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Show The Garfield County Insider Page o May 09 2011 BEST FISHING SPOTS FOR MEMORIAL DAY Memorial Day weekend is always a great time to fish in Utah. But this year, it might be better than ever. A cold, wet spring has delayed fishing action that's usually tapered off a bit by the time Memorial Day weekend arrives. This year, that action will be underway. And, in some cases, it will just be starting. You can stay updated by visiting the fishing hotspots page. When asked to pick which waters might be the best ones to fish over the Memorial Day weekend this year, Division of Wildlife Resources personnel in each of the DWR's five regions picked the following: Southeastern Utah The best fishing you'll find all year at Joes Valley and Scofield reservoirs typically happens on or near Memorial Day weekend. Utah chubs usually start to spawn at the end of May or the beginning of June at Joes Valley. Large splake (a cross between a lake trout and a brook trout) move into the shallow water near shore to eat the chubs. "Fishing with chub meat or a lure that imitates a minnow, such as a Rapala, is your best bet," says Paul Birdsey, regional fisheries manager. "I caught nine fish in nine casts at Joes Valley on Memorial Day weekend a couple of years ago using a chub-colored Rapala." Birdsey says some nice tiger muskies should also be cruising the shoreline this year. Please remember that any tiger musky under 40 inches long must be released immediately. "Despite their well deserved reputation for being awesome predators, tiger muskies do not fare well if they're handled incorrectly," Birdsey says. If you catch a tiger muskie, land the fish as quickly as possible to avoid a lethal build up of lactic acid in the fish. "Also, try to avoid taking the muskie out of the water, even for a short period of time," Birdsey says. "If possible, keep the fish in the water and release it. If you don't, the fish might die." Good numbers of rainbow, cutthroat and tiger trout are available at Scofield Reservoir. All of these species are readily available to shoreline anglers. For the best success, try fishing during the early "I promise you'll win." How could you lose when you save energy and enjoy rebates at the same time? So, it's your move. But if I were you, I'd start with a quick visit to ThermWise.com — my namesake website. It's stocked with money-saving and energy-saving hints, helps and advice. morning or late evening hours. If you're after rainbow trout, nightcrawlers, PowerBait on cheese hooks and salmon eggs are good baits to try. For cutthroat and tiger trout, try spinners and lures. The Jake's Spin-ALure, Kastmaster, Mepps, Roostertail and Panther Martin are among the best spinners to use at Scofield. A minnow- or troutimitating Rapala, in sizes 5 or 7, is also a good choice for both cutthroat and tiger trout. In the spring, the best artificial fly pattern for Scofield is a brown or green sparkle leech in sizes 6 to 10. Utah chubs and redside shiners are two excellent natural baits to try. You can catch chubs and shiners in a minnow trap, and then put them on your hook. Before you can place them on your hook, please remember that the minnows must be dead. A sac of trout eggs is an- ThermWise Appliance Rebates For a limited time, Questar Gas is offering sizeable rebates when you install energy-efficient appliances. And ThermWise.com lists even more savings. $750 Rebate Solar-assisted gas water heating $ 600 Rebate Residential gas boiler system How energy-efficient is your home? Take a guess. No, wait, get the truth instead. Schedule a home energy audit. For $25, a Questar Gas technician will visit your home, conduct a thorough energy-efficiency analysis and then offer a lot of helpful suggestions. 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Hide a hook inside mostly 4.00-5.00 lower, the sac to catch any fish that instances 6.00-8.00 lower. bite it. Holstein Steers: mixed but (Please remember that if mostly 5.00-6.00 lower. you take eggs from a trout, Slaughter Cows: steady. the trout you took the eggs Slaugher Bulls: steady on from must be counted as similar kinds. Steers: Medipart of your trout limit. It's Feeder illegal to "squeeze" a fish um and Large Frame 2: 200-250 lbs scarce; 250for eggs and then release 300 lbs scarce; 300-350 her. The trout will die if you lbs scarce; 350-400 lbs do.) 141.00-153.00; 400-450 Huntington North Res- lbs 144.00-156.00; 450-500 ervoir can also produce lbs 145.00-159.00; 500some nice largemouth bass 550 lbs 135.50-151.00; lbs 131.50this time of the year. "But 