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08-02-2008, 04:32 PM
BAKER RESERVOIR: Heavy algae blooms and low water. Fishing is slow.
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BEAVER MOUNTAIN LAKES: Heavy pressure, especially on weekends. Fishing is most consistent at Anderson Meadow; the biggest fish are being caught at Kents Lake. Three Creeks Reservoir is empty and Kents Lake should drop to the conservation pool level in a week. Public access at Puffer Lake is restricted to 100 yards of shoreline on the southwest end. Look for the small area that is not posted.
BEAVER RIVER, LOWER: Irrigation flows are high but still fishable, though turbidity can be a problem. Much of the river is on private property, so please treat the area with respect. Much of the private land is open to walk-in access, but some is closed to trespass, so watch for signs.
BEAVER RIVER, UPPER: Flows are mostly clear. Small rainbows and browns are abundant and will take most lures and flies. Try flashy spinners or a hopper-dropper rig. Not much pressure. Please prevent the spread of whirling disease by cleaning mud from waders and equipment. Do not transport any parts of fish caught here to other waters.
DUCK CREEK SPRINGS/ASPEN MIRROR LAKE: Catchable-sized rainbows have been stocked and fishing is fair to good with popular baits. Also try lures or flies for more of a challenge.
ENTERPRISE RESERVOIR: (Upper and Lower): Catchable rainbows have been stocked in the lower reservoir. The upper reservoir will not be stocked this year due to continued repair work on the dam. Extra fish have been stocked in the lower reservoir to help compensate for the loss of the upper reservoir this year. A fish consumption advisory was issued for rainbow trout in Upper Enterprise Reservoir due to elevated levels of mercury. It is recommended that adults limit their consumption to one eight-ounce portion per month. Women who may become pregnant, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children should limit their consumption to one two-ounce portion per month.
GUNLOCK RESERVOIR: The water level is dropping in preparation for draining this fall. Remember special regulations for bass: four bass under 10 inches and two over 20 inches. A fish consumption advisory was issued for largemouth bass from Gunlock due to elevated levels of mercury. It is recommended that adults limit their consumption of largemouth bass to two 8-oz portions per month. Women who may become pregnant, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children should limit their consumption to one 4-oz portion per month.
KOLOB RESERVOIR: Fishing is generally slow. Trolling is usually most effective in the summer. Recent sampling found that rainbows and cutthroat are abundant and healthy. A few large fish over three pounds are present. Special regulations include artificial flies and lures only, with a limit of one trout, which must be over 18 inches. Scented jigs are not allowed. Tributary streams were closed to fishing until July 12. Please call the poaching hotline (800) 662-DEER) to report violations.
MAMMOTH CREEK: Flows are low and clear. Fishing is good for small browns with spinners. Public access is possible on some of Mammoth Creek west of Highway 89 please watch for and respect private property postings. Special regulations apply to a section of Mammoth Creek check the proclamation for details. Please prevent the spread of whirling disease. Do not transport any parts of fish caught here to other waters.
MINERSVILLE RESERVOIR: Trout fishing is generally slow. The fish are skinny and easily stressed due to warm water. Please reduce playing and handling time to avoid hooking mortality. Smallmouth bass fishing is good. Work the rocky shorelines with curly-tail jigs or lures that imitate crayfish and chubs. Special regulations include artificial flies and lures only, with a limit of one trout, which must be over 22 inches. Scented jigs are not allowed. Please call the poaching hotline (800) 662-DEER to report violations. Please prevent the spread of whirling disease. Do not transport any parts of fish caught here to other waters.
NAVAJO LAKE: Fishing is fair to good for rainbows and splake. Recent sampling found that splake survived the winter very well and are still very abundant. Some 18-to 19-inch fish are present. Trolling is producing more rainbows than shore fishing. For splake, try lures, streamers or jigs tipped with chub meat.
NEWCASTLE RESERVOIR: Lots of pressure lately. Wiper success is good to excellent if you fish at the right time. Best times for large fish are before sunrise and at sundown. Smaller fish are being caught just after sunrise and in the evening. Slow through most of the day, when most anglers are fishing. Best success trolling gold crankbaits (Frenzies, Rapalas, etc.). Some small fish are being caught on popgear. Also try wooly buggers. Smallmouth fishing is fair to good for small to medium-sized fish. Try a variety of soft plastics, crankbaits and even streamers. Keep switching tactics until you find something that works. Recent sampling has found that three- to four-pound wipers are abundant and spread out through various depths. Try trolling minnow-imitating lures for wipers. Experiment with various speeds and depths. Please remember that golden shiners are not approved for use as fresh or frozen bait. A fish consumption advisory was issued for rainbow trout in Newcastle Reservoir due to elevated levels of mercury. It is recommended that adults limit their consumption to two eight-ounce portions per month. Women who may become pregnant, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children should limit their consumption to one four-ounce portion per month.
