FISHING REPORT FOR SOUTHEASTERN UTAH

ABAJO MOUNTAINS Sergeant J Shirley reports good fishing at Blanding #4 Reservoir. Fishing has been slow at Recapture Reservoir.

CLEVELAND RESERVOIR Deep snow around the shoreline makes access difficult. Very little fishing pressure.

ELECTRIC LAKE Fishing has been fair. The lake remains iced over.

GIGLIOTTI POND The pond is ice-free. Conservation Officer Chris Pugliese says that fishing with nightcrawlers was good over the weekend.

HUNTINGTON CREEK Try a #12 beadhead Montana nymph, drifted along the bottom.

HUNTINGTON NORTH STATE PARK Ice is off. The water level is very low and will remain that way until work on the dam gates and spillway is completed in April. Jerry Jones fished last night and caught 8 rainbows and a bass on a gold Jake’s Spin-a-Lure. Over the weekend, fishing was fair with a worm dangling 4 feet below a bobber. Conservation Officer Chris Pugliese says that crawdad fishing has been good.

HUNTINGTON RESERVOIR (also known as MAMMOTH RESERVOIR)
A blanket of snow covers a thick ice pack. Bring a snow shovel and auger extension. Fishing success has been sporadic, ranging from slow to fair. Try a chartreuse or white jig tipped with a nightcrawler and salmon egg, fished 12 inches off the bottom. Tiger trout range from 12-17 inches. Closed to the possession of cutthroat trout.

JOES VALLEY RESERVOIR Fishing is not recommended until ice-off. The ice cap is thinning dangerously. Special regulations apply. Please refer to the 2007 fishing guide.

LAKE POWELL Visit http://www.wayne@wayneswords.com for the fishing report, provided by Wayne Gustaveson, DWR project leader.

LASAL MOUNTAINS Kens Lake has thawed. Tom Ogden fished from a tube on Saturday, but battled high wind. He used a #8 copper-colored wooly bugger and hooked two fish. Brown trout range from 12-15 inches. Mountain reservoirs remain frozen and inaccessible.

LOWER FISH CREEK Tom Ogden recommends a #8 beadhead San Juan Worm, a #12 beadhead hares ear, or a #12 beadhead Montana nymph.

MILLSITE RESERVOIR State Park Manager Dan Richards reported that the reservoir opened up Over the weekend, he fished with his son and each took a limit of fish, trolling spoons behind his boat. Bait fishing from shore has been fair to good with worms and PowerBait.

SCOFIELD RESERVOIR Fishing success has been sporadic, ranging from poor to good, depending on the day and angler expertise. Reports of “slow” fishing far outnumber reports of “good” fishing. Shoreline ice tends to be soft and slushy, although the ice pack itself remains solid. Try a chartreuse tube jig, tipped with a mealworm and salmon egg. Some anglers have been using a nightcrawler tipped with PowerBait.