turbines being built by the private sector, this provision puts the federal government in direct competition with utilities for the most lucrative part ofthe power market- - peak power. On the other hand, it will not only have huge environmental consequences on these rivers, it will be er devastating to the thriving fisheries-wor- th millions every year to rural economie- s- that have sprung up around the rivers. The irony of this hydro power provision is that this is not at all about power generation, it is about money, Gauvin said. In total, sport fishingisabigbusi-nes- s in the United States. In 1996, 35 million anglers in the United States created 1.2 million jobs by spending $37 billion on recreational fishing. This is one of the most poorly thought out pieces of legislation to come outofWashington hi years. For a few more cents more per kilowatt in . pnj&JtajutUitipft behind this legis-lario- n .are going to destroy pristine! fisheries that infuse millions into rural economies. Someone obviously it didnt do a careful analysis of this approach, Gauvin said. Gauvin said that his organization is mobilizing its 130,000 members to actively oppose the House of Representatives hydro provisions from becomingpart of the Senates energy bill. The organizations membership in nine states have been asked to petition their senators asking them to follows balanced energy approach for hydro power, not an approach of maximizing hydro power at the expense of fish, wildlife and local economies. The states Trout Unlimited is targeting include: Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. In addition, the organization has also placed an action alert on their Web site, encouraging its 35,000 monthly visitors to contact theirse and ask them to develop a reasonable approach to power production from the nations hydro facilities, an approach that releases reasonable and consistent amounts of water to keep the rivers below them healthy. coet-benef- na-to- rs Flaming Gorge schedules series of open houses Please join Flaming Gorge for a series of informal public open houses scheduled to share project information about the FlamingGorge Ranger District along with the operation of the User Fee Program at the FlamingGorge National Recreation Area. Meetings will be at the Dutch John Conference Hall Oct. 10, 7 p.m.; Green River Visitor Center Oct 11, 7 p.m., and Manila NRA Headquarters Oct. 12, 7 p.m. Forest Service staff will be on hand to answer questions and describe District projects and programs. According to Flaming Gorge District Ranger Eileen Richmond, We want the publics input on concerns, ideas, and suggestions about our District programs and projects. Many beneficial projects have been completed, and we want to share our successful process. Other new ones are planned for the future, and we want your input. I A comment card will be available for you to leave at the time of the meeting or to be mailed to: US Forest Service, Flaming Gorge Ranger District, P.O. Box 279, Manila, Utah 84046. Ifyou cannot attend and wish to make comments, please contact the Manila Headquarters at (435) 5 or the Green River Office at (307) Your continued support is very important to us. 5-- 5-- 5-- 784-344- 875-287- |