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ABAJO MOUNTAINS: (August 26)
Blanding 3&4: Fishing is slow.
Foy Lake: Fishing is good with marshmallows.
Lloyds Lake: Fishing is slow.
Monticello Lake: Fishing is good with marshmallows.
Recapture Reservoir: The pike hit well on diving crankbaits and most plastic bass lures. Bass fishing is fair. Fishing is best early or late in the day.
BENCHES POND: (August 12) Anglers report good fishing. The best fishing is in the early morning. Try fishing with Jakes lures or PowerBait.
BLUE LAKE (IN THE MUDDY CREEK DRAINAGE): (August 26) Fishing is good with PowerBait and worms.
CLEVELAND RESERVOIR: (August 26) On August 25, Tom Ogden fly fished with beadhead black/yellow wooly buggers on fast sinking line and caught five rainbows in two hours. They ranged from 12–13 inches and were found near the bottom. Other boat and shoreline fishermen didn't seem to catch as many fish as Tom. Earlier reports indicated that PowerBait, worms, silver spoons or trout-imitating crankbaits were the most popular end tackle.
DUCK FORK RESERVOIR: (August 26) Try a silver Jakes lure or #2 Mepps. Tiger trout range from 13–18 inches. This water has special regulations.
ELECTRIC LAKE: (August 12) Conservation Officer Ben Riley reports fair to good fishing. Try dead minnows for the best results.
EMERALD RESERVOIR: (August 26) Best fishing occurs in the morning or at sunset with a #2 Mepps spinner.
FERRON RESERVOIR: (August 26) Fishing is good, especially with PowerBait. Anglers may take a limit of four rainbows and an additional four brook trout. One angler reported finding the outlet full of cutthroats. He used a #1 Mepps spinner with good results.
GOOSEBERRY RESERVOIR: (August 12) Conservation Officer Ben Riley reports slow fishing.
GRASSY LAKE: (August 26) Aquatics Manager Paul Birdsey fished two weeks ago and described excellent fishing at daybreak. He used a gold Jakes with red dots and caught six fish and had 20 hits in two hours of fishing. He observed a heavy midge hatch which produced a lot of surface feeding action. Paul suggested that fly fishermen would do better than he did. Paul recommends anglers use a float tube to avoid snagging on shoreline vegetation.
HUNTINGTON CREEK: (August 12) Fishing is good in the fly-only zone for brown trout up to 14 inches. Try fly patterns like leeches, prince nymphs, stimulators and hoppers. Anglers have had less success on the lower right fork, but have had better luck fishing in the deepest holes.
HUNTINGTON RESERVOIR: (August 26) Fishing has been best from a boat, tube or pontoon boat. Try worms or silver spoons. Fly fishermen should try a #8 black/green soft hackle fly on fast-sinking line. Tiger trout range from 12–18 inches. This water has special regulations. It is closed to the possession of cutthroat trout or trout with cutthroat markings.
JOES VALLEY RESERVOIR: (August 26) Two weeks ago, Randall Stilson reported that two anglers from California caught a 3.5-pound cutthroat and a 5-pound splake from the dock at the marina using worms as bait. Normally, fishing is slow from shore and better from a boat. Chub meat continues to be the best all-around bait.
LA SAL MOUNTAINS: (August 26) Conservation Officer Tj Robertson provided the following fishing report:
Dark Canyon: Fishing is good for anglers using green or orange PowerBait. Salmon eggs and worms yielded fair results. The best lures are Panther Martins and Jakes. Fly anglers used leech, mosquito and mayfly patterns.
Dons Lake: Fishing is good, especially with live or artificial grasshoppers or mayfly patterns. Bait anglers are doing well with nightcrawlers and PowerBait in a variety of colors.
Hidden Lake: Good fishing continues. Anglers report good success with rainbow, orange, red and green PowerBait. Nightcrawlers and marshmallows are working well too.
Kens Lake: Fishing success is fair to good. Trout anglers have good success using orange and green PowerBait near the inlet on the northwest side. Nightcrawlers and salmon eggs have worked almost as well. The best lures are Jakes and Panther Martins. Bass fishermen have good success with small frog or crawdad imitations. Small crappie lures in white or chartreuse worked well for sunfish.
Miners Basin: Biologist Kenny Breidinger found good fishing for 10-inch brook trout two weeks ago. He caught most fish on a wooly bugger.
Oowah: The lake is mostly drained due to a problem with the outlet structure. There is no limit on the number of trout that can be taken.
Warner: Fishing is good. Fly fishermen report catching fish at all times of the day with a variety of patterns. The best PowerBait colors are green or orange. Some of the better lures are Jakes and Roostertails.
MILLER FLAT RESERVOIR: (August 12) Anglers report fair to good fishing with multicolored PowerBait.
PETES HOLE: (August 26) Fishing is good with worms and PowerBait.
POTTERS PONDS: (August 12) Fishing is fair. Try targeting albino and rainbow trout in the early morning with worms or PowerBait.
SCOFIELD RESERVOIR: (August 26) Aquatics Technician Bob Thompson reports that shoreline fishing remains slow. Trolling was the most effective technique with some anglers taking limits of trout. Scofield has special regulations.
SOUP BOWL: (August 12) Fishing is good with worms and PowerBait.
STRAIGHT CANYON CREEK: (August 12) Anglers report good success with artificial flies or silver spinners.
WILLOW LAKE: (August 26) PowerBait appears to catch more fish than worms.
WRIGLEY SPRINGS RESERVOIR: (August 26) Fishing is good with both PowerBait and spinners. One 16-inch trout was taken with a Jakes spinner.