PANGUITCH LAKE: Trolling is fair to good. Shore fishing is slow to fair. More and more fish near 22 inches are being caught. Special regulations: Limit is four trout, which must be less than 15 inches or over 22 inches. All trout 15 to 22 inches must be released. Trout caught at Panguitch Lake cannot be filleted, or the head or tail removed, until you get home. Some tributaries are closed until July 12 check the Utah Fishing Guidebook for which streams are closed. Tips for releasing fish in the slot (15 to 22 inches): If a fish swallows the hook, please cut the line to avoid mortality. A fish can pass a swallowed hook and survive, while digging the hook out will almost certainly kill the fish. Also try fishing with single hooks instead of treble hooks.
PARAGONAH (RED CREEK) RESERVOIR: Fair to good success for trollers. Remember that the rainbows here are wild fish, so bait usually doesn't produce as well as flies and lures. Rainbows are very abundant. Harvest is encouraged to allow fish to stay in balance with the food base.
PINE VALLEY RESERVOIR: Catchable rainbows have been stocked.
QUAIL LAKE: Fishing is fair. Fish early and late to avoid the heat. Remember the special regulations for bass: four bass under 10 inches and two over 20 inches.
SAND HOLLOW RESERVOIR: Bass fishing is good to excellent. Small fish are found just about everywhere while large fish are found closer to brush, rock edges, or in deeper water. Dark-colored senkos are a popular bait. Also try deep-diving crankbaits for larger fish. Bluegill have moved deeper again, but are still being caught with a worm and bobber. Try fishing early and late to avoid the heat and water skiers. New regulations bass limit is six, with one over 12 inches. Public access to the reservoir is available only through the state park.
URBAN PONDS: Washington County: Trout fishing is over for the summer. Try jigs tipped with nightcrawlers for bluegill and small bass. Iron County: Catchable rainbows have been stocked in Parowan Pond and Woods Ranch Pond. Catfish were stocked in Parowan Pond.
YANKEE MEADOW RESERVOIR: Moderate to heavy pressure. Good success for nice rainbows trolling deep with crawdad-imitating lures. Slower success with bait.
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BEAVER MOUNTAIN LAKES: Heavy pressure, especially on weekends. Fishing is most consistent at Anderson Meadow; the biggest fish are being caught at Kents Lake. Three Creeks Reservoir is empty and Kents Lake should drop to the conservation pool level in a week. Public access at Puffer Lake is restricted to 100 yards of shoreline on the southwest end. Look for the small area that is not posted.
BEAVER RIVER, LOWER: Irrigation flows are high but still fishable, though turbidity can be a problem. Much of the river is on private property, so please treat the area with respect. Much of the private land is open to walk-in access, but some is closed to trespass, so watch for signs.
BEAVER RIVER, UPPER: Flows are mostly clear. Small rainbows and browns are abundant and will take most lures and flies. Try flashy spinners or a hopper-dropper rig. Not much pressure. Please prevent the spread of whirling disease by cleaning mud from waders and equipment. Do not transport any parts of fish caught here to other waters.
DUCK CREEK SPRINGS/ASPEN MIRROR LAKE: Catchable-sized rainbows have been stocked and fishing is fair to good with popular baits. Also try lures or flies for more of a challenge.
ENTERPRISE RESERVOIR: (Upper and Lower): Catchable rainbows have been stocked in the lower reservoir. The upper reservoir will not be stocked this year due to continued repair work on the dam. Extra fish have been stocked in the lower reservoir to help compensate for the loss of the upper reservoir this year. A fish consumption advisory was issued for rainbow trout in Upper Enterprise Reservoir due to elevated levels of mercury. It is recommended that adults limit their consumption to one eight-ounce portion per month. Women who may become pregnant, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children should limit their consumption to one two-ounce portion per month.
GUNLOCK RESERVOIR: The water level is dropping in preparation for draining this fall. Remember special regulations for bass: four bass under 10 inches and two over 20 inches. A fish consumption advisory was issued for largemouth bass from Gunlock due to elevated levels of mercury. It is recommended that adults limit their consumption of largemouth bass to two 8-oz portions per month. Women who may become pregnant, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children should limit their consumption to one 4-oz portion per month.
