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Thursday, Jan 14
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This weekend I'll be exploring and fishing the mighty Colorado in the top of the Grand Canyon. I'll also search out a hidden panel of ancient Native American rock art. Should be a fun trip. Details.
Book Trips Now
Now's the time to book summer trips. Group campgrounds fill up quickly so book immediately if you want one. You can book many State Park and Forest Service campgrounds here.
Best Deal Ever On Lake Powell Houseboats
You can get 50% off houseboat rentals if you book right now. Lake Powell Resorts and Marinas is calling it their best deal ever. You've got to book by 1/18/10. Details.
Beaver Creek Lodge is my top choice for:
- Bear Lake Area Snowmobiling
- Bear Lake Area Horseback Riding
- Bear Lake Area Family Reunions
Beaver Creek is a top-notch operation. I know the people and their facilities. They buy an entire fleet of brand new top-of-the-line snowmobiles ever season.
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Events Calendar
2010 Burbot Bash
Jan 23. This is an ice fishing event at Buckboard Marina on Flaming Gorge, sponsored by www.BigFishTackle.com. Fish, socialize and win prizes.
St. George Winter Bird Festival
Jan 28-31. The 7th annual St. George Winter Bird Festival will be held at the Tonaquint Nature Center and Park. Presentations, Kid's Workshops, Field Trips, Photo Contest, Exhibits, Sales, and Live Birds! There will be additional evening programs at the BLM, Dixie State College and an evening banquet/keynote speaker at Best Western Abbey Inn. The festival is designed for beginning and experienced birders. 1-435-673-0996
More info: www.redcliffsaudubon.org or www.sgcity.org/birdfestival
The annual Cisco Disco event will be Saturday, Jan 23. DWR guys at Bear Lake will start updating a daily report beginning this Monday. To hear the recorded message call 435-946-8742 after 5 pm.
Ice fishing continues to be good in many of our trout and perch waters.
Best Reservoirs for Ice Fishing
- Deer Creek for trout and perch
- Strawberry for rainbows and cutthroat
- Flaming Gorge for trout and burbot (upper section has ice)
- Pelican Lake for bluegill & other species
- Red Fleet Reservoir for trout and bluegill
- Steinaker for trout and bluegill
- Hyrum Reservoir for trout
- Rockport Reservoir for trout
- Pineview for small perch
- Scofield for small trout
- Fish Lake for trout, perch
- Mill Meadow for perch
- Navajo Lake for splake
Fly fishing has been good on the Middle Provo, in Heber Valley. Snow isn't that much of an issue right now. On a mild afternoon it can be very pleasant fishing the river. Work small, dark nymphs along the bottom. Get a dead drift and you will catch fish.
- Flaming Gorge ice fishing for burbot
- Flaming Gorge tips on catching burbot
- Strawberry ice fishing is spotty
- Fish Lake is good for splake
- Deer Creek is good for rainbows
- Deer Creek is slow for rainbows
- Pineview is good for small perch
- Rockport fair for perch and rainbows
- Utah Lake tips on crappie fishing
- Photos of big fish caught through the ice
- Strawberry spotty, great in some places
- New Year Ice Fishing At Strawberry
- Rainbow Ice At Strawberry
- Fish Tech Burbot Bash And Cisco Run Tips
- What is the largest cutthroat trout ever caught at Strawberry and who caught it?
- Utah Field Guide: Bonneville Cutthroat Trout
Deseret News
- Moab tailings removal hits milestone, 136 containers shipped
- Water hearing today for proposed Emery County nuclear plant
- Feds recommend 2 natural gas lines
- Utah tourism trade shrank by $700 million during 2009
- Interior launches oil-lease reforms to fix 'problems' in Utah
- Northern Utah water outlook is dismal
- Outdoor notes
Salt Lake Tribune
- Utah's Top 10 Ice Fishing Spots
- Plans to release 40 Utah bighorn in Wyoming canceled
- Feds to reconsider habitat for endangered bird in Utah, other states
- Enviros fight for voice in backcountry roads dispute
- Utah's exotic species: The good, the bad and the ugly
- Deer poacher sentenced to jail, fine
- Crow is on a mission to save wild horses
- Rare arctic sea bird spotted at Glen Canyon
- Outdoor notebook: Snowmobile Safety Week puts the focus on safety, education
- Cross country skiing at Millcreek Canyon
- Where in Utah was this photo taken?
Regional
- Idaho Fish and Game biologists survive helicopter crash
- Huge areas of Northwest to be earmarked for bull trout
- Tom Ross: Catching trout with caffeinated flies
- Ice fishing tourney time at Rifle Gap
- New plan drafted for bears in Rockies, Cascades
- Montana land trust buys Idaho grizzly habitat
- In search of the mountain goat
- Aquatic species threat
- Pocatello Idaho Fish & Game Listening To Public Comment on Monday
- State investigates the dumping of 19 dead geese
- Lots of Fish Caught But Not A Lot Of Lunkers At FLW Series
- Charges dropped against N. Idaho man who shot wolf
- Legislation targets Wyoming invasive species
- Too much spent on non-game species