FISHING REPORT FOR SOUTHEASTERN UTAH

GENERAL Ice fishing is over. Spring is here!

ABAJO MOUNTAINS San Juan County reservoirs are ice-free. A lot of trout over-wintered at Foy Reservoir. They are jumping like popcorn in a popper! Fishing at Lloyd’s Lake ranges from fair to good. Blanding #3 and #4 offer good fishing with baits or spinners. Recapture Reservoir is still slow.

ELECTRIC LAKE Open water occurs on the north end. The ice is slushy. Try open-water angling elsewhere.

HUNTINGTON CREEK Angler pressure has been low. In the fly-only zone, try a #12 beadhead Montana, drifted along the bottom. Below the forks, worms and salmon eggs have been good.

HUNTINGTON NORTH STATE PARK Some nice bass (up to 16 inches) are still being taken from the shoreline. Fishing has been mostly slow for trout, although some folks have had luck by slowly retrieving lures in shallow water.

HUNTINGTON RESERVOIR (also known as MAMMOTH RESERVOIR)
No report. Tiger trout range from 12-17 inches. Closed to the possession of cutthroat trout.

JOES VALLEY RESERVOIR Aquatics Biologist Justin Hart fished on 3-29-07 with little success. He decided to wait a week or so for the water to warm up. Try a whole chub or a 3-inch curlytail grub on a ¼ oz. jighead, tipped with chub meat. April and May are traditionally the best months to fish Joes Valley for trophy-size splake. Several 7-10 pounders are caught each spring. 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 Fishing success at Ken’s Lake has been sporadic. Deeper water offers the best fishing. Angler Tom Ogden has had good success with size 8 white sparkle leeches or size 8 orange/green sparkle leeches.

LOWER FISH CREEK Aquatics Biologist Kenny Breidinger fished last Sunday and caught six browns, one tiger and a chub. The bite was light. He used dark-colored beadhead nymphs, fished near the bottom.

MILLSITE RESERVOIR Fishing continues to be good for 12-15 inch trout. Try a Jake’s Spin-a-Lure or pink PowerBait.

SCOFIELD RESERVOIR The shoreline is open and fishable. Dedicated Hunter Thad Whiteside made several trips to Scofield Reservoir last weekend to interview anglers. Fishermen, who used worms injected with air, seemed to have the fastest action. Anglers, using egg sacks, seemed to catch the biggest fish. Thad noted that one angler, using salmon eggs, caught a 3.8 pounder. The morning was productive with the bite occurring at 15-minute intervals. The early evening, from 4-6 p.m., was also good. Thad described fishing as great! A report came in from Boone Kummer who had good luck in the morning on the east side. He fished with egg sacks in 10-15 feet of water, and caught a 16-inch tiger and 12-14 inch rainbows and cutthroats. Last Sunday, Tom Ogden fished the southwest side from waders. He had best luck with a black leech on a size 8 hook. Tom said that all fish lay on the bottom. In four hours, he caught nine trout, which included rainbows, cutts and tigers. All ranged from 15-17 inches.