KOLOB RESERVOIR: Fishing is generally slow. Trolling is usually most effective in the summer. Recent sampling found that rainbows and cutthroat are abundant and healthy. A few large fish over three pounds are present. Special regulations include artificial flies and lures only, with a limit of one trout, which must be over 18 inches. Scented jigs are not allowed. Tributary streams were closed to fishing until July 12. Please call the poaching hotline (800) 662-DEER) to report violations.
MAMMOTH CREEK: Flows are low and clear. Fishing is good for small browns with spinners. Public access is possible on some of Mammoth Creek west of Highway 89 please watch for and respect private property postings. Special regulations apply to a section of Mammoth Creek check the proclamation for details. Please prevent the spread of whirling disease. Do not transport any parts of fish caught here to other waters.
MINERSVILLE RESERVOIR: Trout fishing is generally slow. The fish are skinny and easily stressed due to warm water. Please reduce playing and handling time to avoid hooking mortality. Smallmouth bass fishing is good. Work the rocky shorelines with curly-tail jigs or lures that imitate crayfish and chubs. Special regulations include artificial flies and lures only, with a limit of one trout, which must be over 22 inches. Scented jigs are not allowed. Please call the poaching hotline (800) 662-DEER to report violations. Please prevent the spread of whirling disease. Do not transport any parts of fish caught here to other waters.
NAVAJO LAKE: Fishing is fair to good for rainbows and splake. Recent sampling found that splake survived the winter very well and are still very abundant. Some 18-to 19-inch fish are present. Trolling is producing more rainbows than shore fishing. For splake, try lures, streamers or jigs tipped with chub meat.
NEWCASTLE RESERVOIR: Lots of pressure lately. Wiper success is good to excellent if you fish at the right time. Best times for large fish are before sunrise and at sundown. Smaller fish are being caught just after sunrise and in the evening. Slow through most of the day, when most anglers are fishing. Best success trolling gold crankbaits (Frenzies, Rapalas, etc.). Some small fish are being caught on popgear. Also try wooly buggers. Smallmouth fishing is fair to good for small to medium-sized fish. Try a variety of soft plastics, crankbaits and even streamers. Keep switching tactics until you find something that works. Recent sampling has found that three- to four-pound wipers are abundant and spread out through various depths. Try trolling minnow-imitating lures for wipers. Experiment with various speeds and depths. Please remember that golden shiners are not approved for use as fresh or frozen bait. A fish consumption advisory was issued for rainbow trout in Newcastle Reservoir due to elevated levels of mercury. It is recommended that adults limit their consumption to two eight-ounce portions per month. Women who may become pregnant, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children should limit their consumption to one four-ounce portion per month.
PANGUITCH LAKE: Trolling is fair to good. Shore fishing is slow to fair. More and more fish near 22 inches are being caught. Special regulations: Limit is four trout, which must be less than 15 inches or over 22 inches. All trout 15 to 22 inches must be released. Trout caught at Panguitch Lake cannot be filleted, or the head or tail removed, until you get home. Some tributaries are closed until July 12 check the Utah Fishing Guidebook for which streams are closed. Tips for releasing fish in the slot (15 to 22 inches): If a fish swallows the hook, please cut the line to avoid mortality. A fish can pass a swallowed hook and survive, while digging the hook out will almost certainly kill the fish. Also try fishing with single hooks instead of treble hooks.
PARAGONAH (RED CREEK) RESERVOIR: Fair to good success for trollers. Remember that the rainbows here are wild fish, so bait usually doesn't produce as well as flies and lures. Rainbows are very abundant. Harvest is encouraged to allow fish to stay in balance with the food base.
PINE VALLEY RESERVOIR: Catchable rainbows have been stocked.
QUAIL LAKE: Fishing is fair. Fish early and late to avoid the heat. Remember the special regulations for bass: four bass under 10 inches and two over 20 inches.
SAND HOLLOW RESERVOIR: Bass fishing is good to excellent. Small fish are found just about everywhere while large fish are found closer to brush, rock edges, or in deeper water. Dark-colored senkos are a popular bait. Also try deep-diving crankbaits for larger fish. Bluegill have moved deeper again, but are still being caught with a worm and bobber. Try fishing early and late to avoid the heat and water skiers. New regulations bass limit is six, with one over 12 inches. Public access to the reservoir is available only through the state park.
URBAN PONDS: Washington County: Trout fishing is over for the summer. Try jigs tipped with nightcrawlers for bluegill and small bass. Iron County: Catchable rainbows have been stocked in Parowan Pond and Woods Ranch Pond. Catfish were stocked in Parowan Pond.
YANKEE MEADOW RESERVOIR: Moderate to heavy pressure. Good success for nice rainbows trolling deep with crawdad-imitating lures. Slower success with bait.