Utah Fishing & Outdoors Report

Fishing pressure is down, now that most people have turned their attention to fall activities. Those getting out are catching a lot of fish; success is good pretty much everywhere. The canyons will be ablaze with color during the next couple weeks. Warm days, cool nights, beautiful scenery and great fishing - this is my favorite time of year.

There is definitely a fall nip in the morning air. Water is cooling in our reservoirs, and that is good for trout fishing. The fish will start coming in shallow to feed and they will be easier to find and catch. Bass action will stay good in southern Utah, but will soon fade in northern waters.

No single fishery stands out right now. All our major waters should fish well during the next few weeks so take your choice. (See the DWR Weekly Fishing Report for specifics.)

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

Interesting Posts By Anglers
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Pelican is still good for bass and bluegill
Huntington Reservoir is good for tiger trout

News Articles

Forbes
World's Top Fly-Fishing Spots

Detroit Free Press
Stream fishing great in the fall; guide, anglers enjoy increased solitude

Deseret Morning News
Just Dew it — extreme sports tours on the rise
Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame: 6 picked for Class of 2007
Time for the hunt: Season expected to be a good one
Expect more bucks this deer season
Plenty of bull elk anticipated
Outlook could be good for duck hunters
Success with pheasant may vary by location
Chukar partridge released for upland game hunt
Youth hunting day for waterfowl set
Feds: No significant impact for native trout restoration, enhancement projects in southwest Utah
Outdoor notes
Salt Lake City Council allots $8 million to improvement projects
Conservationists plan meet-and-greet event at Salt Lake Library
Off-roading may be restricted near Moab
Improved amenities at Park City Mountain Resort
Lured to Wyoming elk refuge with promise of food, bison now face hunting
Fathers ride 'loneliest road' to raise awareness
Black bear euthanized in Spanish Fork
2 Utah forests are merging
Riders banned from San Juan County canyon
Body of Magna man found in Jordanelle
Festivals galore this weekend
Museum Day Saturday

DWR
Waterfowl hunters: 2007—2008 Guidebook available on the Web
More ducks flying this way
Lots of bull elk
Bullfrogs found in the Uinta Basin
Teach others about wildlife and the outdoors
Take your kids waterfowl hunting
View migrating raptors on Sept. 22
Chukar partridge released across Utah
DWR completes 2007 prairie dog surveys

KUTV
Sneaky Stealth Fishing In The Uinta Mountains
Real Mountain Men Rough It In Wyoming
State Parks: Gunlock State Park
Catch And Release... Mountain Goats
Field Guide: The American Badger
Quiz: When Was Fort Bridger Established?
Outdoor Tip: How To Throw A Tomahawk

Salt Lake Tribune
Wharton: As number of hunters wanes, difficult choices on the horizon
Game recipe
Out takes: Give us your best shot
Outdoor notebook: Rocky Moutain goats on the move on video and more
Where is it?
Fall hunting: A bull market
Hunting tips from the Utah Division of Wildlife
Game Times: A year of hunting in Utah
Hunting notes: Waterfowl survey finds record numbers of canvasback ducks
Recreation roundup
The outsider: Duck advisories online; hunters against hunger
Mule Deer Foundation turns 20
Hunting gear
Hook shot
Hunting for a cure
Bird sighting
Garden City puts brakes on development
Lake Powell military package