Utah Fishing & Outdoors Report

The Strawberry Valley Wildlife Festival is Fri/Sat (Sept 14-15) at the Forest Service visitor center on Hwy 40 at the Strawberry turnoff. The Strawberry River flows past and it should offer good views of fluorescent red spawning kokanee salmon. The festival offers clinics, information and fun. DWR biologists will be there to talk to the public.

Kokanee are just starting to move up the Strawberry River and some can be seen at the nearby fish trip. Kokanee will also be moving up Sheep Creek at Flaming Gorge. Kokanee fishing is good right now at the Gorge. Some big, hook-jawed fish are being caught. At Strawberry only a few kokanee are being caught - the fish are more elusive there. Causey Reservoir also has decent kokanee fishing.

Elsewhere, fish are responding to the cooler weather. The next few weeks will bring very good action if you adjust techniques to follow the fish.

Provo River flows have been decreased and that has helped fishing. The Middle is fishing very well right now and the Lower is pretty dang good. Hoppers are still one of the better offerings. Read Steve Schmidt's report for more details.

Fly fishing streams should fish well all around the region.

At Lake Powell, the water temperature has started to cool and fish are changing their habits as they adjust to conditions. Anglers need to change tactics to stay with the fish. Great bass fishing can be found by working lures into shallow weed beds. Stripers are only boiling occasionally now; more often they are down 30-40 feet and can be caught jigging or trolling. Read the report by Wayne Gustaveson for specifics.

Interesting Angler Posts
Deer Creek smallmouth are still biting
Bear Lake offers big cutts but fishing isn't fast
Flaming Gorge lake trout - what constitutes big?
Flaming Gorge kokanee fishing is great
Jordanelle bass fishing is good but spotty
Mirror Lake is great fishing with kids
Twin Lakes ID offers great bass fishing
Utah Lake is good for white bass
Mantua has big bass
Strawberry is good but spotty jigging

DWR Hotspots Report
DWR says these waters offer hot fishing
- Pelican Lake for bluegill and largemouth bass
- Calder Reservoir for rainbows
- Pineview Reservoir for crappie, bass and perch
- Weber River for trout and whitefish
- Sand Hollow Reservoir for bass and bluegill
- Lake Powell for bass, stripers, walleye, crappie and catfish

New Articles
DWR
Juveniles admit guilt to shooting cattle with arrows
Big increase in wild turkey hunting permits
Long season and two canvasbacks
Apply for a cougar permit starting Sept. 20

DWR Wildlife Review Magazine has these articles
Stocking Fish From the Sky
How to Release Fish the Right Way

Deseret Morning News
Cooler weather, Better fishing
Ray Grass: Stan Jones will long be known for mapmaking
Fishing report: Here's how and where fish are biting
2,000-year-old badminton staging a comeback
Outdoor notes
Utah goats trapped and transferred
Fire restrictions lifted across Utah
Flaming Gorge campgrounds closed due to bears
Create jewel of vacation at Yellowstone
New law protects 'good faith' reports of suspicious activities
If you go to Yellowstone National Park

Salt Lake Tribune
Hike of the week: Highline Trail to Packard Lake - Uinta Mountains
Marsh masterpiece
Tight Lines: Closing of DWR's sometimes raucous online forums comes as no surprise
Outdoor notebook: Guided floats, wolf talk and more
Bird Sighting: Birders trek to Nevada for glimpse of Himalayan snowcock
Fall cave hours announced
Hook Shot
Provo River Cleanup
Applications for City Creek Canyon deer hunt permits due soon
Funds for trail-related projects available
Keep your head above the snow
Where is it?
Recreation roundup
The Outsider: Spawning salmon, Ogden Valley fundraiser

KUTV
Fishing On The Provo River
Chuckin' Spears At Fremont Indian State Park
Utah Field Guide: Kokanee Salmon
Outdoor Tip: Scouting Video
Finding Cutthroat Trout A New Home
Utah Field Guide: Mountain Lions
State Parks: Soldier Hollow, Utah's Olympic Park
Outdoor Tip: Packing Llamas
Roughin' It On Llama-Back
Bow Hunting For Big Bucks