Utah Fishing Reports

♣ Read our fishing articles
♣ Listen to FishBytes on KSL Outdoors
♣ Take a SkyCall satellite phone on your next adventure
♣ Follow me on Twitter

Rec Property

Soldier Summit Cabin:
- 12.86 acre lot
- 3,054 Square Feet
- 2 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms
- Family Room & Den
- Hardwood Floors
- Huge Kitchen and Large Dining Room
- 1160 sq ft basement framed for family room, 2 bdrms, 1 bath

What's New

Me, I'm going big game hunting - angling for lake trout at Fish Lake. Should be a delightful weekend.

I had a blast last weekend in the Hite area on Lake Powell. I caught the striper shown above. Here's a summary of our activities:
- Rappelled and swam through a tight slot in Fry Canyon. Photos.
- Tried hard to hike the infamous Black Hole of White Canyon, but had to turn back. First time in many years I've entered a canyon I couldn't finish. Blog. Photos.
- Tried fishing Powell but terrible wind blew us off the water. Photos.

Best Lakes/Reservoirs
- Bear Lake for lake trout and cutthroat
- Rockport for trout
- Jordanelle for trout
- Strawberry for trout
- Flaming Gorge for lake trout and rainbows
- Red Fleet for trout
- Steinaker for trout
- Starvation for walleye
- Scofield Reservoir for trout
- Fish Lake for lake trout, rainbows, splake and perch
- Sand Hollow for bass
- Lake Powell for bass and stripers

Events

Warren Miller’s Dynasty, the largest action sports film on the planet, is coming to kick off your winter for the 60th year! Local showings through Oct 30. Narrated by skiing icon Jonny Mosley and presented in striking high-definition, Warren Miller’s Dynasty showcases fresh cinematography that will get you craving vertical lines, deep powder, and epic adventure. This year’s film takes you on a breathtaking global tour of some of the world’s most impressive terrain, including Alaska, Norway, California, Colorado, China, British Columbia and more. Join Chris Anthony as he treks into China’s interior on a search for the birthplace of skiing, and get a rare look at historic clips from Warren Miller’s vault of vintage footage. Warren Miller film premiers are an experience, a party, and a phenomenon not to be missed. Check out WarrenMiller.com for more information. Come and celebrate with us... 60 Years of Breaking Trail!

Heber City's Cowboy Poetry Gathering & Buckaroo Fair, Nov 3-8. Enjoy a weeks worth of continuous cowboy talent where Cowboys and Cowgirls gather to pass on their western traditions and genuine devotion to the cowboy way of life with poetry, music, and live horsemanship. The Cowboy Poetry experience also includes, poetry in motion at the Horse Show Extravaganza; top performing acts in western entertainment; real East Texas BBQ; western vendors & craftsman; horse clinics; and the favorite Cowboy Express train ride.

See our complete events calendar

- Good Fishing, Dave Webb

Some hunters take along their fishing rods. That's a great strategy. Get cold and tired up on the mountain during the early morning, then come down and catch some fish so you have something to show for the trip.

Stream fishing will be good during the next few weeks, with warm weather extending the dry fly season. PMDs and BWOs will probably hatch on most streams on warm afternoons. Streamer patterns will be productive early and late. Standard nymphs also work well. This is typically a great time to go after large brown trout.

Our trout reservoirs are also fishing well. Algae and weeds will be dying back soon and that will make it easier to fish. Trout are ranging freely and fishing is productive from boat and shore, using a wide variety of lures and baits.

Lake Powell continues to offer decent fishing when the weather is warm and stable. Wayne Gustaveson reports: "Fishing success is actually less in numbers than normally seen this time of year, particularly for striped bass. However the quality of fish caught is so good that satisfaction levels are very high. Crappie and bluegill fishing is beginning to get very good. Crappie fishing will improve as water temperature drops. Look for the best crappie fishing of the year during the next four weeks. They will be deep in the trees but can be caught on small grubs and jigs fished straight down into the thickest cover of the largest submerged tamarisk thickets."

Sand Hollow also offers good bass fishing. Bass and catfish action at northern Utah waters will slow now.