ABAJO MOUNTAINS: (August 26)
Blanding 3&4: Fishing is slow.
Foy Lake: Fishing is good with marshmallows.
Lloyds Lake: Fishing is slow.
Monticello Lake: Fishing is good with marshmallows.
Recapture Reservoir: The pike hit well on diving crankbaits and most plastic bass lures. Bass fishing is fair. Fishing is best early or late in the day.
BENCHES POND: (August 12) Anglers report good fishing. The best fishing is in the early morning. Try fishing with Jakes lures or PowerBait.
BLUE LAKE (IN THE MUDDY CREEK DRAINAGE): (August 26) Fishing is good with PowerBait and worms.
CLEVELAND RESERVOIR: (August 26) On August 25, Tom Ogden fly fished with beadhead black/yellow wooly buggers on fast sinking line and caught five rainbows in two hours. They ranged from 12–13 inches and were found near the bottom. Other boat and shoreline fishermen didn't seem to catch as many fish as Tom. Earlier reports indicated that PowerBait, worms, silver spoons or trout-imitating crankbaits were the most popular end tackle.
DUCK FORK RESERVOIR: (August 26) Try a silver Jakes lure or #2 Mepps. Tiger trout range from 13–18 inches. This water has special regulations.
ELECTRIC LAKE: (August 12) Conservation Officer Ben Riley reports fair to good fishing. Try dead minnows for the best results.
EMERALD RESERVOIR: (August 26) Best fishing occurs in the morning or at sunset with a #2 Mepps spinner.
FERRON RESERVOIR: (August 26) Fishing is good, especially with PowerBait. Anglers may take a limit of four rainbows and an additional four brook trout. One angler reported finding the outlet full of cutthroats. He used a #1 Mepps spinner with good results.
GOOSEBERRY RESERVOIR: (August 12) Conservation Officer Ben Riley reports slow fishing.
GRASSY LAKE: (August 26) Aquatics Manager Paul Birdsey fished two weeks ago and described excellent fishing at daybreak. He used a gold Jakes with red dots and caught six fish and had 20 hits in two hours of fishing. He observed a heavy midge hatch which produced a lot of surface feeding action. Paul suggested that fly fishermen would do better than he did. Paul recommends anglers use a float tube to avoid snagging on shoreline vegetation.
HUNTINGTON CREEK: (August 12) Fishing is good in the fly-only zone for brown trout up to 14 inches. Try fly patterns like leeches, prince nymphs, stimulators and hoppers. Anglers have had less success on the lower right fork, but have had better luck fishing in the deepest holes.
HUNTINGTON RESERVOIR: (August 26) Fishing has been best from a boat, tube or pontoon boat. Try worms or silver spoons. Fly fishermen should try a #8 black/green soft hackle fly on fast-sinking line. Tiger trout range from 12–18 inches. This water has special regulations. It is closed to the possession of cutthroat trout or trout with cutthroat markings.
JOES VALLEY RESERVOIR: (August 26) Two weeks ago, Randall Stilson reported that two anglers from California caught a 3.5-pound cutthroat and a 5-pound splake from the dock at the marina using worms as bait. Normally, fishing is slow from shore and better from a boat. Chub meat continues to be the best all-around bait.
LA SAL MOUNTAINS: (August 26) Conservation Officer Tj Robertson provided the following fishing report:
Dark Canyon: Fishing is good for anglers using green or orange PowerBait. Salmon eggs and worms yielded fair results. The best lures are Panther Martins and Jakes. Fly anglers used leech, mosquito and mayfly patterns.
Dons Lake: Fishing is good, especially with live or artificial grasshoppers or mayfly patterns. Bait anglers are doing well with nightcrawlers and PowerBait in a variety of colors.
Hidden Lake: Good fishing continues. Anglers report good success with rainbow, orange, red and green PowerBait. Nightcrawlers and marshmallows are working well too.
Kens Lake: Fishing success is fair to good. Trout anglers have good success using orange and green PowerBait near the inlet on the northwest side. Nightcrawlers and salmon eggs have worked almost as well. The best lures are Jakes and Panther Martins. Bass fishermen have good success with small frog or crawdad imitations. Small crappie lures in white or chartreuse worked well for sunfish.
Miners Basin: Biologist Kenny Breidinger found good fishing for 10-inch brook trout two weeks ago. He caught most fish on a wooly bugger.
Oowah: The lake is mostly drained due to a problem with the outlet structure. There is no limit on the number of trout that can be taken.
Warner: Fishing is good. Fly fishermen report catching fish at all times of the day with a variety of patterns. The best PowerBait colors are green or orange. Some of the better lures are Jakes and Roostertails.
MILLER FLAT RESERVOIR: (August 12) Anglers report fair to good fishing with multicolored PowerBait.
PETES HOLE: (August 26) Fishing is good with worms and PowerBait.
POTTERS PONDS: (August 12) Fishing is fair. Try targeting albino and rainbow trout in the early morning with worms or PowerBait.
SCOFIELD RESERVOIR: (August 26) Aquatics Technician Bob Thompson reports that shoreline fishing remains slow. Trolling was the most effective technique with some anglers taking limits of trout. Scofield has special regulations.
SOUP BOWL: (August 12) Fishing is good with worms and PowerBait.
STRAIGHT CANYON CREEK: (August 12) Anglers report good success with artificial flies or silver spinners.
WILLOW LAKE: (August 26) PowerBait appears to catch more fish than worms.
WRIGLEY SPRINGS RESERVOIR: (August 26) Fishing is good with both PowerBait and spinners. One 16-inch trout was taken with a Jakes spinner.