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Southeastern Region report

Information compiled by Brent Stettler
DWR Southeast Region Outreach Manager

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Freeze/thaw cycles: Depending on elevation and weather conditions, lakes and reservoirs may be open or frozen on any given day. Smaller mountain waters generally freeze overnight and thaw by early afternoon. Larger bodies of water are more resistant to the daily freeze/thaw cycles. Unless you plan to fish a large body of water, schedule your fishing trip for the afternoon.

Waterbody	Report
Abajo Mountains 2009-07-02 Slow	Tommi Budd reports slow fishing. He talked to two groups of anglers last weekend, and no one had caught any fish.
Benches Pond 2009-07-02 Good	Conservation Officer Ben Riley reported good fishing last weekend. Rainbow PowerBait has been effective.
Boulger Reservoir 2009-07-02 Good	Anglers report good fishing with a variety of baits.
Cleveland Reservoir 2009-07-02 Slow	Anglers report slow fishing with little pressure.
Duck Fork Reservoir 2009-07-02 Good	Anglers report good fishing. Fly anglers should try a size 12 to 14 beadhead hares ear nymph on fast-sinking line. Spincasters should bring along a Jakes Spin-A-Lure. Duck Fork has special regulations, including the use of artificial flies or lures only and a two tiger trout. Duck Fork is closed to the possession of cutthroat trout, and its tributaries are closed until the second Saturday in July.
Electric Lake 2009-07-02 Fair	The trout limit at Electric Lake and its tributaries has NOT changed: The statewide limit of four trout is still in effect. Anglers report fair fishing. Boat anglers should try trolling with a green flatfish. Bank anglers should try dead red-side shiners. Anglers are reminded that if they catch shiners or other minnows at a water body, the fish must be dead before being moved from the lake.
Ferron Reservoir 2009-07-02 Slow	Conservation Officer Casey Mickelsen reports slow shoreline fishing, and fair fishing from a tube or pontoon. Lures and artificial flies have been more effective than baits.
Gigliotti Pond 2009-07-02 Good	Attendees at last weekend's special even for persons with disabilities experienced good fishing. Worms with salmon eggs, fished off the bottom, were especially effective. The DWR thanks the U.S. Forest Service and Arch Coal for their extraordinary efforts in making last Saturday's event so successful.
Gooseberry Reservoir 2009-07-02 Fair	Conservation Officer Ben Riley reports fair fishing.
Huntington Creek 2009-07-02 Slow	The creek is still running high, which makes for difficult fishing.
Huntington North Reservoir 2009-07-02 Slow	Anglers reports slow fishing. Bass boat anglers are fishing in the shallow backwaters. Trout anglers are concentrating on the higher elevations.
Huntington Reservoir 2009-07-02 Slow	No recent report on angling success.
Joes Valley Reservoir 2009-07-02 Slow	A week ago, Conservation Officer Casey Mickelsen said that bank fishing had been fair with chub meat. There is no new report this week. Joes Valley Reservoir has special regulations, including a four-trout limit (only one of which may be over 18 inches). See the Utah Fishing Guidebook for more information.
La Sal Mountains 2009-07-02 Fair	The following reports were provided by Conservation Officer TJ Robertson for the La Sal Mountain waters (in alphabetical order): Dark Canyon Reservoir—Anglers report good fishing with all types of bait as well as small flies. Dons Lake—There is very little fishing pressure. Hidden Lake—Anglers report that fishing has slowed down since last week. Bright-colored PowerBait seem to be working best, although nightcrawlers have also been successful. Kens Lake—Anglers report good fishing. For trout anglers, green, orange and rainbow PowerBait has been the most effective commercial bait. Nightcrawlers and salmon eggs have also been effective. Bass anglers have been using small jigs in a variety of colors. White and silver tube jigs have been working well. If one color doesn't work, try the next, until you find the color that's getting the most bites. Medicine Lake—Anglers report good fishing. A variety of baits have been used successfully. Oowah Reservoir—The catch rate and fishing pressure are both up. Try a combination of nightcrawlers with yellow or orange marshmallows. Bright PowerBait colors or artificial flies have also been effective. Warner Lake—Fishing pressure is light. The catch rate has been fair-to-good. All types of baits are working. Officer Robertson encourages all anglers and recreationalists to pick up litter when they leave a fishing spot, picnic area or campground. Please pick up any litter you see, even if it's not yours. Litter has become a serious problem, and it will take everyone's help to keep our mountains free from trash. Persons who do not pick up their garbage can expect to receive a citation.
Lower Fish Creek 2009-07-02 Fair	Lisa Verzella of the Bureau of Reclamation reported that the water released from Scofield Reservoir has dropped from 250 to 115 cubic feet per second.
Miller Flat Reservoir 2009-07-02 Good	Last week, Conservation Officer Casey Mickelsen reported good fishing with worms and marshmallows. Fishing has been best from the north bank.
Millsite Reservoir & State Park 2009-07-02 Fair	Boaters report success trolling with pop gear and nightcrawlers. The annual Tagged Fish Contest will continue through the end of July. Anglers can win prizes by catching marked fish. Call State Park Manager Dan Richards for more information.
Petes Hole 2009-07-02 Good	This high elevation water is traditionally good in the summer. Try a variety of baits and lures.
Right Fork of Huntington Creek 2009-04-02 Fair	Fly fishermen will have the best success with a #12 bead head Montana nymph on floating line and with a small split sinker clamped about 12 inches above the fly.
Scofield Reservoir 2009-07-02 Fair	Conservation Officer Ben Riley reports good fishing from boats with Zeke's bait in lemon twist or neon green. Shoreline anglers have had fair success with dead minnows. On June 29, Tom Ogden fly-fished the reservoir from a tube with slow sinking line in 5 to 12 feet of water. In five hours, he caught five tigers, four rainbows and two cutthroats, all less than 16 inches. Tom tried a size 10 wooly bugger in several colors, a size 16 beadhead prince nymph and a size 6 beadhead black leech. The new regulations, including the slot limit that protects tiger and cutthroat trout, were designed to control the growing chub problem. Please refer to page 28 in the Utah Fishing Guidebook under the section entitled Rules for Specific Waters for more information. The Scofield tributaries are closed until the second Saturday in July. The U.S. Forest Service plans to ignite a controlled burn in the higher country to the west of the reservoir as early as June 15 that should last a week.
Straight Canyon Creek 2009-05-14 Slow	Anglers report slow fishing, with no recommendations on bait or tackle.
Willow Lake 2009-06-17 Fair	Conservation Officer Casey Mickelson recommends fishing from the south bank with worms and salmon eggs.
Wrigley Springs Reservoir 2009-07-02 Good	A week ago, Conservation Officer Casey Mickelsen reported good fishing with worms and salmon eggs or rainbow PowerBait.