550-600 141.50; 600-650 lbs they can be tough to catch because they're typically 128.50-135.50; 650-700 spawning and are less likely lbs 121.00-133.50; 700750 lbs 124.25-130.00; to strike," Birdsey says. "If 750-800 lbs 114.50-125.50; you're looking for a differ- 800-850 lbs 113.50ent experience, though, you 125.00; 850-900 lbs might want to give Hun- 118.00-125.25; 900-950 tington North a try." lbs 112.00-118.00; 950The best time of day to 1000 lbs 105.50-112.50. fish Huntington North is Holsteins Steers: Large Frame 3: Bull Calves: right at daybreak. You can keep six large- scarce; 200-300 lbs scarce; mouth bass at Huntington 300-500 lbs 93.00-111.00; 500-700 lbs 85.50-95.00; North, but only one of the 700-900 lbs 89.00-98.00; bass can be longer than 12 900-1000 lbs scarce. inches. Feeder Heifers: Medium Southern Utah and Large Frame 1-2: 200In southern Utah, Fish 250 lbs scarce; 250-300 lbs Lake and Newcastle Res- scarce; 300-350 lbs scarce; ervoir should be two excel- 350-400 lbs 140.00-142.00; lent waters to fish over the 400-450 lbs 126.00-140.50; 450-500 lbs 130.00-140.50; Memorial Day weekend. lbs 124.50Mike Ottenbacher, re- 500-550 135.00; 550-600 lbs gional fisheries manager, 118.00-131.00; 600-650 lbs provides the following tips 117.00-130.25; 650-700 to help you catch fish at lbs 113.00-125.00; 700each water: 750 lbs 113.00-119.50; Fish Lake 750-800 lbs 109.00-117.50; Late May is a great time 800-850 lbs 111.00-114.50; to catch splake at Fish Lake. 850-900 lbs scarce; 900If you have a boat, an- 950 lbs 108.75-113.50; chor it at the weed line (15 950-1000 lbs 109.00to 25 feet deep at most loca- 109.50; Heiferettes: 63.00105.50. tions), and use a Kastmaster Stock Cows: Pairs or a similar jigging spoon, 1,000.00-1,450.00/pairs. marabou jig or larger gitzit. Slaughter Cows: Boning And make sure you tip your 80-85% Lean: 70.25-82.75; lure with chub, sucker or Breaking 75-80% Lean: perch meat. Tipping your 70.25-82.75; Commercial: lure with bait is impor- scarce; Cutter 85-90% tant—doing so will greatly Lean: 60.50-69.50. Slaughter Bulls: Yield improve your success. 1000-1500 lbs Start by jigging your lure Grade 86.75-93.75; 1500-2275 a foot or two off the bottom. lbs 94.75-108.75; Yield Vary the jigging action un- Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs til you find what's working scarce; 1500-2315 lbs that day. If you don't catch 71.50-93.50. Feeder Bulls: anything at your first spot, 875-1000 lbs scarce. move to another spot along the weedline or move a litHELP WANTED tle deeper. Although splake fishing BUS DRIVER TRAINER should be great, you may To begin immediately. Must also pick up some lake trout attend week long training at Granite School District June or rainbow trout using the 13-17, 2011 Salary same vertical jigging tech- SALARY: based on 2010-2011 Garfield nique. You can also catch County School District Clasrainbow trout trolling pop- sified Salary Schedule. gear and a worm or still QUALIFICATIONS: Hold current CDL, years of fishing with Powerbait. experience driving school If you get tired of catch- bus, current DOT Physical, ing trout, move closer to current background check. shore and catch some yel- Responsibilities: train bus drivers in classroom and below perch using a smaller hind the wheel, track all trainlure tipped with a piece of ing records, etc. APPLICATION: Int ere sted worm. individuals should submit a Shore fishing opportu- Garfield County School Disnities are limited at Fish trict classified application. Lake, but one technique For file to be complete there should be a completed applithat works for splake this cation, resume', and 3 current time of the year is to fish letters of recommendation. Please direct application using a dead minnow. packets and questions to: Find a spot where the Annie Eldredge, Garfield weeds aren't too thick near School District, 145 East Centhe shore, and cast a small ter St./PO Box 398, annie. eldredge@garfk12.org, Panwhole minnow out as far as guitch, Utah 84759, 435-676you can. 1307 Online application availThis shore-fishing techable at www.garfield.k12. nique usually works best ut.us after dark. Applications will be screened and the most qualiIf the wind is blowing at fied candidates will be granted Fish Lake, consider travelinterviews. ing to nearby Forsyth ResDEADLINE: Friday, May 27, 2010, Noon ervoir for a chance at some Garfield School District nice tiger trout and splake. is an equal opportunity emForsyth is northeast of ployer. Fish Lake, just off state Garfield School District reserves the right to accept or Route 72. reject any or all applications |
