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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 2009-10-28 Good	A week ago, Conservation Officer Paul Washburn reported good fishing at Lloyds Lake with a gold or silver Jakes Spin-A-Lure. Caught rainbows ranged from 7 to 13 inches. Try fishing the area around the dam.
Benches Pond 2009-09-03 Fair	Anglers report fair fishing. Worms and PowerBait are the best producing baits.
Boulger Reservoir 2009-10-28 Good	Fly-fishing is good with a floating line and a midge or caddis pattern.
Cleveland Reservoir 2009-09-03 Slow	Anglers report slow fishing. Try worms or corn-flavored PowerBait near the inlet.
Duck Fork Reservoir 2009-10-05 Good	On Sept. 25, Tom Ogden fly-fished for 6.5 hours and caught two cutthroats and 33 tiger trout. The largest tiger was 21 inches long. Most ranged from 13–16 inches. Fish were feeding on the surface all day long. Tom used fast-sinking line with size-8 and -10 black/green soft hackle flies. He hooked some fish while trolling and others while stripping in the line. Duck Fork Reservoir has special regulations. It is closed to the possession of cutthroat trout. The limit is two tiger trout. Only artificial flies or lures may be used.
Electric Lake 2009-10-28 Good	The lake was sampled by the DWR on Oct. 15. Nets contained a fairly even balance of tiger and cutthroat trout, indicating good survival of stocked fish. Most trout ranged from eight to 18 inches. More fish were netted this year than the last time sampling occurred. Trout appeared healthy and well fed. Fortunately, no zebra mussels were found during this year's sampling. The primary prey species is the redside shiner. Anglers should try using dead minnows, lures or crankbaits that imitate the three-inch baitfish. Good lure choices include silver/red Kastmasters, or the silver/red Rapala X-Rap or Husky Jerk.
Fairview Lakes 2009-09-03 Fair	Chet Andersen reports that the water level is dropping. Fishing is best from a non-motorized boat. (Motor boats are prohibited.) Try artificial flies or slow-moving spinners.
Ferron Reservoir 2009-09-03 Fair	Anglers report fair fishing for a catch consisting mostly of rainbow trout. PowerBawe recommend, the best colors are rainbow, yellow and chartreuse, although nightcrawlers have also been effective. Ferron Reservoir offers a bonus limit of four brook trout, plus the regular statewide limit of four trout.
Gigliotti Pond 2009-10-05 Fair	Two weeks ago, the fishing was good at the Kids Fishing Day event. The best baits were worms or green PowerBait.
Gooseberry Reservoir 2009-09-03 Slow	Fishing is slow. Try dry fly patterns like the Royal Wulff, renegade and black gnat. The best PowerBait colors are rainbow and orange.
Grassy Lake 2009-09-03 Fair	Anglers report fair fishing for 12- to 13-inch rainbow and albino trout. Spincasters should take along a black or gold Jakes lure.
Huntington Creek 2009-10-28 Good	Try a size 10 beadhead Montana nymph with one split shot 12 to 18 inches above the fly. The catch in this creek will consist mostly of brown trout with a few cutthroat trout. Most fish are smaller than 14 inches.
Huntington North Reservoir 2009-09-03 Slow	The water level is dropping, which is concentrating the fish in a smaller area. Fishing is slow, but should improve as the weather cools in September and October.
Huntington Reservoir 2009-10-28 Fair	Fly-fishermen should try sinking line with a black and green soft hackle fly on a size 8 hook. Spincasters should use a silver spoon or Jakes Spin-A-Lure. This water has special regulations. It is closed to the possession of cutthroat trout.
Joes Valley Reservoir 2009-10-28 Fair	Joes Valley Reservoir is closed to fishing to protect spawning splake from Nov. 1 until Saturday, Dec. 12. The largest splake are more vulnerable during the spawn, so the temporary closure will be implemented to protect these voracious chub predators. A week ago, Aquatics Program Manager Paul Birdsey reported fair fishing. He fished the rocky east shoreline with a black and silver three-inch Rapala. Birdsey's catch consisted mostly of 15-inch tiger trout.
La Sal Mountains 2009-10-28 Fair	Aquatics Biologist Darek Elverud fished Kens Lake on Oct. 19. He used black and brown plastic worms to catch several 10-inch bass. The trout limit at Kens Lake has been increased to eight with no size restrictions. This increase allows anglers to harvest trout that would otherwise be lost when the lake is drawn down to 100 acre feet of storage by Nov. 1. There is no change in the daily limit for bass.
Lower Fish Creek 2009-09-03 Fair	Anglers report fair fishing. Some of the better fly patterns include a size 12 beadhead prince nymph, a size 10 beadhead Montana, and a size 12 beadhead hares ear.
Miller Flat Reservoir 2009-09-03 Fair	Try fishing with a Jakes Spin-A-Lure or a worm/marshmallow combination from the north bank.
Millsite Reservoir & State Park 2009-09-03 Fair	Park Ranger Richard Murdock reports improving fishing conditions, especially from boats. Boaters have had best success trolling with pop gear and worms.
Petes Hole 2009-09-03 Good	Try a variety of baits and spinners. Recently, a Panther Martin spinner was tops.
Potters Ponds 2009-10-05 Good	Lieutenant Carl Gramlich reported good fishing this past week for anglers using bait, spinners or double renegade fly patterns.
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 2009-10-28 Good	Tom Ogden reports good fishing from a tube on the west side. In five hours, he caught 26 fish. His biggest fish was 22 inches, but most were cutthroats in the 12- to 14-inch range. He used slow sinking line in 6 to 12 feet of water with a black and green tinsel soft hackle fly in sizes 2 and 4. Boaters also report good success trolling gold or silver lures with red spots or stripes. The best bait choices are worms, dead minnows or chartreuse PowerBait. Boaters report the best luck around the island. Most shoreline anglers have been fishing in the dam cove or along the east side. Scofield Reservoir has special regulations. Please see page 28 in the Utah Fishing Guidebook for details.
Straight Canyon Creek 2009-05-14 Slow	Anglers report slow fishing, with no recommendations on bait or tackle.
Willow Lake 2009-08-26 Slow	Fishing has been slow at the lake.
Wrigley Springs Reservoir 2009-09-03 Fair	Anglers report fair fishing. Try PowerBait or a gold spinner.