Utah Fishing & Outdoors Report

Bytes 8-21

Labor Day weekend is fast approaching and people always ask, "Where should I fish?" There will be crowds, but it is still worth getting out. These locations are good bets for fast action:
- Lake Powell
- Green River
- Flaming Gorge
- Uinta Mountain lakes and streams
- Provo, Weber and other rivers
- Fish Lake
- Utah Lake for catfish
- Virtually all high country lakes and streams

Strawberry, Otter Creek and other major reservoirs will be spotty - good if you are in the right place with the right bait. Many other reservoirs will offer decent fishing. Check DWR's weekly fishing reports for more ideas.

Lake Powell now offers very good fishing lake-wide. Striper boils have been consistent on the upper lake, and have now spread to other areas. Wayne Gustaveson reports: "Topwater striper fishing will be the big news on the lake from now until the end of September. Most boils in the lower lake are in the channel but there will be many boils in coves as well. Most boils will happen at dusk and dawn but daytime boils will become more common with time." Read his complete report.

From Anglers
- Middle Provo browns hit lures
- Willard yields big catfish
- East Canyon Family Fishing
- Currant Creek offers cutthroats
- Flaming Gorge is good for kokanee and smallmouth
- Flaming Gorge stocked with tiger trout
- Rockport smallmouth are small
- Bear River catfish all night long
- Uinta lakes offer fast family fishing
- Strawberry was good drifting worms
- Strawberry was slow for this angler
- Huntington tiger trout are finicky
- Lake Powell striper boil by the dam

Deseret News
- Utah hikers scrambled to escape flash floods
- Outdoor Retailers: Everything you need to get out
- Mountain Bikers ready to hit trails at Brian Head for Mountain Classic
- Utah ski resort says it's cutting prices
- Fishing secrets for summertime anglers
- Outdoor notes
- National parks are offering podcasts
- Lee Benson: Fall of Wall revives an old debate
- Donations sought for Bridal Veil project
- Rescuers retrieve shoeless, stranded hiker

Salt Lake Tribune
- From hybrid hammocks to morphing jackets, great outdoor gear on the way
- Wharton: Outdoors news will travel to Sunday
- Yellowstone: Back from the Ashes
- Man who fed bear may be charged
- Where is it?
- Hook Shot: Gorging at the Gorge
- Outtakes: Eagle on the Sound
- Hike of the week: Bells Canyon waterfalls - Wasatch Mountains
- Finds: Ogden Paddle Festival
- Fall hunts begin with dove opener
- Bird sighting
- Utah hiker, friends escape Grand Canyon flood by a hair
- New wildlife rules: Effects remain unclear
- Tram line to Bridal Veil Falls cut down
- Hike of the Week: Murdock Peak
- Yellowstone moose suffered the most among park's large mammals
- Yellowstone: Succession stages
- Wildland firefighting changed after 1988 Yellowstone fire

KUTV
- Arctic Grayling
- Uinta Fish
- Deer And Elk Archery Hunt Begins
- Group From Springville Stranded In Grand Canyon Flooding
- Over 600 Mink Let Loose From South Jordan Farm

Daily Herald
- Change gears when fishing is slow
- Monday Close-Up: Finding the fish

Regional
- It's prime time to see salmon and nature up close
- State advises anglers to limit bass consumption
- Ask Fish & Game: Muzzleloader hunting
- Williams to speak tonight on Idaho's hiking trails
- Sockeye numbers reach highest level in decades
- Boise River becoming more of a precious resource
- Exploring Idaho's underground wilderness
- Jump into action at Idaho's Lake Cascade
- Planted perch found in Ashton Reservoir
- Buck fever
- Burning Down the House to Keep Warm
- Glendo catfish offer tussle, good meal
- Embracing outdoorsiness in the Colorado Rockies
- If you go: Summer in northern Colorado
- Colorado holiday a respite of a different color
- Volunteers sought for Sylvan Lake trail-building project
- Fishing hot spot: White River
- Bush administration goes too far on Endangered Species Act
- Feds watch as Nevada wilderness burns unchecked for 12 days
- American Pika -- The Rabbit Cousin That Hates Global Warming
- Trout may be removed from 7 lakes to help out frogs
- Mountain water supply is sinking

Lake Powell has strong striper boils
Best bets for Labor Day Weekend fishing
Flaming Gorge continues to offer fast action

Xanthe Webb, with her energetic buddies, decided it would be fun to backpack from Maple Canyon (above Mapleton), over the mountains to Diamond Fork, then over the mountains to Strawberry. And, for kicks, they decided to mountain bike from Strawberry home. She wrote this article focusing on the biking part. Also see her photos.